📍 Mediterranean
The southern coast and the Elmalı mountain plateau.
The Mediterranean wine region of Türkiye reaches inland to Elmalı, a plateau in the western Taurus lying above about 1,100 m. Altitude is the story here: the vineyards of Likya, the main Elmalı winery, average 1,100 m, and day and night temperatures swing sharply.
The region's signature is a revived native red, Acıkara. Likya also grows Boğazkere, Kalecik Karası, Öküzgözü and Narince alongside it, so the cellar covers both local and widely known Turkish grapes.
How it connects to Wine
📍 Mediterranean ← grows in ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🗺️ Turkish wine
- Grapes
- 🍇 Syrah, 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Merlot
Frequently asked questions
How high is the Elmalı plateau?
Above about 1,100 m in the western Taurus.
What is the region's signature grape?
The revived native red Acıkara.
Which climate feature marks the plateau?
A sharp difference between day and night temperatures.
What to read next
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon — A red wine grape from Bordeaux, the most widely planted wine grape in the world.
- 🍇 Merlot — One of the world's most widely grown red grapes, native to Bordeaux; it makes soft wines.
- 🍇 Syrah — A red grape from the Rhône Valley; in Australia it is called Shiraz.
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