Cappadocia: Local Wine Tasting Experience

I’ll admit I am not a wine connoisseur by any means but this tour completely won me over! I left feeling like I actually learned something meaningful rather than just sipping and nodding along pretending to know what I was tasting. The guide breaks everything down in a way that is genuinely accessible and interesting, covering the history, the native grape varieties, and fermentation process all of it without making you feel out of your depth. The local cheeses and snacks paired with each tasting were tasty and a nice touch too and helped keep things grounded between pours. (Which there are many! I think I ended up tasting 25 different wines). What I did not expect was how much I would enjoy learning about the regional grapes and that made each tasting feel more meaningful and specific to the region rather than a generic wine experience. Oh, and the host has the cutest little kitten wandering around the space. Honestly that alone was worth showing up for. Whether you are a serious wine lover or just curious, this is a wonderful way to slow down and connect with Cappadocia’s culture in a really unique way.

Absolutely great experience with Jacob. We did the mix tour he immensely knowledgeable in Geography and History. It added a lot of depth into the tour and we understood so much about the early settlers in Cappadocia. The tour’s pacing was great and we learned so much. We will highly recommend the tour!

Thank you Jacob We really enjoyed this tour The landscape is magnificent and stunning

Staff is super friendly and knowledgeable and the places are amazing. Although it’s half day trip its not tiring at all.

did the Red Valley & Lhasa Valley tour with Eda, and she was absolutely fantastic! She explained everything really clearly, kept the group engaged, and added a lot of fun with her great sense of humor. The tour felt very well-paced and informative, and her energy made the whole experience even better. Highly recommend doing a tour with her! The cost total was around 50 euros

She puts a lot of effort on her job, preparing videos for better understanding. Very good

We had snow so it was freezing but the views were amazing. Our guide Ada gave us Great explanations about everything. I recommend it.

I’ve been on countless tours in countless countries around the world. Today’s experience falls in my top two of all time, and that’s saying a lot. This was one of the most fascinating and intriguing historical tours I’ve ever done, and I can’t say enough good things about our tour guide Yakup/Jacob. He was just delightful; funny and kind and friendly and entertaining. But it was his mastery of the subject matter that truly wowed—his knowledge was absolutely limitless, and as a history buff, learning from him and having the opportunity to ask him questions was great. He simply excels in this role, and you can tell he takes great pride in his work. A truly exceptional tour guide. If you are looking for a green tour, this one should be it—and if at all possible, you should request Yakup. (And also, the lunch was the best meal I’ve had in Turkey thus far. Delicious!)

Enjoyed the green tour with our friendly guide, Eda and driver. Everything went smoothly although the weather wasn’t the best but we got lucky the rain stopped in the middle of our tour. Recommend to anyone who wants to understand more about the city.

Eda is a very good tour guide, cheerful and informative. The tour was excellent, definitely a good first time experience in Cappadocia. Admission fee wqs all covered in th package. I am here for three days and today was a good experiences, hassle free, meal provided. Small crowd 7-10 people, plenty of photo time, Eda also has come prepare with the history based on all attraction. This package was good for couples, smal group of friends. The whole group was cheerful, atmosphere was energetic and adventurous. I will definitely recommend this to all first timer to Cappadocia, beside hot air balloon, this is also one of the cannot miss tour experience.

I joined one day tour in Cappadocia. Our guide Eda is wonderful! Her explanations at every site were detailed, engaging, and easy to follow. You can truly feel her passion and knowledge throughout the tour. Thank you, Eda, for making Cappadocia such an unforgettable experience — I absolutely loved it!

Excellent experience, everything ran smooth. All the places are beautiful and fantastic. Our pretty tour guide Rabia arrange very well and tell us all the history and funny jokes about those places. Also she took good photos for us as well.

It was a lot of fun going around. Cappadocia was so beautiful . It became a good memory. Thank you four guiding me and mom..

Eda is very good, she did a great job on explaining the history and background of underground city! Recommended and anyone who wants to have a deep understanding of here can follow her

Big thanks to our guide RABIA. We learn lots of history about sites. The launch is delicious. It’s a wonderful trip~~~~~

We joined the Red Tour in Cappadocia with Rabia, and she was absolutely wonderful! She was knowledgeable, engaging, and shared so many interesting stories about each stop — from the valleys and rock formations to the local crafts and traditions. She made sure everyone was comfortable and enjoying the day. Highly recommend booking your tour with her — she made our Cappadocia experience unforgettable!

Took the tour which was very enjoyable, in particular our guide Rabía was very friendly and gave us a lot of great information!!

Rabia was a great tour guide. Very informative, interesting and friendly. The tour was very convenient and comfortable.

Rabia was an excellent guide for Cappadocia, very informative and seamlessly conducted the tour for us. Would highly recommend!

Great tour experience guided by Rabia! It would have been better if the jewellery store stop wasn’t included and the visit to Uçhisar Castle was longer. Had fun nonetheless!

It was so amazing experiences. She was so kind to us. We really enjoyed the green tour. Thank you.

Good landscape and experience, Also the dish is good. Eda's guide is nice. It was easy to understand Turkish history Even solo can enjoy it.

Rabia is very good to explain every actives history and easy to understand, and she answered everyone's questions very patiently.

Rabia is very nice, also professional and excellent on introduce cappadocia. She is knowledgeable for all the places as well.

Rabia is super nice! Very knowledgeable and very friendly! Would totally recommend her as a guide! However, we did not expect to go to some of the spots, ie pottery shop or jewelry store, which both were not mentioned in the itinerary. If those time could be spared and instead we stayed longer at the castle or open air museum, it would be a way better experience!

Rabia is a lovely and nice tour guide who takes care about everyone well and explains all those history of capadocia, highly recommended!!!

Rabia is a very attentive guide, explains well and very accommodating to request. Very knowledgeable as well and answers your questions well.

A very nice trip, just met the snow, this trip to the dolphin valley, volcanic lake, underground city, and beautiful canyon, it is important to have a beautiful guide Edanur, professional and kind, help us to introduce in detail the various attractions, very lucky to be able by her to lead us to complete this journey❤️

It is very worth the red tour of Cappadocia, the places are very nice. Our guide Rabies gave us information about the places, helped us take pictures. Pretty nice tour

It was a beautiful excursion with many things to see lunch stop satisfactory guide Rabia very nice and efficient

Thank God Rabia the guide is so kind! If you ever get the chance to visit Cappadocia again, please show us!

The older sister of the tour explains before we get to the spot, so it was fun to go around the tour knowing the history. I am glad I used this tour because I cannot go around on my own!

We were able to go smoothly to sightseeing spots that we couldn't go to ourselves. It was a trip that gave me a sense of Cappadocia's history. I want to go again.