Journalist
Graham Howe inspects his vine
Angela
Lloyd and Melvin Minnaar enjoy a glass of bubbly and the morning sun in the
vineyard
General Manager Roy Davies and Kitty Petousis, owner of The Vineyard, made
the welcome speeches
Well
known journalists Myrna Robbins and Melvin Minnaar there to see their vines
Roy
hands out the secateurs so that the last grapes can be picked
Hearing
about the vineyard, the harvest and the story of the wine
Norma
Ratcliffe of Warwick Estate picks the grapes on her vines
followed
by Greg Landman
The
last bucket of grapes, picked and destined for special dishes from the kitchen at The Square restaurant
This
is in addition to the 78 kilos picked previously on Friday 15th
February
Kitty
P chats with Roy Davies before they address the guests
Applause
at the speeches
Kitty
refers herself as the oldest person in the Hotel, but she has more youth,
vigour and fun than many we know
Roy outlines the year's programme of wine and food dinners, wearing the apron given to all attending the ceremony
The programme is printed on the Apron. The first dinner is on the 26th of April. You can book for them now
A
good selection of wines was on offer, chosen from the producers featured in The Vineyard's wine dinners
The
wonderful spread laid out in a corner of the Vineyards marvellous garden
The
cheese platter
A
celebration cake, bearing a picture of Kitty picking grapes, was a great final
touch
©
John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2013
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