Decent Fizz..?

[kalkan4eva]

Mrs EK recently posted about favourite cocktails in Kalkan and it got me thinking about bubbly. In all the years we've been coming to Kalkan I've tried a couple of bottles of sparkling wine but haven't really found one that, given the price, I could really enjoy. Any recommendations would be very welcome.


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[Enjoy Kalkan]

We had a really nice bottle of Turkish Fizz in Istanbul, Ill try and find out the name, I know they sell it in Kalkan but its a bit pricey!

[tortoise lady]

Anyone out in Kalkan at present, or arriving shortly, willing to do any research on this??   I love a decent fizz and it would be great to know of one in Kalkan which wouldn't break the bank.   Fortunately I don't have a single handbag or shoe gene so don't need to save the money for that kind of shopping.

[Mrs Enjoy Kalkan]

Oh yes what a brilliant idea..I would appreciate that too, would be lovely to have a nice glass of prosecco looking out to sea  . I'm not sure if Turkey have an equivalent. I'll report back at the end of the month to see what I can find.

[JenJen]

We had some Turkish 'champagne' in Ottoman's once...It was was OK, but not great and it cost around £20.  An alternative to good bubbly is to have a not so good one and add some Creme de Cassis for a Kir Royale.  That's what I do to make cheap sparkly more drinkable, anyway! 

[Enjoy Kalkan]

From memory I think it was this one we had.....

http://www.kavaklidere.com/Saraplar/_kopuklu_altinEN.htm

[Enjoy Kalkan]

This is an interesting link

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=turkish-sparkling-wine-a-dream-due-to-high-taxation-2011-01-09

[kalkan4eva]

thanks, Jon. The article explains a lot - given the climate you would assume Turkey could produce a decent fizz - cava-alike but this gives a good insight as to why not.
We'll give kavaklidere a try when we're there in June. Thanks for the tips Jen Jen - never seen Creme de Cassis in Kalkan, but I've made a Pimms Royale with the duty free stash with the sparkling wine we've bought previously
tortoise lady, sadly I must have your unused bag and shoe genes as I appear to have more than normal - don't mind dipping into the bag fund for a decent bubbly though
Thanks also for offering to undertake the very important research, Julie...its a dirty job etc etc