{"id":988698,"date":"2024-09-16T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T11:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/?page_id=988698"},"modified":"2025-09-08T08:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:45:09","slug":"heritage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"988698\" class=\"elementor elementor-988698\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3421e2c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3421e2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_video_link&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/vinkarawines.com\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/10\\\/01-1.mp4&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-video-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-background-video-hosted\" autoplay muted playsinline loop><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cf2f18\" data-id=\"5cf2f18\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-179fd45 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"179fd45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;background_play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edef6c7\" data-id=\"edef6c7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7005ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7005ff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video autoplay muted loop playsinline>\n        <source src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n    <\/video>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-964b894 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"964b894\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df44143 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"df44143\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bd307 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7bd307\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Written with the contributions of Murat Yank\u0131.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d775310 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d775310\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63138a3 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"63138a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58fa65d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58fa65d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"font-size:25px;\">The Vineyards of Ankara: More Than Just a Song<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa5392 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aa5392\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31383c5 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"31383c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf068ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf068ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2da21ba animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2da21ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c3e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c3e6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the traditional sense, civilization doesn\u2019t begin with settlement alone; settling merely leads to the formation of a community. The level of civilization in a society engaged in agriculture is determined by the product it cultivates. A society that grows wheat can still be nomadic, but a society that cultivates vines has become settled. Thus, vine culture is regarded as synonymous with civilization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f262fec elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f262fec\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1b5f06 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d1b5f06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0d91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da0d91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ankara is a city synonymous with the Turkish Republic, which itself is a civilization project. It is no coincidence that this project took shape in a city known for its vineyards. The vineyards of Ankara, particularly those of Kalecik, one of the most important viticulture areas, have always been at the heart of the Republic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d42427b animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d42427b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd24638 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd24638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd8b579 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bd8b579\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4374f elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7d4374f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fb444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0fb444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989052\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-845c523\" data-id=\"845c523\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f936c53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f936c53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ankara is a city synonymous with the Turkish Republic, which itself is a civilization project. It is no coincidence that this project took shape in a city known for its vineyards. The vineyards of Ankara, particularly those of Kalecik, one of the most important viticulture areas, have always been at the heart of the Republic.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fea271 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fea271\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d82a2b5 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d82a2b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e37312e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e37312e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Vineyards of Ankara and Kalecik in the Hatti and Hittite Periods<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74695fd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74695fd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7028cf animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c7028cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26582d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26582d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The viticulture culture in Ankara dates back to ancient times. Excavations from the Early Bronze Age around the city have revealed numerous drinking vessels dating back to the 3rd millennium BC. During this period, the Hatti culture dominated the region, making Ankara an important center for grape production and trade. Kalecik, especially, became wealthy due to its location along the banks of the K\u0131z\u0131l\u0131rmak River, making it a hub for grape and salt trade.