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Elgin
does make great Chardonnays
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Some fun events this week and some really great ones
coming up later in the week. Don’t forget to book for the Champagne Festival at
the Vineyard Hotel of Friday evening. We are going to be there having fun and
enjoying the French Champagnes
I Tune you my Vine (Cape vernacular!) We
started our week last Wednesday at Tuning the Vine. This is the second time
this very successful event has been held in Cape Town and there will be another
on the 9th of December. You book, there are 3 starter locations in town, you
get an arm band, a glass to keep and you walk from venue to venue to taste wines
all over the city. To book go to http://www.quicket.co.za/events/11656-innercitywineroute/#/schedules
It is cheaper on early bird tickets. Read On
Great Domaines Trade Wine tasting at
Bocca Back to Bocca in Wale Street for this
trade tasting of some really good imported wines from France, and Spain. There
was a couple of wines which were really familiar to Lynne, who used to drink
them when she lived in London, and their prices are not expensive given the
current Rand exchange rate. We hope to see them appearing in good wine shops
and on restaurant wine lists soon. Read On
30th Anniversary of Kathy Raath
Promotions and Van Loveren wines This was held at Weinhaus und Biergarten
(formerly &Union), just along the road from Bocca, so it was a short walk
to a very good social evening and the opportunity, if you had the stamina, to
taste the whole range of Van Loveren's wines. Great canapés were served by Zest
Catering too. Oh those crisp fries with truffle mayo..... Read On
Kyoto Gardens for dinner
We had a business meeting at Kyoto Gardens on Friday and our colleague
bought us dinner afterwards. They have slightly changed their menu to (the more
usual layout of) starter, main course and dessert format and we had a great meal
with well paired wines. It can be expensive but the price is worth paying for
such fresh seafood and Japanese dishes. See what we ate
Elgin does make great Chardonnays Last
night, we took part in another Elgin TweetUp and were not surprised to be
impressed by the wines we tasted and tweeted about. You can follow us on
Twitter if you want to: Johns twitter handle is @mainingmenu and Lynne's is @MenuLynne
We will be doing another Elgin TweetUp in Elgin on the 2nd of December.
Thankfully, they are offering transport.
This week’s recipe might just suit your pre-Christmas
entertaining. It's an easy peasy but rich dessert. You can use other biscuits
if you like, amaretti, ginger nuts etc etc.
250g dark chocolate - 250g butter -
2 medium eggs - 85g caster sugar - 250g Digestive biscuits - 60g walnuts or pecans
- 60g glace cherries - 150 ml brandy
Melt the chocolate with the butter, either in a bain
marie or in the microwave. Do not let it get very hot. Beat the eggs
with the sugar till fluffy and add to the warm chocolate. Stir till
incorporated then add the brandy. Break up the biscuits and nuts and chop the
cherries. Add them all to the chocolate mixture. Pour into a buttered smooth
mould and refrigerate. Turn out and decorate with cream, cherries and nuts.
18th November 2015
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