Oak Valley launches The Pool Room restaurant and deli

Saturday, November  24th. The weather started out cold, wet and stormy 

but cleared in the afternoon to help ensure the success of a fabulous party, 

hosted by Anthony & Maddie Rawbone-Viljoen and their family, 

to launch the Pool Room restaurant and Deli on the Oak Valley Estate in Elgin

The entrance to the Pool Room on the huge Oak Valley Estate

The Pool Room restaurant closed for the launch function. 

The pool 

and the Pool Room

with the invited guests enjoying the Rawbone-Viljoen family's hospitality

A good selection of delicacies in the deli

with cured hams from Oak Valley's acorn fed pigs

being enjoyed by Hannah Wallis and Anel Grobler

the Menu

and some of the delicacies on offer

Alison Digby of Manuka at Southey's looking after her husband, Stephen

Elzaan Visser, Andries and Inge Burger of Paul Cluver 

with Oak Valley winemaker Pieter Visser

Greta Downie

Andrew Gunn of Iona addressed the guests

Anthony Rawbone-Viljoen with Alison and Stephen Digby

Anthony Rawbone-Viljoen and Ian Ovenstone

The Professors entertained with brilliant music

helped by Peter Rawbone-Viljoen

Christopher and Anthony Rawbone-Viljoen

Greta Downie and Janet O'Connor-Pretorius joined in the fun

Amy Rawbone-Viljoen with Beverley Horrell and Wanda Georgen

and everyone enjoyed the wine, the food and the music

Ian Corder of Corder Family Wines

Natalie Opstaele of van Almenkerk Wines

took a photograph of Lynne and John

© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus cc 2012