Surrounded by pine trees with a smell of intense resin in the salty air by the Aegean coasts, the vineyards have the hardpan soil and the northwest winds prevailing the micro climate which provides highly convenient terroir for the maturation of high quality grapes.
Family vineyard Bozokbağ was established in 2003 as a family owned venture in Eceabat by Pınar-Selim Ellialtı, to produce wines of great density and rich character with elegant and exquisite finish. The vineyard is named after their son Bozok.
Surrounded by pine trees with a smell of intense resin in the air, the vineyards have the hardpan soil and the northwest wind prevailing the micro climate which provide highly convenient terroir for the maturation of high quality grapes. Vineyard was planted in 2003 by couple Pınar and Selim Zafer Ellialtı and named after their son “Bozokbağ”. The family vineyard is nestled on the historical Peninsula of Gallipoli in Kabatepe region between the North Aegean coast and Marmara seas, was set under the certification of 'Good Agriculture Practice-GAP' and switched to organic certification by 2013. As 2023 the vineyard is qualifed for “EU approved organic certificate”.
1000 hectars of organic vineyard has wide variety of vins and nestled in the historical Peninsula of Gallipoli between the North Aegean coast and the Marmara seas. Varieties of the coastal family vineyard, indigenous varieties which are peculiar to the historical peninsula and other local varieties harvested from the vineyards all over Turkey are being processed in the winery.
The varieties of the family vineyard can be listed as, whites; Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne and reds; Karasakız, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache Noir, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir. Other varieties processed from the vineyards of historical peninsula are the indigenous ones Kınalı Yapıncak and Karasakız which are peculiar to the peninsula. The ones harvested from the vineyards of Turkey can be listed as Emir, Narince, Misket, Öküzgözü, Boğazkere, Kalecik Karası and Papaskarası; the international ones are Semillon, Solaris, Viognier and Malbec.
Winter pruning, green harvest and leaf removal is being performed during the year and a manual harvest directed by expert winegrowers. Times of harvest are determined by the ripeness of the grapes. The timing is based on the winemaker's decision according to the style of wine to be produced. The harvest is always at dawn break and the grapes are sent to wineries cold rooms rightaway to ensure their characteristics have been preserved.
