Winery · Ürgüp
Kavaklidere Underground Wine Museum
Kavaklidere's underground cellars carve into Cappadocia's volcanic tuff, maintaining a constant 8-10°C in carved stone chambers where Turkey's largest wine producer ages Kalecik Karası and Emir.
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Wineries nearby
- Winery · Cappadocia Turasan Winery Since 1943, Turasan has dominated Cappadocia wine with 250-hectoliter tanks carved into volcanic rock.
- Winery Kocabağ Winery Cave Tasting Mehmet Erdoğan carved Kocabağ's cellars from solid tuff in 1972; today his sons produce 6,700 cases yearly using only Turkish grapes—no French barrels, just the volcanic terroir of Cappadocia.
- Winery Ürgüp Wine Houses Multiple wine tasting rooms in Ürgüp offer samplings of Cappadocia's flagship red Kalecik Karası and white Emir.