Grapes in the branch have been keeping their freshness for 5 months.

Published Dec 8, 2025

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Sultaniye grapes, the world-renowned seedless table grapes from Sarıgöl Plain, have continued to maintain their freshness on the vine since they began to ripen under cover in August. Even though it is now mid-December, the grapes remain as fresh and delicious as the first day on the vine, delighting the producers, who noted that the cover functioned as an "open cold storage."

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The world-renowned seedless Sultaniye grapes from Sarıgöl Plain have continued to maintain their freshness on the vine since they began to ripen under cover in August. Despite it being mid-December, the grapes remaining as fresh and delicious as the first day delights the producers, who noted that the cover acts like an "open cold storage." The grapes, which can remain integrated among the yellowing leaves under cover, are placed under a nylon cover in July to protect them from natural conditions and are kept there until the harvest is completed. Grape producer Serhat Akkaya stated that thanks to this system, the grapes can stay fresh on the vine until the end of December, even into the first week of January, saying, "The grapes are protected from all natural events under cover until this month. This way, our grapes maintain their freshness like the first day." "For protection purposes" Ali İhsan Ülgen, President of the Sarıgöl Chamber of Agriculture, stated that grapes ...
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