Luxury Travel In Turkey
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TURKEY AND WINE
Turkey is considered as one of the birth places of the culture of wine in the world. According Holy Bible, Noah landed at Ararat Mountain in East
ern Turkey after the big flood and planted the first vines on its slopes.
Hittites were the first people to attribute a special importance to wine and to create vineyards in Central Anatolia 4000 years ago . With the first rules they established about vine growing and wine classification they were the first wine empire of history.
Urarteans from Eastern Anatolia were famous with their gigantic underground wine cellars in9th century B.C.
According to archaeologial discoveries in the tumulus of King Midas in Central Anatolia, the Phrygian King had drunk local wine in 8th century B.C. for his last dinner.
The Phoceans, ancient people of Western Anatolia introduced grape and vine for the first time to Southern France where they reached after a long journey accross The Mediterranean in 6th century B.C.
According to Greek mythology, god of wine Dionysos lived in the ancient city of Nysa in Western Anatolia.
Herodotus known as father of history wrote about the wines produced from the grape Moskhatos known as Muscat in Smyrna which is Izmir in present day. A wine tour to Turkey is also a tour in history.Almost all of the main sites of the country are located in the vicinity of ancient wine regions. It is the exploration of the origins of wine, and tasting of oldest wines of the world produced with oldest grape varieties used by Hittites, Trojans some thousands of years ago. We invite you to a tour of Turkey with wines and with a fabulous cuisine.
Cappadocia which i
s located in Central Turkey should be considered as one of the homelands for wine. In Hittite period 3500 years ago, wines that were produced around Avanos in Cappadocia were carried to the Hittite capital of Hattousha through Red River. This deep and old wine culture would become the main factor that pushed Christians persecuted by Romans in the first centuries of Christianity to the region. Today, several of historical wall paintings and rock carved wineries dating back to Christian times can be seen in Cappadocia. All these traces of wine are the main instruments to constitute our tours together with main historic sites of this stunning region with all rock carved churches decorated with beautiful wall paintings, amazing fairy chimney formations and breathtaking panoramas of Cappadocia. The existence traditional gobelet style of vineyards with wines dating before phyloxera that destroyed most of European vineyards in 2nd half of 19th century is another interesting point of our tours.
TOURS ABOUT HISTORY AND CULTURE OF WINE IN CAPPADOCIA
WINE ROUTES OF CAPPADOCIA
This tour is composed of two daily itineraries which put emphasis on two most important wine producers of Cappadocia. The vineyards and rock carved wineries of these two wine producers being at the basis tour programs, we visit the main monuments of Cappadocia, its best known rock carved churches and the amazing volcanic formations of the region. We do some hiking in the canyon-like valleys through the old traditional vines. We taste wines produced from the local and international grape varieties which create beautiful wines reflecting mineral and floral flavours of Cappadocian soil. We attend to a seminar on history of wine in Turkey introduced by a researcher of history of wine. We travel along the banks of Kizilirmak (Red River) that was the main sea route for the transportation of Cappadocian wines to Hittite capital Hattusas at north. Our tours in Cappadocia are led by one of pioneering wine and wine tourism specialists of Turkey.
WINE TASTING TOURS IN CAPPADOCIA
This tour is generally applied at the end of the day for small groups as well as individual participants. We go to a vineyard where are planted different black and white grape varieties, we receive information about both modern and traditional viticultural practices in Cappadocia, we make a sunset tasting in the vineyard with medaled wines of the region, we visit one of the rock carved wineries and wine cellars of Cappadocia, we get information from wine specialists.
FOOD & WINE TOURS IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul was one of greatest wine cities of the world in Byzantine times with different wines that were carried to the city from Aegean Islands, Thrace and Anatolia. The situation has not changed that much though. Still best wines of Turkey are found in Istanbul and this great variety comes from different parts of the country. In our food and wine itineraries we explore the food markets of the city, we taste real specialties, we attend to sessions of wine tastings and seminars on the history of Byzantine wines and we pair classical Ottoman and Byzantine recipes with modern wines.
Travel Atelier is probably the only travel company in Turkey, organizing Wine Tours with an expert guide in the field !
Luxury Travel In Turkey
Travel with a Style!
TURSAB Licence No:A5328
TURKEY AND WINE
Turkey is considered as one of the birth places of the culture of wine in the world. According Holy Bible, Noah landed at Ararat Mountain in Eastern Turkey after the big flood and planted the first vines on its slopes.
Hittites were the first people to attribute a special importance to wine and to create vineyards in Central Anatolia 4000 years ago . With the first rules they established about vine growing and wine classification they were the first wine empire of history.
Urarteans from Eastern Anatolia were famous with their gigantic underground wine cellars in9th century B.C.
