📍 Elmalı
A high plateau in Antalya province.
Elmalı is a plateau in the western Taurus, inside hot Antalya province, and altitude is what makes wine possible: the vineyards of the Likya winery sit at about 1,100 m, which cools the vines. The ground is limestone, and Taurus limestone is said to give wines finesse.
The wine story is recent. Likya's Burak Özkan planted the first Elmalı vines in 1999 after wine training in England. The winery was built at the 1,100 m site in 2007, with its first wine in 2008.
The red grape Acıkara is native to the mountains above Elmalı. Likya first bottled it in 2014.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Elmalı ← grows in ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 📍 Mediterranean
- Grapes
- 🍇 Syrah, 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon
Frequently asked questions
Why does altitude matter in Elmalı?
At about 1,100 m it cools vines in hot Antalya province.
What soil does Elmalı have?
Limestone from the Taurus Mountains, said to give finesse.
When was Acıkara first bottled?
By Likya in 2014.
What to read next
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon — A red wine grape from Bordeaux, the most widely planted wine grape in the world.
- 🍇 Syrah — A red grape from the Rhône Valley; in Australia it is called Shiraz.
Similar
📍 Mediterranean · 📍 Ceadîr-Lunga · 📍 Tomai · 📍 Gelibolu · 📍 Kiliia · 📍 Artsyz
Sources
- Wines of Turkey
- Turkey Travel Planner - Likya
- FWT Magazine - Mediterranean wine region
- Wine Tourism - Mediterranean Turkey