Çal Vineyard Route — homeland of Çalkarası
On the high Denizli plateau, the homeland of the delicate, pink-hued Çalkarası.
Roughly 43 km from Denizli, Çal is a high plateau lying between 700 and 1,200 metres in elevation — known in antiquity as "Mossyna." By volume it is Turkey’s most important wine-grape region, accounting for around 19% of the country’s wine grapes and some 38% of its wine production.
On this dry-farmed land, where the vines drive their roots deep in search of minerals, a young agritourism movement is taking shape; tastings are served against the backdrop of Mount Çökelez, accompanied by regional cheeses.
- Çalkarası
- Öküzgözü
- Kalecik Karası
- Narince
Çalkarası — delicate and aromatic, finding this character nowhere but here.
700–1,200 m of elevation, with a marked day-to-night temperature swing.
Around 38% of Turkey’s wine production comes from this land.
A selection of boutique producers along the route — each telling its own terroir.
Çal Vineyard Route
On the high Denizli plateau, the homeland of the delicate, pink-hued Çalkarası.