Charles, who
is a wine negociant and owns the Darling Wine Shop in Darling, must be one of
the most hospitable people in the Cape. As we were in the Darling area and we
owed him a lunch, we met at his shop and he produced an epic tasting for us of
many Darling wines and a couple of others. Then we went off for a good lunch
with Charles and his wife Janet at Chicory Cheese Café, taking along some of
the tasting bottles to see how they went with food
The shop is right at the top of the Main Street
It carries mostly local wines which they showcase
but also other wines from the Cape
Great advertising!
Charles welcomes us with a bottle of his Malbec
Yes, we did taste all of these. Our favourites
were the Drie Papenfontein Sauvignon Semillon blend by Charles Back, the
Darling Cellars Premium Sauvignon Blanc and the Withington NBC (Nothing but
Chardonnay), a steal at R68 and, of course, that Darlington Reserve Malbec made
by Charles
Ida van Tonder runs the shop and is very knowledgeable and
helpful about wine
Time to take Charles and Janet to lunch, with a
few of the open bottles
Our first time at Chicory Cheese Café restaurant,
not far from the shop,just around the corner in Lang Street
A real welcoming country place. They bill
themselves as food . coffee. health . deli
It was warm enough to sit out in the garden
The special of the day
You can look at the menu
on line on their web site
Catching up
Delicious falafel with all the necessary salads,
tzatziki and chilli sauce
That Special of the day
The very generous croque poulet sandwich
Our friendly waitress
Across the back garden is the Petite Hotel. Guests have
their breakfast at Chicory Cheese
The owner and chef Anesia Darné
Inside Chicory Cheese Cafe
Things to buy and more places to sit
Back to the Darling Wine shop where they have some
good spicy sauces and chillies to sell amongst other things. A great day. Thank
you, Charles and Janet
©
John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus
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