This was held on Lelienfontein estate in Wellington on
Saturday and Sunday. It was a chance to
taste all the newly released wines and have a fun day enjoying music, food and
the new wines. We had a ball and we really liked the food that was on offer. And
yes we did buy some of the new wine. Their new Malbec is wild and sassy and
full of lovely soft fruit. And the new Nero d’Avola is dark and sensuous and
deep. So some of each came home with us
One of the old
Cape Dutch farm houses
A warm welcome
with a glass of Chenin
Monique Fourie
welcomes us with a glass of Bosman Wine Club Selection
Malita Joubert did the food and it was sold in this small
barn. Elize Goffe Wood loved the chicken pie
Another of the old Cape Dutch
Buildings on the werf, dated 1785
Art on show and a wine tasting route
had been set up at stations in the wine cellar
Dave Nel at the station in the barrel
cellar
Slide presentations and films projected
on the wall
We joined Corlea Fourie, the winemaker, in a guided tasting of three Bubblies
She explains the differences
Drappier Champagne from France, Bacio
dela Luna (a Prosecco from Italy) and Bosman’s own MCC Steen made from Chenin blanc
We begin the tasting route with the Adama Red and White
American and French Oak barrels
Proteas and
Spekboom make good decorations
In the tank
cellar two experienced vine grafters gave a demonstration of the different
methods
He makes it look so
easy
Encounters
in the cellar. Chef Pete Goffe Wood
We were all
hoping she couldn’t find the “on” button
We taste the
superb Malbec and the Nero d’Avola with Bosman Brand & Marketing Manager Neil Büchner
Superdad Bertus Fourie (Corlea's husband and Coffee Pinotage winemaker) and
Batman recruit
Another
tasting station, another opportunity
Everyone
chilling in the tasting room and this was where you paid for the wine you
wanted to take home
And, finally, a
chance to taste the Bosman’s dessert wine Dolce Primitivo
Grown to
commemorate an Italian prisoner of war who drowned in the farm dam
Max gave us a
taste of the delicious
And yet another place to taste wine, this time with Managing Director Petrus Bosman
The queue for lunch. All the dishes
cost R50 including the large slices of cake
Michael and Maddy Oliver at their
table
This cake was wickedly good. Layers of
thin almond meringue sandwiched together with rich flavoured cream and topped
with chocolate flakes. We shared this
Busy chefs cooking outside
Filo chicken pie with some salad
A red velvet cake
A rich carrot cake ring
Mini cheesecakes
Prawn curry on a bed of mushy rice –
we shared this
Good tender roast beef smothered in a
rather heavy wine sauce with very slap chips
Our chicken pie did not spend too long
in the oven, but was good
A local choir to entertain us
and music from a very competent trio
Shante Hutton also having a fun day
with Monique
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2014
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