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The Story Begins in Gallipoli Eceabat…

Suvla began its story as a family vineyard and winery venture in Eceabat, located on the historical Gallipoli Peninsula. Taking its name from Suvla Bay on the peninsula’s North Aegean coast, Suvla revives the spirit of the land where wine was born, realizing the ideal of making high-quality wine. It dreams of carrying the magnificent geography and historical past it belongs to the future with the wines of this region. Suvla Wines are produced from the grapes of Bozokbağ, an organic family vineyard in the Kabatepe region of the historical peninsula, overlooking the sea on the North Aegean coast, surrounded by pine forests, with intense iodine and resin scents in the air, and from vineyards. in selected regions of Turkey that have adapted to their terroir.

Established in 2003 and named after the sons of the founding couple, the family vineyard Bozokbağ has adopted quality-oriented viticulture techniques from day one in order to transform the grapes grown in the most appropriate conditions into wine. The region is known for its proximity to the sea, iodized and resinous air, clayey soil structure and northern winds. It has a very suitable terroir for viticulture.

The organic certified vineyard, which is approaching 1000 acres with new plantings, will be entitled to the European Union (EU) approved certificate as of 2023. Reds from the varieties grown in the family vineyard; Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Grenache Noir, Petit Verdot, Pinot Noir, Karasakız, whites; Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne and Marsanne. Bozokbağ team, agricultural engineers and viticulture experts meticulously continue the vineyard maintenance covering all four seasons by developing disciplines. The local varieties processed are Kınalı Yapıncak and Karasakız, which are specific to the peninsula, and Emir, Narince, Sıdalan, Misket, Öküzgözü, Boğazkere, Kalecik Karası and Papaskarası, which are grown in various terroirs; and international varieties are Semillon, Solaris, Viognier and Malbec.

The grape harvests are It takes place with the excitement and sweet rush of the local people at the moment of full ripening of the grapes, in the cool hours of sunrise. The grapes, which are carefully placed in crates, are immediately delivered to the cool rooms of the winery before processing, with care taken to preserve their character.

In addition to many criteria that have a great effect on the result in winemaking, the quality of the grape and the The grapes are prioritized in terms of importance, being harvested from a controlled and single vineyard. Located in Eceabat, Suvla winery operates as a contemporary wine production center using advanced technology and natural methods.

It also includes the traditional stone mill oil mill and natural products processing center of the natural products brand Kilye. The infrastructure, which includes 2 wineries with a processing capacity of 5 million liters, has a cold air system that reduces the grapes to low temperatures so that they can be processed healthily after harvest and their character can be preserved. rooms, gravity system grape processing, reception system, press and pumps, temperature controlled steel fermentation and storage tanks. Selected wines are placed in oak barrels of various sizes for aging in the cellar where the temperature and humidity balance are adjusted. The winery takes care of the vineyards all year round. team, they follow the development of the grapes on a parcel basis. The winemaking team, led by oenologists, presents the wines they prepare by giving importance to different production techniques and variety to wine lovers in different series.

As of 2021, the winery will switch completely to ‘Renewable Solar Energy’. Fighting against changing climate conditions and global warming It carries out the ‘Renewable Energy’ project with great pride in the field of ‘Environmental Sustainability’. The winery and production complex will start to receive all of its energy from the sun. Approximately 71% of the total electrical energy consumption is provided by solar panels. In this way, 2,174 trees are saved annually and 333,490 tons of carbon emissions are prevented annually.

Another important investment of the winery that is environmentally friendly is the value it gives to wastewater management. The wastewater formed after processing is purified by preserving its various chemical, physical, bacteriological and ecological properties and removing the polluting elements from the water, making it harmless to nature and the environment.

The restaurant specific to the winery in Eceabat and operating in Istanbul since 2016 Suvla Bistro Wine Bar/Kanyon, a restaurant and wine bar that showcases the wines, offers wine lovers a food and wine experience with contemporary menus. Suvla, which has products listed in A+ restaurants, hotels, all chain stores and reputable wine boutiques throughout Turkey, has a distribution organization in Germany.