Taking its name from the Assyrian word for “peace,” Shiluh is Turkey’s largest commercial Assyrian-style winery. It is based in Midyat, about 100 km from Mardin in southeastern Turkey, and carries on the winemaking tradition of Christian Assyrians in a modernized way.
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"Until recently, Assyrian wine was largely a family-based project. People sourced grapes from their home gardens and made traditional wines to share with friends and family. Then, in 2008, members of three Assyrian families — Gabriel, Aktaş, and Aslan — created a commercial winery to produce this wine more widely.
Shiluh sources grapes from its own vineyards as well as local growers. The winery uses only indigenous Turkish grapes, including Boğazkere, Öküzgözü, Mazrona, and Kerküş, some from vines over 50 years old. Production remains relatively small, at less than 100,000 bottles annually."
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