Author Topic: Wine in Kalkan (Read 8116 times)

Del119 · « **on:** May 25, 2009, 10:25:02 PM »

Hi, We''re coming back to Kalkan for the 3rd consecutive year and really looking forward to it!.

In the past, we''ve always been unsure about what the good wines are to buy in the local supermarkets and want to avoid those one that once you''ve had two glasses, make you feel like you have two heads!

Can anyone recommend any wines, either white or Rose - nothing too dry, maybe something similar to a chardonnay or Zinfandel?

Worst case scenario, we won''t feel too unhappy if we have to stick to the Efes!

Thanks, Del

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DawnT · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:28:22 PM »

Angora for white
Lal for rose

not that I drink that much

Enjoy Kalkan · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:34:27 PM »

Personally we preferred the Rosato for rose wine, for white we went for Cankaya and for red Yakut

all personal preference

sally · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:39:14 PM »

I love wine - but I have to say that wine in Turkey is not great & the price charged in restaurants is unbelievable so I tend to stick to beer.

yoyo · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:44:05 PM »

I too tend to stick to efes but on the odd occasion I do have wine I go for Cankaya

Enjoy Kalkan · « **Reply #5 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:48:57 PM »

know what you mean about the prices in some places - its plain stupid, especially considering the quality!

Blue Lizard · « **Reply #6 on:** May 26, 2009, 08:17:18 AM »

yes buy it from the supermarket...mrs lizard likes it with sprite in so we go for cheap plonk,Turkish wine isn''t particularly good it''s far to dry tasting for us...Efes for me!!

felicity · « **Reply #7 on:** May 26, 2009, 08:29:57 AM »

Angora for red or white - about 9-10 lira in supermarkets - not too bad a price - you can double that (or double plus a little) for the same bottle in the restaurants).

enjoy!

Vieux con · « **Reply #8 on:** May 26, 2009, 04:03:50 PM »

Agree with felicity on Angora; also look out for Moneta, extremely quaffable, available in red or white. My favourite rose was Lal.

Del · « **Reply #9 on:** May 26, 2009, 11:45:17 PM »

We''re big wine drinkers at home but, probably unlike most people, our alcohol intake actually drops on holiday. We find all the wine generally poor & I stick to Efes or the occasional Raki & water, Mrs Del Vodka & cherry or the odd G&T.
All of the above are preferable to wine in hot weather.

bassett · « **Reply #10 on:** May 27, 2009, 08:03:46 AM »

vodka with fresh melon juice at merkez!

JOYCEEY · « **Reply #11 on:** June 09, 2009, 04:00:09 PM »

I would definitely recommend angora red/white, I always tend to get a bad head when i drink red wine in uk regardless of price. I can drink 2 bottles of angora and never had a hangover yet- it doesn''t seem to have those horrid chemicals and its a good price!!!!

clarel · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2009, 12:29:09 PM »

We always have Angora red or white. I love a good rioja or orvietta, but I find Angora is absolutely fine and enjoy it when in Kalkan. Sounds like you will have a great time wine tasting!

KalkanPosh · « **Reply #13 on:** June 11, 2009, 01:22:20 PM »

If you like Rose wine, then Lal is extremely quaffable, too

popps · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2009, 07:15:30 PM »

Sitting outside Yatch Point on our last night we tried to come up with ten things we were looking forward to on our return to sunny England. One was a good bottle of Riojja - the other was seeing our dog!

MartynE · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2009, 08:15:38 PM »

We actually enjoy the wine in Kalkan. Not as much variety or as good value as you can get in the UK, but you have to remember it''s a Moslem country and they whack a large amount of tax on alcohol.

Can''t comment on the white wine because we never drink it, but Angora red is perfectly ok. We''ve even been known to have a bottle of Dikmen which is on the cheaper side but still drinkable (just)!