The Turkish homeland has always been a prime wine-growing region. It may be one of the lands where winemaking originated, and it boasts hundreds of grape varieties native to its soil.
Prime vineyard regions for making Turkish wines include the coasts of the Sea of Marmara, Cappadocia in Central Anatolia, and the eastern provinces of Elazığ and Diyarbakır.
It’s easy to explore wines and vineyards in Tekirdağ, 145 km (90 miles, 2 hours) west of Istanbul, and in Cappadocia.
Cappadocia Wine Tours & Tastings
Travel Atelier, a TurkeyTravelPlanner.com partner, offers full-day wine and vineyard tours of Cappadocia, including tastings, as well as private and small-group tastings as the finish to Cappadocia day-tours. More…
—by Tom Brosnahan
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