This is what good wine from the Papazkarasi grape tastes like

Papazkarasi is a rare Turkish grape from which convincing red wines are made in the Thrace region, near the Bulgarian border – but on a very small scale, so you are unlikely to find them at your local wine shop.

Check out our wine made from Papazkarasi grapes

Papazkarasi means "the priest's black". This probably refers to the dark colour of the grape and to the monastery vineyards where it used to be planted. Today very little Papazkarasi remains, probably no more than 200 hectares worldwide, all of it in Turkey.

Turkey also produces a very special, highly traditional wine from Papazkarasi, made with, among other things, mustard seeds and cherry leaves. It is called Haradliye. It must be quite unusual, but we have never tasted it – so if you can ever bring us a bottle, we'd be delighted!

We currently have one wine made from the Papazkarasi grape in our range. You can view our Papazkarasi wine here.