Ancient oaks at Oak Valley welcome you at the entrance
It was a very popular venue on both days of the festival
Beautiful autumnal shades and lots of space for picnicking under the trees
A playground for adventurous children,
but it could be dangerous and they were asked to stop bouncing on the branches
Lovely contrasts
and a lovely gift for us from Christopher Rawbone-Viljoen of their 2020 Groenlandberg Pinot Noir,
lovely classical Pinot; red berry and cherry nose and soft and silky fruit on the palate
Chef John van Zyl was having a busy day, as the Restaurant was serving food
and there was also a hamburger and oyster stand on the front lawn
The wild oysters, which were from Mossel Bay as the West Coast has had a toxic red tide.
This young chef had a lot of work to do opening this very popular shellfish, sold as 4s or 8s
Afrika Chimombe was delivering picnic boxes from the restaurant to guests seated on the lawn
We decided to go for the Smashburgers, which these two young chefs were preparing
and they were delicious, covered in good coleslaw and pickles, with their own special dressing
We sat and relaxed, enjoyed the afternoon, tasted a couple more Oak Valley wines
and then it was time to leave and head for our accommodation in Gordon’s Bay
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