According to archaeologial discoveries in the tumulus of King Midas in Central Anatolia, the Phrygian King had drunk local wine in 8th century B.C. for his last dinner.
The Phoceans, ancient people of Western Anatolia introduced grape and vine for the first time to Southern France where they reached after a long journey accross The Mediterranean in 6th century B.C.
According to Greek mythology, god of wine Dionysos lived in the ancient city of Nysa in Western Anatolia.
Herodotus known as father of history wrote about the wines produced from the grape Moskhatos known as Muscat in Smyrna which is Izmir in present day. A wine tour to Turkey is also a tour in history.Almost all of the main sites of the country are located in the vicinity of ancient wine regions. It is the exploration of the origins of wine, and tasting of oldest wines of the world produced with oldest grape varieties used by Hittites, Trojans some thousands of years ago. We invite you to a tour of Turkey with wines and with a fabulous cuisine.
Cappadocia which is located in Central Turkey should be considered as one of the homelands for wine. In Hittite period 3500 years ago, wines that were produced around Avanos in Cappadocia were carried to the Hittite capital of Hattousha through Red River. This deep and old wine culture would become the main factor that pushed Christians persecuted by Romans in the first centuries of Christianity to the region. Today, several of historical wall paintings and rock carved wineries dating back to Christian times can be seen in Cappadocia. All these traces of wine are the main instruments to constitute our tours together with main historic sites of this stunning region with all rock carved churches decorated with beautiful wall paintings, amazing fairy chimney formations and breathtaking panoramas of Cappadocia. The existence traditional gobelet style of vineyards with wines dating before phyloxera that destroyed most of European vineyards in 2nd half of 19th century is another interesting point of our tours.
TOURS ABOUT HISTORY AND CULTURE OF WINE IN CAPPADOCIA
WINE ROUTES OF CAPPADOCIA
This tour is composed of two daily itineraries which put emphasis on two most important wine producers of Cappadocia. The vineyards and rock carved wineries of these two wine producers being at the basis tour programs, we visit the main monuments of Cappadocia, its best known rock carved churches and the amazing volcanic formations of the region. We do some hiking in the canyon-like valleys through the old traditional vines. We taste wines produced from the local and international grape varieties which create beautiful wines reflecting mineral and floral flavours of Cappadocian soil. We attend to a seminar on history of wine in Turkey introduced by a researcher of history of wine. We travel along the banks of Kizilirmak (Red River) that was the main sea route for the transportation of Cappadocian wines to Hittite capital Hattusas at north. Our tours in Cappadocia are led by one of pioneering wine and wine tourism specialists of Turkey.
WINE TASTING TOURS IN CAPPADOCIA
This tour is generally applied at the end of the day for small groups as well as individual participants. We go to a vineyard where are planted different black and white grape varieties, we receive information about both modern and traditional viticultural practices in Cappadocia, we make a sunset tasting in the vineyard with medaled wines of the region, we visit one of the rock carved wineries and wine cellars of Cappadocia, we get information from wine specialists.
FOOD & WINE TOURS IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul was one of greatest wine cities of the world in Byzantine times with different wines that were carried to the city from Aegean Islands, Thrace and Anatolia. The situation has not changed that much though. Still best wines of Turkey are found in Istanbul and this great variety comes from different parts of the country. In our food and wine itineraries we explore the food markets of the city, we taste real specialties, we attend to sessions of wine tastings and seminars on the history of Byzantine wines and we pair classical Ottoman and Byzantine recipes with modern wines.
Travel Atelier is probably the only travel company in Turkey, organizing Wine Tours with an expert guide in the field !
Luxury Travel In Turkey
Travel with a Style!
TURSAB Licence No:A5328
TURKEY AND WINE
Turkey is considered as one of the birth places of the culture of wine in the world. According Holy Bible, Noah landed at Ararat Mountain in Eastern Turkey after the big flood and planted the first vines on its slopes.
Hittites were the first people to attribute a special importance to wine and to create vineyards in Central Anatolia 4000 years ago . With the first rules they established about vine growing and wine classification they were the first wine empire of history.
Urarteans from Eastern Anatolia were famous with their gigantic underground wine cellars in9th century B.C.
According to archaeologial discoveries in the tumulus of King Midas in Central Anatolia, the Phrygian King had drunk local wine in 8th century B.C. for his last dinner.
The Phoceans, ancient people of Western Anatolia introduced grape and vine for the first time to Southern France where they reached after a long journey accross The Mediterranean in 6th century B.C.
