In Sarıgöl, they kept the 2025 grapes waiting and gifted them on the first day of 2026.

In the Sarıgöl district of Manisa, a grape producer preserved Red Globe grapes on the vine to keep them fresh until the first day of 2026, when he gifted them to his wife, friends, and neighbors. The practice attracted attention as both an economic and exemplary model of solidarity. In recent years, the number of producers in Sarıgöl who have adopted the practice of keeping grapes on the vine to maintain their freshness has been increasing. This year, grape producer Osman Tosun from Emcelli Mahallesi in Sarıgöl also joined in this practice, which was initiated by producer Musa Tokdemir in previous years. Osman Tosun, who separated 10 vines of Red Globe grapes in his vineyard, started to keep some of them on the vine after selling them at 30 lira per kilogram during the season. Despite the leaves almost completely falling off the vines, the grapes remained firm and fresh on the vine, which was noteworthy. On the first day of the new year, Tosun cut the grapes from the vine and ...