In many parts of Turkey, there are many hotels that are known as vineyard hotels and are almost based on wine. The careful processing and bottling of vineyards grown on fertile soils yields delicious wines. During the winter months, wine tasting events are one of the most popular activities. It is possible to have a winter holiday and taste famous and delicious wines on site. You can choose the most exclusive wine tasting hotels in different regions and make your holiday much more enjoyable.

Locations of Wine Tasting Hotels

When it comes to wine production in Turkey, many regions come to mind. Aegean and Thrace take the first place among them. Many different wines are produced in different territory of these regions and they are appreciated by Turkey and even the world with their tastes. Especially in the Aegean, there are many wine tasting hotels even in the same region. Urla, Bozcaada, Datça and Denizli are among the places with the most wine tasting hotels in the Aegean. Especially delicious and famous wines are produced in these regions. It is possible to find a wine tasting hotel almost anywhere you turn your route in the Aegean.
Wine tasting places in Thrace are very advantageous as they are close to Istanbul. You can visit these places, especially during daily or weekend holidays. Edirne, Tekirdag and Eceabat are among the richest regions to offer wine house hotels. If you want to enjoy a holiday in winter, you should definitely visit Thrace. If you think of a holiday in Anatolia, you can have an unforgettable holiday experience in Elazig wine hotels. You can taste many quality and delicious wines in Elazig, which is famous for its Öküzgözü and Boğazkere grapes.

Benefits of Accommodation in Wine Tasting Hotels

If you want to know more about wine and get to know them, you can choose hotels that offer wine tasting for your holiday. You can go on a wine tour and have an educational experience in these hotels. Since some hotels are located in the same region as the workshop, you may have opportunities such as grape picking and wine tasting directly in the vineyard. Thanks to the wine tour, you can see different stages such as harvest, production, bottling. Especially wine tasting days are coincided with the production seasons and add joy to your holiday.
If you accommodate in wine tasting hotels and do a wine tour, you can gain many benefits. These:

● You can have information about the wine making process.
● By staying at wine hotels in various parts of the world, you can see the world and develop your passion for wine.
● You can learn more about this subject by meeting with wine tasters during the wine tour. You can learn how to do a wine tasting from experts.
● By learning about different types of wine, you can determine the most suitable one for your taste.

Wine Tasting Methods

When tasting wine, different techniques are used and there are several stages. Thanks to these, good and right wine can be found. Among the wine tasting techniques, the most preferred one is the three-stage tasting. First, visual, then olfactory and finally gustatory evaluations are made. Information about these stages is given below:

● The wine is held upright and the glass is viewed from above. Elements such as clarity and color depth are evaluated.
● The wine glass is tilted and viewed on a white background. The central color in the goblet, the color changes at the edges and its width are examined.
● The glass is shaken and raised to eye level. The layers and fluctuations left by the wine in the glass give information about the density.
● In the odor evaluation, first of all, the wine should be smelled directly without shaking the glass.
● The goblet should then be shaken and sniffed immediately. Smells taken while standing still and moving should be noted.
● Take a sip with a dessert spoon and check the softness and acidity of the wine.
● A sip of wine is taken and drizzled over the entire palate, inhaled after swallowing.
● The wine is spit into a bowl and breathe through the mouth and nose. The lips and palate are licked and the final taste is taken.

The best time for wine tasting, which is a very enjoyable experience, can be wine tasting days. If you like to consume wine and want to learn more, you can coincide your holiday with these days.