The best wines of Eastern Anatolia

Discover the best wines of Eastern Anatolia as well as the best winemakers of Eastern Anatolia and estates of Eastern Anatolia to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Eastern Anatolia and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Eastern Anatolia by region

Looking for a good wine of Eastern Anatolia among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Eastern Anatolia. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Eastern Anatolia with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Eastern Anatolia

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Want to buy a red wine of Eastern Anatolia cheap or sell a red wine of Eastern Anatolia at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Eastern Anatolia

Red wines from the region of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of beef tongue in hot pickle sauce, pastasotto pepper merguez (risotto style pasta) or mullet with onions and white wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Eastern Anatolia

On the nose the red wine of the region of Eastern Anatolia. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, spices or honey and sometimes also flavors of savory, pomegranate or rhubarb.

The best vintages in red wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • 2015With an average score of 3.68/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.67/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2004With an average score of 3.58/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • Öküzgözü
  • Bogazkere
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Zinfandel
  • Carignan
  • Alicante Bouschet

Discovering the wine region of Eastern Anatolia

The wine region of Eastern Anatolia of Turkey. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Kayra or the Domaine Kayra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Eastern Anatolia are Okuzgozu, Bogazkere and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Eastern Anatolia often reveals types of flavors of cherry, citrus fruit or honey and sometimes also flavors of savory, pomegranate or rhubarb.

We currently count 6 estates and châteaux in the of Eastern Anatolia, producing 57 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food.

Great white wines of Eastern Anatolia

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Eastern Anatolia

White wines from the region of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, braids of sole and salmon with morels or quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Eastern Anatolia

On the nose the white wine of the region of Eastern Anatolia. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

The best vintages in white wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.41/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.31/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • Chardonnay
  • Emir
  • Narince
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Okuzgozu

This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes, sometimes 1,000 metres or more. It is virtually unknown in France and in other wine-producing countries.

Great sparkling wines of Eastern Anatolia

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Eastern Anatolia

Sparkling wines from the region of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of veal saltimbocca, pasta salad with surimi or pasta with scampi.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Eastern Anatolia

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Eastern Anatolia. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Misket Cherven

The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.

Great pink wines of Eastern Anatolia

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Eastern Anatolia

Pink wines from the region of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of boeuf en daube, deer stew or ham with leek fondue.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Eastern Anatolia

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Eastern Anatolia. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.73/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.63/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • Öküzgözü
  • Sangiovese
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Calkarasi

Discover the grape variety: Narince

This grape variety is native to Turkey, where it is very well known and highly appreciated. In this country, it is very often grown at high altitudes. It is believed to be the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Dimrit Kara and Kalecik Karasi. Almost unknown in France, it is no more so in other wine-producing countries.

Great sweet wines of Eastern Anatolia

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Eastern Anatolia

Sweet wines from the region of Eastern Anatolia go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Eastern Anatolia

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Eastern Anatolia. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, tropical fruit or non oak.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Eastern Anatolia

  • Misket Cherven

The word of the wine: Extra raw

Champagne dosed between 0 and 6 grams of sugar (see dosage liqueur).

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