📍 Elazığ
The province that gave the country its best-known red grape.
Elazığ is a province in Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye, and the birthplace of Öküzgözü, a red grape native to it. Öküzgözü has since become Turkey's most widely planted red variety, so wine from its home ground carries real weight. Boğazkere, the other main red here, also copes with Elazığ's challenging soils.
Altitude shapes the vineyards too: those beside the Euphrates sit near 1,000 m.
Producers work across regional lines. Kayra, a major Turkish name, makes wine in several regions of the country, this area among them.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Elazığ ← grows in ← 🍇 Boğazkere → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Eastern Anatolia
- Grapes
- 🍇 Boğazkere, 🍇 Öküzgözü
Frequently asked questions
Is Öküzgözü native to Elazığ?
Yes, and it is now Turkey's most widely planted red grape.
Which grape handles Elazığ's tough soils?
Boğazkere.
Which major producer works in this area?
Kayra, a large Turkish producer active across several regions.
Similar
📍 Eastern Anatolia · 📍 Diyarbakır · 📍 Midyat (Mardin) · 📍 Cappadocia · 📍 Southeastern Anatolia
Sources
- Wines of Turkey
- Wine With Seth - Öküzgözü
- Vinerra - Elazığ
- Wine Traveler - Turkey wine guide
- Wine With Seth - Kayra