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41643d7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41643d7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdda085 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bdda085\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e82ebe2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e82ebe2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1927\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-990573\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/hitit-ve-sarap-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d861191 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d861191\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2568e42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2568e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the Hittite period, Kalecik viticulture saw significant development. The Hittites were the first to use wine as a ritual drink, and wine became an essential part of their festivals. The Kalecik region made generous contributions to this wine culture. One of the most impressive artifacts left by the Hittites is the Inandik Vase. Dating back to the 16th century BC, this vase highlights Kalecik\u2019s role in wine production and is currently on display at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9aecfe2 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9aecfe2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2587922 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"2587922\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03abc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03abc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vineyards of Ankara and Kalecik were central to this culture during the Hittite era and have carried this legacy through to the present day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd7041f animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"dd7041f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e8a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21e8a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecbfe87 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecbfe87\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddbf138 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ddbf138\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ac000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37ac000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-989790\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DSC02525-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac9e048\" data-id=\"ac9e048\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bb047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bb047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The vineyards of Ankara and Kalecik were central to this culture during the Hittite era and have carried this legacy through to the present day.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-475bc68 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"475bc68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c64ee animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"96c64ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f371e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23f371e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Inandik Vase and Ankara After the Hittites<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2071e3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2071e3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c6cf3d animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5c6cf3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcafa4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dcafa4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1199\" src=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Inandik-Vazosu.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-990569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Inandik-Vazosu.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Inandik-Vazosu-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Inandik-Vazosu-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Inandik-Vazosu-768x853.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7cc75d1 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7cc75d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-041500e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"041500e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When the Hittite state collapsed around 1200 BC, the region entered a period of stagnation that lasted for about 300 years. During this time, cities shrank, turning into villages and towns. Wine vessels became smaller and lost their aesthetic value, as there was no longer a market for wine trade. The people began to produce wine for their own consumption.<\/p><p>By around 800 BC, the Phrygians appeared to the west of Ankara. They established a civilization between the Sakarya and K\u0131z\u0131l\u0131rmak rivers in Anatolia, and Kalecik came under their control during this period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43729b4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43729b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ed2107 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6ed2107\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9dc7f8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9dc7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Phrygians and Galatians<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e6231e8 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e6231e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5d0e69 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e5d0e69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ef4de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2ef4de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Phrygians left significant traces regarding wine culture. From the vessels found in the Gordion Tumulus near Polatl\u0131, it is understood that the Phrygians drank sweet wine. It is believed that the wines produced in Kalecik during this period were also sweet. Kaleba\u011f wine, produced during the Republican era, is almost a nod to the Phrygians.<\/p><p>A wine named after the Phrygian goddess Cybele, later called Sybellites (Sybil\u2019s Wine), was also produced. Written sources indicate that this wine was made in the Kalecik and its surroundings.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86a26a9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86a26a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1701295 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1701295\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22eff76 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22eff76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Galatians and Kalecik<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c06ae6 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c06ae6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be8c975 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"be8c975\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3499116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3499116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Centuries later, in 278 BC, a people known as the Galatians, originating from Central Europe, settled in the areas around Ankara, Yozgat, and \u00c7ank\u0131r\u0131. The Galatians are considered the ancestors of many European nations and remained in the region for over a hundred years. Their reason for choosing this region was likely the richness in mining, salt, water, and wine production. The Galatians were heavily influenced culturally by the region and carried many elements of the Phrygian culture back to Europe. One of the most significant of these was the Phrygian Cap, which later became a symbol of the French Revolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aadf19 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aadf19\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6acd8b animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a6acd8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b831b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b831b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ones Who Made Ankara \u201cAngora\u201d: The Roman Empire Period<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48c7063 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48c7063\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e65e552 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"e65e552\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a7af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11a7af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With Anatolia coming under the control of the Roman Empire in the 1st century BC, Ankara, then known as Ancyra, and Kalecik, known as Malos, gained importance. As a land-based empire, the Romans made good use of the knowledge left by the Hattili, who had established civilization in the area before them, and established a military and trade network centered in Ankara. Especially through Kalecik and \u00c7ank\u0131r\u0131, they launched campaigns against the Kingdom of Pontus. This route also enabled Rome to reach the Black Sea and benefit from its resources. During this period, Kalecik served as a lodging base for the army, and wine was abundant there.