Urla winery reviving centuries-old tradition

The winery of Urla Şarapçılık has resurrected the Karaburun Peninsula’s long history of making wines that are sought far and wide

These are not the best times to be in the wine business in Turkey as the sector has been grappling with huge taxes and marketing obstacles. But those difficulties do not seem to have discouraged Can Ortabaş and his dedication for wine making.

“The Ionians planted [in 1000 B.C.], the Lydians worked the soil [in 550 B.C.], the Persians fertilized [in 350 B.C.], the Romans irrigated it [in 150 B.C.], the Byzantines pruned [in 750 A.D.], the Ottomans kept it alive [in A.D. 1650], and we turned it into a passion [in A.D. 2010];” according to the brochure of Urla Şarapçılık.
Note, however, that nothing is mentioned between the Ottomans and the present. 

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