The 2021 Grape Harvest: The Grape Variety

Riesling

Riesling is the most popular grape variety of the white German wines. It is light in the body with low alcohol. Its acidity also is low and well-balanced, and has a fresh floral notes. Besides Germany, the Riesling grape is also widely grown in Austria, France, Switzerland, Chile, South Africa, California, and Australia. Its strongly aroma stand out from other white wines.

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is one of the green-skinned grape varieties, which v-can be considered as excellent with its aroma and well-balanced body. It originates from Southwest French. Depending on the climate, its flavor can range from sweety tropical to aggressively grassy. It has also medium body. Thanks to its medium-skinned and juicy texture, high quality wine can be made.

Syrah

Syrah is among the red wine grape varieties that stand out with thick-skinned body, strongly and spicy aroma. It grows in Rhone, France as well as in South Africa and Australia. It has notes of mint and black pepper in temperate climates, while has softer and jelly flavor in warmer areas.

Zinfandel

Zinfandel is a unique grape variety that California gifted to the world. Its thin-skinned body grow in large and tight bunches. Indeed, the most interesting side of Zinfandel is that it has the large bunches among the wine grapes. With its raspberry and blackberry notes, Zinfandel is used in both white, rosé and white wines.

Kalecik Karası

Kalecik Karası is one of the grapes with the best aging potential in Turkey. So much so that it even can challenge world-famous grapes. This kind of grape is principally originating from Kalecik district of Ankara, yet it also grows in Thrace and Denizli. It creates light-medium bodied, low acid and low tannin wines with a cotton candy, strawberry, and raspberry flavor.

Bogazkere

Originated from Diyarbakır, Bogazkere is a dark red grape variety with a black color. It has small body and thick-skinned. It gives full bodies and dense tannins wines with low acidity. It also mostly used together with Okuzgozu, grape of Elazig, and contributes to the formation of a quality and well-balanced blended wine.

Okuzgozu

Okuzgozu is one of the two grape varieties grown in Elazig. It is also the biggest grape of Turkey. However, it got its name not from its legendary body, but from its dark color resembles the eye of an ox. It also has rich texture and morello, cherry and black mulberry aromas. Okuzgozu is appreciated for the bright purple and ruby red color it gives to wine.

Narince

The yellow-colored narince grape grown in Tokat has quite large body. They are mostly preferred in Demi sec white wines with its unique aroma. Narince has a citrus-dominated fruit flavor and floral tones reminiscent of wildflowers from time to time. It also gives effective results in sparkling wine.