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Karaova Valley

The Estate

20.5 hectares in the heart of Karaova

The Karnas estate, which spans a total of 20.5 hectares of land, is located in the heart of the Karaova region, just 10 minutes away from Milas–Bodrum Airport and 25 minutes away from the city centre.

A scenic drive leads visitors along a winding road through olive orchards and lush vines fringed with mulberry and pomegranate trees, and up to a dusky red main house framed with soaring cypress trees.

Hectares
20.5
Minutes from the airport
10
Minutes from Bodrum
25
The courtyard of the main house
Aerial view of the vineyard rows

Terroir

Clay loam, stone and sea breeze

With its clay loam and stony quality, the estate is home to one of the most optimal soil types for winemaking and promotes a slow maturation of the grapes — technologically, phenologically and aromatically — due to a unique microclimate that boasts cool sea breezes.

The sea salt, minerals and floral fragrances of the rich soils are carried through the wind corridor that lies between the Mandalya and Gökova Gulfs.

Hand-picking grapes at harvest
A basket of freshly picked grapes

In the vineyard

Harvested at dawn

Shoot and cluster thinning methods are applied, resulting in low-yield yet optimum quality grapes for premium winemaking. Once the grapes reach optimal maturation, they are harvested at dawn and transported to the winery during the cool hours of early morning to begin the winemaking process.

One of the estate’s ancient olive trees

Olive groves

Over 2,500 olive trees

These grounds are home to over 2,500 olive trees of the Memecik, Domat and Gemlik varieties — some young and others hundreds of years old — as well as our prized and majestic 1,000-year-old tree.

  • Memecik
  • Domat
  • Gemlik

The farm

An artisanal, regenerative farm

Alongside the winery, Karnas is home to an artisanal farm committed to sustainable and regenerative farming practices. What grows here finds its way to our kitchen, season by season.

Grown on the grounds

Strawberries · Figs · Olives · Pomegranates · Topan aubergines · Okra · Sea beans

In the vineyard

Grapes of Karnas

  • 01ZinfandelTurkey’s first commercial Zinfandel vineyard
  • 02SyrahPlanted in 2005
  • 03Cabernet FrancRed
  • 04VermentinoWhite
  • 05Michele PalieriTable grape