Gulor

From Homer’s Iliad to the pages of Forbes magazine, the indigenous wines of Turkey, a land identified by molecular archeologists as the birthplace of wild vitis vinifera, are once again making history. Modern wine culture emerged in Turkey when Gulor Winery, and the boutique wineries that followed its lead, picked up where the Turkish government left off after introducing French grape varieties to Thrace in the 1950s.   Cabernet Sauvignon and ...

Gulor’s modern winery and 12 hectares of estate vineyards are located in Tekirdag on the north shore of the Marmara Sea in the region of Thrace. The winery is sited just outside the town of Murefte which for centuries was the historical center of Turkish wine production. The estate is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc in addition to Italian varieties including Sangiovese and Montepulciano. G...

The winery produces approximately 200,000 cases of wine annually across five tiers of wine; four of which – Gold, Rouge, Silver and Sayeste – are currently being imported to the United States by Meritaj Inc. Okuzgozu and an Okuzgozu-Bogazkere blend are bottled under the Sayeste label; the winery’s Silver label is devoted to blends of Okuzgozu with Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Verdot; Bordeaux varieties and blends comprise the Rouge label and ...

FROM WILD VINES TO MODERN WINES

NEOLITHIC

(Turkey’s Wild Grapes)

Some ten thousand years ago during the neolithic period, the first domesticated grapes were grown in the region now known as Turkey.    No one is certain if fermented beverages were discovered by mistake or plan, but these grapes granted mankind the gift of wine.    According to the Bible, Noah’s Ark settled on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey (Anatolia), where Noah harves...