Turkey

**Turkey** has one of the oldest continuous grape-growing histories on earth, though much of its enormous crop goes to table grapes and raisins; wine is a smaller but increasingly interesting share, powered by a treasury of native grapes. **Signature wines** — indigenous varieties define the best bottles: reds from Öküzgözü and Boğazkere in the east, the softer Kalecik Karası in central Anatolia, and whites from Narince and the high-altitude Emir grape. **Key regions** — key zones include Thrace near the European frontier, the Aegean coast, and central Anatolia, including the volcanic landscape of Cappadocia. **Good to know** — vines have been cultivated across Anatolia for thousands of years, making it part of the ancestral homeland of the wine grape. Today a handful of ambitious producers channel that heritage into modern, export-minded wines despite a challenging domestic market.

Wines

• Boğazkere — Kayra
• Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Carignan — Sevilen
• Kalpak — Kalpak