I am chemist and chef partner owner of seafood restaurant (Orfoz) in Bodrum,Turkey. Believing that the best accompaniment to the local products we offer would be natural wine made from local grapes. Later, in the mountain villages of Bodrum, I discovered that there were three types of local grapes growing on the trees.

 

No certification but Neferiye wines are Agro Ecological from agroforestry old vines.

 

About the vineyard:

- 900 meters above sea level. A region with harsh winters and snowfall. Hot during the day, frosty at night. The shade of the tree leaves also delays ripening. No intervention has been made to the 100-150 year old vines so far. No pruning or irrigation has been done.

- We collected the grapes from pine, oak and melengeç trees. There are pear, walnut, apricot, apple, wild strawberry and olive trees around them. The soil structure is sandy, loamy, pebbled and fertile and virgin with a clay layer underneath. We harvest late at the end of October. pH: Between 3.0-3.2

- Produced from tree-wrapped, local heritage grapes fermented with natural yeast without using any chemicals. These new discovery grapes are three varieties of Anatolia's 68 registered grapes.

- In the 19th century, these grapes were grown in the Bodrum Peninsula. Today, these grapes are only found in highland villages in their natural environment.
- 1980 ha (In the area where 774 people live in 120 households in 1980 hectare area)
- It is a grape grown in ancient Greek times in Bodrum and Milas regions. The wines made from this grape were transported by ships in amphorae. It is the most well-known grape in the region.