The Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları of Central Anatolia

The Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 34 wines for sale in of Central Anatolia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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How Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge, pumpkin parmentier hash or rabbit with prunes.
On the nose the red wine of Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları. often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, pepper or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or cherry. In the mouth the red wine of Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Anatolia is the large peninsula which is the westernmost section of the Asian continent. It makes up most of the Asian Part of the modern country of Turkey. Its eastern and southeastern areas are thought to be among the first regions in the world to produce wine.
Wine subregions of Anatolia
Mid-southern Anatolia (around 12 percent of national production) consists of the provinces Kayseri, Kirsehir, Aksarayi and Nigde.
Climate is continental with hot Dry summers and cold winters
Annual rainfall varies between 400 and 600mm (16-24in)
Soils are mainly sand, sandstone and – most significantly for quality winemaking, volcanic tuff
Key Grape varieties are Chardonnay, Dimrit, Emir, Kalecik Karasi, Malbec, Narince, Öküzgözü, Sauvignon Blanc and Tempranillo
Mid-northern Anatolia (3 percent) includes the vineyards of Usak Province in the west and Ankara province.
Climate is continental, with annual rainfall of 200-400mm (8-16in)
The main soils are pebbly clay loam
Key grape varieties are Bogazkere, Kalecik Karasi, Öküzgözü and Syrah
Mid-eastern Anatolia (15 percent) includes the wine areas of Tokat, Elazig and Malatya Provinces.
Elazig and Malatya have continental climates while Tokat is more influenced by the Black Sea
Rainfall ranges from 600 to 1,000m (24-39 in)
Tokat soil is based on alluvial fan and river bed, in the other regions it ranges from red clay to decomposed granite and chalky clay
Main grape varieties are Narince, Bogazkere and Öküzgözü
Southeast Anatolia’s (3 percent) main growing areas lie in Diyarbakir Province.
Climate is continental with dry very hot days and cold nights in summer
Rainfall varies between 600 and 2,000mm per year (24-39in).
Soils are mainly decomposed sandstone and red clay
The main variety is Bogazkere
The history of early wine production in Anatolia
Turkey (in particular Eastern Anatolia) tends to compete with several of its neighbors in claiming the title of cradle of winemaking. In these countries archaeological finds which support their cause are usually heavily publicized.
The oldest permanent winemaking facility found to date – from 4,100BC - is actually located in the Areni-1 cave Complex of Armenia. Evidence of viticulture and more ad hoc grape Fermentation dates much to at least 7,000BC in China, and 5,000BC or earlier in Anatolia.
How Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or vegetarian such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, shrimp with garlic and orange or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
On the nose the white wine of Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of pepper, honeysuckle or honey.
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.
How Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of baked lasagna, grilled lamb shoulder with spices and honey or rabbit socks in gibelotte.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları. often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, watermelon or red fruit.
A vine reproduction technique that consists of burying a vine shoot that takes root and reproduces a plant with the same characteristics as the vine to which it is attached.
How Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or shellfish such as recipes of beef bourguignon with cookéo, conejo al ajillo (spain) or mussels with marinara.
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery La Wines - Lucien Arkas Bağları. often reveals types of flavors of apricot, honey or earth and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Originally from Italy, it is the famous Sangiovese of Tuscany producing the famous wines of Brunello de Montalcino and Chianti. This variety is registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1. According to recent genetic analysis, it is the result of a natural cross between the almost unknown Calabrese di Montenuovo (mother) and Ciliegiolo (father).
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Ugni blanc is a grape variety originating from Italy. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by large bunches and small to medium sized grapes. Ugni blanc can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Armagnac, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.