The Winery Vinolus of Central Anatolia
The Winery Vinolus is one of the world's great estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in of Central Anatolia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Vinolus wines in Central Anatolia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Vinolus wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Vinolus wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Vinolus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or eggs in meurette.
On the nose the red wine of Winery Vinolus. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
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 Vinolus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of truffade (auvergne - cantal - 15), pasta with tuna and tomato or quiche without pastry.
On the nose the white wine of Winery Vinolus. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.
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.
How Winery Vinolus wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of spaghetti squash bolognese style, lamb with masalé sauce and rice or savoyard pizza (cream base).
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Vinolus. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.
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Planning a wine route in the of Central Anatolia? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Vinolus.
The black Tempranillo is a grape variety native to Spain. 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 medium-sized bunches and medium-sized grapes. The black Tempranillo can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.
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