Wine country

Turkey

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Main wine regions

Places to visit

All 59 places
Wine bar · Bergama Region Aegean Wineries Wine bar · Alaçatı Alaçatı Wine Bar Scene Museum · Antakya Antioch (Antakya) Archaeological Museum Winery · Kırklareli Arcadia Vineyards Archaeological site Assos Ancient City Landmark Ayvalık Old Town Winery · Tekirdağ Barbare Vineyards Wine bar · Tekirdağ Barel Winery Barrel Aging Experience Festival · Bozcaada Bozcaada Grape Festival

Wine trails

8 stops · 1 week Cappadocia Wine Route Cappadocia's surreal landscape of fairy chimneys and cave dwellings has hidden wine cellars for millennia. The Hittites made wine here in 1650 BC. Today, wineries age their bottles in ancient cave cellars carved into the soft tuff rock, creating naturally perfect conditions. 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Eastern Anatolia Wine Route Eastern Anatolia is where Turkey's most characterful indigenous grapes originate. Öküzgözü ('ox eye') and Boğazkere ('throat grabber') produce powerful, tannic reds that have been grown here since antiquity. This is Turkey's least-visited but most authentic wine region. 8 stops · 1-2 weeks Ephesus to Pergamon Anatolia may be wine's birthplace. Walk through Ephesus — one of Rome's greatest cities — and Pergamon's acropolis where Galen prescribed wine as medicine. Discover Turkey's boutique wine revolution on the Urla Peninsula and the wine island of Bozcaada, and end at Troy where Rome's ancestor Aeneas began his journey. 7 stops · 1 week Aegean Turkey Wine Route The Aegean coast has produced wine since ancient Greek times. Today, the region around Izmir and Ephesus continues this tradition with a fascinating mix of Greek heritage grapes and Turkish indigenous varieties. Visit ancient ruins by day, taste modern wines by night. 7 stops · 1 week Turkish Thrace Wine Route Turkish Thrace, just 90 minutes from Istanbul, is Turkey's most prolific wine region. The rolling hills and Mediterranean climate produce excellent Merlot, Cabernet, and increasingly impressive indigenous varieties. This is where Turkey's modern wine revolution began. 6 stops · 1 week Cappadocia Underground Cappadocia's otherworldly landscape hides some of earth's oldest wine cellars. Early Christians carved cave churches with wine frescoes, and underground cities where 20,000 people could hide — complete with wine storage. Rise at dawn for a balloon flight over fairy chimneys, then descend into volcanic tuff caves where wine has aged for millennia. 4 stops · 3 days Antioch & the East Antioch (modern Antakya) was Rome's third-largest city and gateway to the Silk Road. This frontier adventure explores stunning mosaics, early Christian sites, and Turkey's emerging southeastern wine scene. Travel conditions may be challenging. 4 stops · 3 days Turkish Aegean Wine Odyssey 4-5 day journey through Turkey's most productive wine region. Start on the Urla peninsula with 10 wineries, explore ancient Ephesus, and finish on the car-free island of Bozcaada with its 3,000-year winemaking tradition.

Things to do

34 experiences, by region. Open a place to see them.

Aegean · 17
All about Aegean
Cappadocia · 6
All about Cappadocia
Central Anatolia · 6
All about Central Anatolia
Hatay · 4
All about Hatay
Dardanelles · 1
All about Dardanelles