Sultaniye is a fleshy, and seedless white grape and it is grown in Manisa and Denizli. Most of them are used as table grapes or dried to make raisins in Turkey.
Since the beginning of the 1990’s Kavaklıdere Winery has pioneered the use of this variety in the production of dry and semi-sweet wines. The vineyards are located 200 meters above sea level in Manisa, where the climate is Mediterranean. The soil is a mix ture of clay and sand and a high training system on wires is used. Near Denizli, the soil is low fertile and composed of clay, sand and calcer. A goblet pruning system is used and the vines take the advantage of continental climate modified by proximity to the Mediterranean Sea.
Wine produced from Sultaniye grapes have the potential to be delicious, fruity revealing aromas like apricot, peach, bananas, pineapples.
Angora White, Primeur White and Sultaniye (semi-sweet) are varietal wines produced solely from Sultaniye grapes.
Sultaniye grapes are also used to add balance and fruitiness in wine making, Çankaya and Vin-art Emir-Sultaniye, are blend wines produced from Sultaniye.