📍 Manisa
The Gediz Valley with huge vineyards.
Manisa is the Gediz Valley in Türkiye's Aegean region, with huge vineyards, and here wine is a minor use of the grape. Manisa produces about 80 percent of Turkey's seedless dried grapes, so most fruit goes for raisins. The Sarıgöl plain in Manisa has about 11,300–11,700 ha of vines, mostly Sultaniye.
Sarıgöl Sultaniye grapes unsuitable for table use are sold to wine factories as far as Tarsus. The Gediz plain was historically called the Vineyard Plain and Lydia's Golden Plain. Merlot and Syrah are the grapes listed as main wine varieties.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Manisa ← grows in ← 🍇 Merlot → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
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Frequently asked questions
How many hectares does Sarıgöl have?
About 11,300–11,700 ha of vines, mostly Sultaniye.
Is Manisa mainly a wine area?
No, it mostly produces seedless dried grapes.
Which grapes are main wine varieties?
Merlot and Syrah.
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