<\/p><p>However, one wine stood out, perhaps as one of the most famous of its time. The renowned scholar and author of a natural history encyclopedia, Pliny, mentioned this wine in the 14th book of his 37-volume work. He describes the wine, produced in the Galatia region and a legacy of the Phrygians, saying that the wine called Sibelites always tasted fresh. Pliny wrote:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6470a6f elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"6470a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201c[Wines that are sweeter have less aroma, while more delicate wines have more fragrance. There are four main colors of wine: white, yellow, red, and black. As for the wine made in Galatia, called Sibelites, it always tastes as fresh wine, just like the Halyntium wine of Sicily].\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Gaius Plinius Secundus, Historiae Naturalis, XIV.239<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3759b64 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3759b64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7766914 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"7766914\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a665c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3a665c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Vineyards and Winemaking of Ankara and Kalecik with the Rise of Christianity<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8b9814 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a8b9814\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5397f6 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b5397f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19a9300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19a9300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although Christianity emerged after Jesus Christ, Roman emperors saw the religion as a threat for a long time, and it took hundreds of years for Christianity to find a safe haven. During this process, many Christians lived in Ankara and Kalecik, and one of the significant figures of the religion, Saint Theodotus, sacrificed his life. Born in Ancyra (Ankara), Saint Theodotus was also a wine merchant. It is also said that he had a wine cellar in a church in Kalecik.<\/p><p>One of the most important witnesses to the winemaking activities in Kalecik is the press weights found near the ruins of an old church located 500 meters from the K\u0131z\u0131l\u0131rmak River. These weights, adorned with crosses or depictions of grape clusters and vines, date back to the 4th or 5th centuries AD. These findings prove the existence of wine production in Kalecik during the Early Byzantine period.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-67cdb5a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67cdb5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33af11f animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"33af11f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a5e8c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32a5e8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Winemaking in Kalecik During the Turkish Rule<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1f203a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1f203a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d29f4c9 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"d29f4c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4140984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4140984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the 14th century onwards, Turks and Armenians began to increase in the region. Armenians played an essential role in viticulture and winemaking. The Greeks and Armenians living in Kalecik made their living from this craft. The restrictions on alcohol production and consumption, introduced from the 16th century onwards, were not strongly felt in Kalecik, and the region\u2019s viticulture continued to develop.<\/p><p>While trade in Ankara grew during the 15th century, the wool of the Angora goat became an essential commercial product. The trade route connecting Ankara to the Black Sea via Kalecik and \u00c7ank\u0131r\u0131 also benefited Kalecik\u2019s vineyards and wines. Until the early 19th century, traders passing through this route continued to taste Kalecik wines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-314cb82 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"314cb82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5981b21 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5981b21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624f4a1 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"624f4a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Development of Kalecik Winemaking Before and During the Republic<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f735ac1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f735ac1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03b93ed animated-slow elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"03b93ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d5106 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4d5106\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two major turning points for Kalecik winemaking were the forced migration of Armenians and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey in 1923. These events led to the departure of a significant portion of the population involved in viticulture from the region.<\/p><p>However, in the early years of the Republic, a group of technicians, led by agricultural engineer Prof. Dr. Arif Akman, began efforts in 1927 to preserve and develop the Kalecik Karas\u0131 grape. With the establishment of the Higher Agricultural Institute in Etlik, Ankara, in 1933, studies on the Kalecik Karas\u0131 grape deepened further.<\/p><p>The establishment of a wine factory in Kalecik by Tekel in 1944 revived the region\u2019s viticulture and winemaking. These developments attracted the attention of private wine companies and universities based in Ankara, sparking a renaissance in Kalecik winemaking.<\/p><p>In the 2000s, Kalecik\u2019s viticulture entered a phase of professionalization. For the first time in history, Kalecik saw qualitative and quantitative development thanks to private sector entrepreneurs. During this process, other grape varieties from the historical heritage of the K\u0131z\u0131l\u0131rmak basin were also used in wine production, and high-quality grapes grown in other regions of Turkey were adapted to Kalecik.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-252cf28 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"252cf28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-ra-url=\"https:\/\/vinkarawines.com\/en\/about\/our-story-values\/\" data-ra-target=\"_self\" class=\"ra-clickable-wrapper elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2c1105 animated-slow elementor-invisible\" style=\"cursor:pointer;\" data-id=\"d2c1105\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c153ce6 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c153ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Written with the contributions of Murat Yank\u0131.<\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written with the contributions of Murat Yank\u0131. The Vineyards of Ankara: More Than Just a Song In the traditional sense, civilization doesn\u2019t begin with settlement alone; settling merely leads to the formation of a community. The level of civilization in a society engaged in agriculture is determined by the product it cultivates. 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