Future Past: Turkey’s Finest Indigenous VarietiesJoel Butler MW

*Kayseri (1189m)

*Adana (29m)

Elaziğ* (1062m)

*Kalecik (707m)

*Diyarbakir (625m)*Denizli (375m)

*Güney (830m)

*Manisa (73m)

Mt Ararat* (5137M)

Topographical Map of Turkey, with altitude of specific wine areas

A n a t o l i a

190km

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Map of the Ancient Vineyard Sites in Turkey

Turkey’s Big Five Indigenous Varieties (and a couple of others!)

Çepnidere vineyard of Yazgan near Manisa

Emir – Yazgan 2011, Nevsehir, Cappadocia

Yapincak- 2011 Paşaeli Winery, Sarköy, Trakya

Vineyards near Sarköy & Marmara Sea

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Seyit Karagözoğlu Andrea Paoletti

Narince- Vinkara 2010 Kalecik/Tokat

Tokat Region Narince bush-trained Narince VSP

Ottoman Citadel above Tokat

Vinkara’s Kalecik vineyard near Red River, Narince

Kalecik Karasi- Sevilen 2011, Güney

Güney Plateau Vineyard

Güney, about 800-900m

Güney Plateau VSP-trainedTerra-rossa clay-limestonewith pebbly-rocky gravel

Güney Plateau Soil ProfileTerra-Rossa limestone

Kalecik Karasi-Vinkara Reserve 2010, Kalecik

Harvesting Kalecik Karasi, 7 Oct 2011 in VinKara’sVery rocky clay-loam alluvial/volcanic soils

Kalecik Karasi grapes being brought to winery, 7 Oct 2011

Kalecik Karasi vines and VinKara Winery

Clone 9 [12?]Massal selection

Kalecik Karasi- Kavaklidere Prestige 2009, Kalecik

Öküzgözü- Pendore 2010, Kemaliye/Pendore

Öküzgözü- Kayra Vintage 2009, Elaziğ

Boğazkere- Doluca Tugra 2009, DenizliBoğazkere on Güney Plateau near Denizli

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The Kutman family of Doluca

Boğazkere- Kayra Vintage 2009, Diyarbakir

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Divine Vintage contains two sets of color photos, along with maps especially created for the book

which highlight the richHistory, archaeology and art of

ancient and modern wine-growing along the Bible Wine

Trail®

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