We have friends here from the Netherlands and took
them to this lovely country market on Sunday. It is held on the last Sunday of
every month and we had a great time. The market is full of things to buy,
things to eat and things to admire. There are lots of food trucks and of course
you can taste and buy the excellent Groote Post wines to enjoy with your lunch
or take home with you
The market is on a field next
to the wine cellar and is arranged in a rectangle. There is no entry fee and
there is plenty of parking
Ah! Refreshing and good Darling
Beer on a very hot day is lovely too
They also have many places to
sit and enjoy the day, under the trees and some umbrellas
Coffee machines and pizza ovens
and things for the children to
do while you shop
It keeps them busy for hours. This
young man was very adept
Wines for tasting inside the
lovely cool cellar and tasting room
Such friendly staff help you
taste the wine
Books for sale
People enjoying some shade and some refreshment
Some real traditional South African
pickles and preserves
Clothing, baskets, pottery
Lynne thought she was back in
the 60s, a stall with tie dye clothing! It was next to a stand selling silver
jewellery
Lovely handmade wooden toys
with an eager customer
Another jewellery stand
Beads, clothing, wooden items
made from recycled wood
Superb organic honey from
Darling, jams and creamy Darling toffee; a Crèpe
stand and a family relaxing
Cool under the spreading pepper tree
We had our lunch from this
stand: Lynne, an enormous portion of salted spare ribs with coleslaw and John a
pulled pork sandwich. Groote Post gave us vouchers for lunch and a bottle of
their cracking Rosé made from Pinot Noir. It is only available
from the farm. Our Dutch friends liked it so much they bought a box to go home
with them
We agree!
Sales were fast and furious
You can take tractor rides
around the farm
We managed to get a table under
this huge pepper tree
We also tasted the two ciders
made by winemaker Lukas Wentzel, one with pomegranate juice added
Lukas Wentzel, the Groote Post winemaker,
seen here with his wife, Tersia. Lukas, who is in the middle of a busy harvest,
very generously gave us a tank tasting of his new Chenin blanc, Sauvignon blanc
and Pinot noir
Their son is one of those
fast growing hungry teens!
© John & Lynne Ford, Adamastor & Bacchus 2017
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