Ephesus to Pergamon
Anatolia may be wine's birthplace. Walk through Ephesus — one of Rome's greatest cities — and Pergamon's acropolis where Galen prescribed wine as medicine. Discover Turkey's boutique wine revolution on the Urla Peninsula and the wine island of Bozcaada, and end at Troy where Rome's ancestor Aeneas began his journey.
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Ephesus
One of Rome's greatest cities. Walk the marble streets past the Library of Celsus, the Great Theatre (25,000 seats), and the Temple of Hadrian. Wine was traded, stored, and celebrated throughout this magnificent city.
tour $$ - 2🍷
Şirince Village
Charming Ottoman Greek village in the hills above Ephesus. Famous for fruit wines — peach, apple, blackberry, pomegranate — the village has become Turkey's most photogenic wine destination with cobblestone streets and traditional houses.
tasting $ - 3⛰️
Urla Peninsula Wineries
Turkey's boutique wine revolution is happening on the Urla Peninsula near Izmir. Small producers are reviving indigenous varieties like Urla Karası and experimenting with international grapes in the Mediterranean climate.
adventure $$$ - 4🍷
Izmir Wine Scene
Turkey's most cosmopolitan city has a growing wine bar scene. The ancient Smyrna was a Greek wine trading hub for millennia. Modern Izmir balances Muslim heritage with its secular, wine-drinking tradition.
wine_bar $$ - 5🗺️
Pergamon Acropolis
The dramatic hilltop acropolis of Pergamon rivals Athens. Home to one of antiquity's greatest libraries (200,000 scrolls), a stunning theatre carved into the hillside, and the Asclepion healing center where wine was prescribed as medicine.
tour $$ - 6🍷
Aegean Wineries
Taste indigenous Turkish varieties rarely found outside the country. Bornova Misketi (aromatic white), Çalkarası (light red), and Karalahna are being revived by passionate producers after centuries of neglect.
tasting $$ - 7⛰️
Bozcaada Island
Turkey's wine island in the Aegean, known to Greeks as Tenedos. Thirteen wineries on a tiny island that has made wine since antiquity. The sea breezes and sandy soils create elegant wines. Charming Greek-Turkish architecture.
adventure $$ - 8🗺️
Çanakkale & Troy
The Dardanelles strait has controlled wine trade for millennia. Visit Troy — yes, THE Troy — and the WWI Gallipoli battlefields. Romans revered Troy as Aeneas's homeland, ancestor of Romulus and Remus.
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