I’ve drunk a couple of really nice white Turkish wines, but can’t keep track of the names, so it’s always a coin toss on whether the bottle I choose is going to be enjoyable or not.  Today we’re welcoming Anne back, to give us some key Turkish phrases, and a selection of wines readily available locally.

 

Turkish Wines

by Anne, Guest Blogger

Wine is available in most Gündoğan restaurants, but there may not always be a wine list, and the process can be like choosing your meze.  You may be led to a shelf or cooler and asked to select the one you want.  Prices won’t be displayed so just ask and they will be happy to tell you.

Turkish for wine is ‘Şarap’ pronounced: ‘CherRAHP‘

Turkish wine is very good but like everywhere varies in price and taste from place to place.  All those listed below are available in Gündoğan in both restaurants and supermarkets, so will probably be able to be found in other towns around the Bodrum Peninsula too.

• Nevzade
• Buzbag
• Doluca
• Yakut
• Majestic
• Antik
• Angora

Price of Wine   

Approximate prices for those listed above in restaurants are 40TL– 60TL. Naturally they are cheaper in supermarkets, and Migros in Gündoğan has a good range of wine.

Good to know:

Turks drink some  red wine chilled so if this is not to your taste be sure to ask for it  without ice  “buz yok”  or warm “sicak ”  (pronounced  ‘”seejack ‘)

Alternatives to Wine

Many Turks drink Raki (aniseed flavoured drink that turns white when mixed with water) with fish, rather than wine, so why not bypass the wine and ‘do as the locals do ‘.

 

•  Read Anne’s Guest Article about Discovering Gundogan
• Read Anne’s Guest Article about Shopping in Gundogan
• Read Anne’s Guest Article about Restaurants in Gundogan

 

 

 

Guest Post by Anne, who has a holiday rental property in Gündoğan, and visits as often as she can.

 

 

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