Kavaklidere Wines Inc., founded in 1929 in Ankara, is the first private sector wine producer of Turkey. It is also one of the oldest and largest wine producers of Turkey. By 2014, the total area of the vineyards owned by Kavaklıdere is 645 hectares: in Ankara (Akyurt and Kalecik) 57.8 hectares, in Cappadocia-Gülşehir 181.5 hectares, in Ege-Kemaliye-Pendore (Pendore 1 and 2) 202 hectares, in Denizli-Güney 97.2 hectares, in Elazığ-Aydıncık 22.8 hectares and in Kırşehir-Toklumen 84.6 hectares. They have a product range of 43 wines, whose production is carried on in 3 cellars located at Ankara, Capadoccia and Aegean. Kavaklidere winery has a storing capacity of 18.5 million liters. Kavaklidere has been improving its technology and its viticulture to produce high quality wines by promoting best Anatolian noble grapes and by growing international grape varieties in different microclimates. 20% of their total wine production is exported all over the world.

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