According to Greek mythology, god of wine Dionysos lived in the ancient city of Nysa in Western Anatolia.
ern Turkey after the big flood and planted the first vines on its slopes. Hittites were the first people to attribute a special importance to wine and to create vineyards in Central Anatolia 4000 years ago . With the first rules they established about vine growing and wine classification they were the first wine empire of history.
Urarteans from Eastern Anatolia were famous with their gigantic underground wine cellars in9th century B.C.
According to archaeologial discoveries in the tumulus of King Midas in Central Anatolia, the Phrygian King had drunk local wine in 8th century B.C. for his last dinner.
The Phoceans, ancient people of Western Anatolia introduced grape and vine for the first time to Southern France where they reached after a long journey accross The Mediterranean in 6th century B.C.
According to Greek mythology, god of wine Dionysos lived in the ancient city of Nysa in Western Anatolia.
Herodotus known as father of history wrote about the wines produced from the grape Moskhatos known as Muscat in Smyrna which is Izmir in present day. A wine tour to Turkey is also a tour in history.Almost all of the main sites of the country are located in the vicinity of ancient wine regions. It is the exploration of the origins of wine, and tasting of oldest wines of the world produced with oldest grape varieties used by Hittites, Trojans some thousands of years ago. We invite you to a tour of Turkey with wines and with a fabulous cuisine.
Cappadocia which is located in Central Turkey should be considered as one of the homelands for wine. In Hittite period 3500 years ago, wines that were produced around Avanos in Cappadocia were carried to the Hittite capital of Hattousha through Red River. This deep and old wine culture would become the main factor that pushed Christians persecuted by Romans in the first centuries of Christianity to the region. Today, several of historical wall paintings and rock carved wineries dating back to Christian times can be seen in Cappadocia. All these traces of wine are the main instruments to constitute our tours together with main historic sites of this stunning region with all rock carved churches decorated with beautiful wall paintings, amazing fairy chimney formations and breathtaking panoramas of Cappadocia. The existence traditional gobelet style of vineyards with wines dating before phyloxera that destroyed most of European vineyards in 2nd half of 19th century is another interesting point of our tours.
s located in Central Turkey should be considered as one of the homelands for wine. In Hittite period 3500 years ago, wines that were produced around Avanos in Cappadocia were carried to the Hittite capital of Hattousha through Red River. This deep and old wine culture would become the main factor that pushed Christians persecuted by Romans in the first centuries of Christianity to the region. Today, several of historical wall paintings and rock carved wineries dating back to Christian times can be seen in Cappadocia. All these traces of wine are the main instruments to constitute our tours together with main historic sites of this stunning region with all rock carved churches decorated with beautiful wall paintings, amazing fairy chimney formations and breathtaking panoramas of Cappadocia. The existence traditional gobelet style of vineyards with wines dating before phyloxera that destroyed most of European vineyards in 2nd half of 19th century is another interesting point of our tours.
TOURS ABOUT HISTORY AND CULTURE OF WINE IN CAPPADOCIA
WINE ROUTES OF CAPPADOCIA
This tour is composed of two daily itineraries which put emphasis on two most important wine producers of Cappadocia. The vineyards and rock carved wineries of these two wine producers being at the basis tour programs, we visit the main monuments of Cappadocia, its best known rock carved churches and the amazing volcanic formations of the region. We do some hiking in the canyon-like valleys through the old traditional vines. We taste wines produced from the local and international grape varieties which create beautiful wines reflecting mineral and floral flavours of Cappadocian soil. We attend to a seminar on history of wine in Turkey introduced by a researcher of history of wine. We travel along the banks of Kizilirmak (Red River) that was the main sea route for the transportation of Cappadocian wines to Hittite capital Hattusas at north. Our tours in Cappadocia are led by one of pioneering wine and wine tourism specialists of Turkey.
WINE TASTING TOURS IN CAPPADOCIA
This tour is generally applied at the end of the day for small groups as well as individual participants. We go to a vineyard where are planted different black and white grape varieties, we receive information about both modern and traditional viticultural practices in Cappadocia, we make a sunset tasting in the vineyard with medaled wines of the region, we visit one of the rock carved wineries and wine cellars of Cappadocia, we get information from wine specialists.
FOOD & WINE TOURS IN ISTANBUL
Istanbul was one of greatest wine cities of the world in Byzantine times with different wines that were carried to the city from Aegean Islands, Thrace and Anatolia. The situation has not changed that much though. Still best wines of Turkey are found in Istanbul and this great variety comes from different parts of the country. In our food and wine itineraries we explore the food markets of the city, we taste real specialties, we attend to sessions of wine tastings and seminars on the history of Byzantine wines and we pair classical Ottoman and Byzantine recipes with modern wines.
Travel Atelier is probably the only travel company in Turkey, organizing Wine Tours with an expert guide in the field !