Kathy and Dane Raath have a good list of wines
and beers which they represent in the trade and this was a chance to taste
these together with samples of the food at the recently opened Raya's Kitchen. This
new Asian restaurant, serving authentic food from the East, is in Mandela
Rhodes Place with entrances on Wale and Church Street in Town. Kitima in Hout
Bay is very popular and now you can experience some of the food here in town. You
will find some of the wines which KRP represent on their menu. Have a look at
their website http://rayakitchen.co.za/
Lots of glass and vertiginous stairs to the other
levels
The chef had produced these superb carvings from
vegetables - butternut and pumpkin and radish 'roses'. And you could sample two
of the dim sum dumplings on the menu, a prawn and an unusual herb spinach and
cream cheese. We will definitely be back to try more
Tasting at Beaumont's stand with winemaker Sebastian
Beaumont were Mike Bamfield Duggan and Michael Pownall, both sampling to buy.
The Hope Marguerite Chenin is showing so well, as usual
Johan Kruger makes the wines on his lawyer father
Andre's farm Sterhuis in the Bottelary valley in Stellenbosch. We tasted his
excellent 5 star Platter Barrel fermented Chardonnay and his new Noble Late
Harvest Stroopsoet (syrup sweet) 2015 which is in superb balance with the 135 gm of residual sugar and good fruit acids
Michael Pownall with Sandra and Philip Engelen
Van Zyl du Toit and Ansgar Flaatten of Allee Bleue. We liked their raspberry flavoured Pinotage MCC a
lot. It is elegant, dry and fruity
Llewellyn Jepson with Teddy and Doreen Hall. Teddy produces a great Reserve Chenin Dr Jan Cats
2011 with lovely layers, grippy chalky tannins and the ability to enhance food.
His Sauvignon Blanc has lovely figgy notes
Johan Kruger with his Stroopsoet Noble Late Harvest
Teddy Hall and Pardon Taguzu, sommelier at Aubergine Restaurant, swapping addresses - or is this a different technique for face to face communicating?
Platters of snacks were circulating. These small
wafers were stuffed with sweet corn and chicken
And lots of rather hot spring rolls with a soy
dipping sauce
Dane Raath in the busy tasting room upstairs
Johan Kruger and Bouchard Finlayson winemaker Chris Albrecht
Duck salad on a spoon was lovely and fresh
Vegetable spring rolls with a sweet chilli sauce,
also heat hot
Sisters Lidia and Linda Nobrega of the Chapmans Peak Hotel
Voted by everyone we spoke to as the best dish of
the evening, chocolate stuffed spring rolls. You had to do these in one bite or
they dripped everywhere. Very good chocolate was used
And Panko crumbed fish and prawn balls on skewers
© John & Lynne
Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2016
No comments:
Post a Comment