Winters Drift logo bears
an image of an antique clock which ticked away the hours for more than 80
years on the mantelpiece of the Glen Elgin
farmstead
Elgin Station on Glen Elgin provided the
crucial and fast route for local produce to the Cape Town market and the
growing export trade.
This became particularly important for Elgin’s burgeoning
deciduous fruit industry.
It is now the tasting room for Winters Drift
wines.
The bar in the original waiting room is now
the tasting room,
where Dianne de Vries will pour you some wine
to taste
Discussing the wines while eating the snacks
provided
The other waiting room is filled with
comfortable furniture so you can relax
Emy Matthews (Marketing and Tasting Station
Manager) tells us about the wine
Opening speech by Ian who runs the Molteno
Brothers Trust.
To his left are winemakers Kobie Viljoen and Koen Roose of
Spionkop Wines
The media giving the speech rapt attention
Marketing and Sales Manager Gerhard Bruwer
Posy Hazell, PR agent for Winters Drift, talking to Monika Elias,
publisher of the SA Wine Guide
The old station viewed from across the tracks
Anel Grobler of Spit or Swallow and Karen Glanfield
Pawley relaxing with a glass of wine
Waiting for the train on the station platform
Gail Alswang and David Biggs
Mushroom kebabs and deep fried spring rolls
One of the cheese platters
Beef kebabs
He needs more food and definitely more wine
Twin packs of the 2011 Pinot Noir
Wine displayed on shelves
More kebabs
Still waiting for the train
Posy Hazell does counter duty
And at last, great photo opportunity, the
train cruises past us.
Words and photographs © John & Lynne
Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2012
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