Turkestan Wine Heritage Museum

Small museum near the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi documenting wine production along the Silk Road in medieval Turkestan. Exhibits include archaeological wine vessels, medieval accounts of vineyards, and the revival of winemaking after Soviet era.

City

Turkestan

Country

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Duration

1-2 hours

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Turkestan Wine Heritage Museum

museum · Turkestan

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Photo ideas: Wine glasses (labels visible), tasting notes, bottle, your tasting flight

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Turkestan Wine Heritage Museum

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Explore the Wine Heritage Museum

Study archaeological wine vessels and artifacts

Learn about medieval Silk Road wine production

Visit Shymkent Wine Revival Collective after the museum to taste modern Kazakh Rkatsiteli - connecting medieval history to present revival

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