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Wine house & tasting

Our top 7 picks

No. 1

Gülbağ Kapadokya Şarap Evi | Ürgüp - Cappadocia Wine Tasting

location_onÜrgüp

local_fire_department94Googlestar4.9(817)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

A small, knowledgeable wine-tasting house in the centre of Ürgüp, and our pick when you want guidance rather than a quick pour. The staff here genuinely walk you through each wine, talking through the flavours and the traditional methods behind them, including natural Gelveri wines made the old way. It is more intimate shop-and-tasting-room than big production cellar, which suits unhurried, curious drinkers. Don't miss the wine sorbet, a fun local touch you won't find everywhere. Easy to fold into an afternoon wandering Ürgüp's old streets.

No. 2

Salkım Şarap Evi | Wine House

location_onAvanos

local_fire_department90Googlestar4.8(1.0k)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

A 300-year-old cave turned wine cellar in Avanos, and the most generous tasting on our list. Salkım lets you work through a serious range, often 25 to 30 wines across whites, rosés, reds and a few local liqueurs, in a cosy, candle-lit rock room. What makes it is the host: the tasting is talked through with real passion and tailored to what you actually enjoy, so beginners and keen drinkers both leave happy. It is a place to settle in and learn, not just sip and go. Our pick in Avanos for a hands-on, friendly introduction to Turkish and regional wine.

No. 3

KY ŞARAP MAHZENİ & WİNE HOUSE CAPPADOCİA

location_onOrtahisar

local_fire_department84Googlestar4.9(683)Tripadvisorstar4.0(7)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

A characterful wine cellar in Ürgüp for tasting beyond the usual reds and whites. Alongside local Cappadocian wines, KY leans into the region's fruit wines, the sort of pomegranate or cherry bottles that surprise first-timers and make for fun, easy gifts. It is a small, cosy cellar rather than a slick showroom, so the experience is personal and unhurried. Come to taste a broad local spread, ask questions, and pick up a few bottles you genuinely can't find at home. A good pairing with Ürgüp's other tasting houses if you are making an afternoon of it.

No. 4

Kocabag Wines

location_onUçhisar

local_fire_department83Googlestar4.3(520)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

The family winery to visit if you want to taste Turkey through its own grapes. Started in Uçhisar in 1972 from a single cave carved into the volcanic tuff and now run by the founder's sons, Kocabağ works almost entirely with indigenous Turkish varieties: whites like Emir and Narince, reds like Kalecik Karası, Boğazkere and Öküzgözü. The wines ferment and age in huge tanks cut straight into the rock, which makes the tasting room itself part of the story. It is a polished, refined setting rather than a rustic shed. Come for an unfussy, genuinely local tasting and leave knowing what Cappadocia actually grows.

No. 5

Sunset Wine Garden Uçhisar

location_onUçhisar

local_fire_department82Googlestar4.8(505)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

Where we send people for a glass at golden hour in Uçhisar. Sunset Wine Garden sits near the castle with terrace seating that looks straight out over the fairy chimneys, and as the name promises, the magic happens as the sky changes colour. The list runs through premium local Cappadocian wines alongside international labels, with the odd tasting or event thrown in, and there's light Turkish food if you want to make an evening of it. This is more about the view and the wind-down than serious wine geekery. Time it for sunset, order a local red, and let the valley do the talking.

No. 6

Turasan

location_onÜrgüp

local_fire_department78Googlestar3.9(3.1k)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

The big name of Cappadocian wine, and a sensible first stop if you are new to the region's bottles. Founded in 1943 in Ürgüp, Turasan is the area's largest and oldest winery, with a spacious retail outlet and production rooms you can look into. Start with the local Emir, the crisp white that is the house's flagship and a true Cappadocia signature, then taste your way through the reds. There is usually a small free tasting and a fuller paid one, so it works whether you are browsing or buying. A reliable, well-run introduction rather than a hidden boutique cellar.

No. 7

Red Red Wine House

location_onGöreme

local_fire_department77Googlestar4.7(504)

format_quoteWhy we picked it

A warm, lived-in wine bar in the heart of Göreme, family-owned and open since 1984 in an old stone stable built by the owner's father. Red Red Wine pours a well-chosen range of local wines and rounds it out with snacks and platters, plus a clay-pot kebab if you want to make a meal of it. Inside there's a fireplace, rustic stone walls and live music on some nights; the outdoor seating catches Göreme's rock-cut backdrop. English-speaking, easygoing and genuinely friendly, it's an easy place to land in the evening. Our pick for an unpretentious local glass right in the village centre.

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