Friday, August 18, 2023

In MENU This issue Chenin blanc, Stellenbosch tour, Coopmanhuijs, Helena's dinner, Blaauwklippen, Eike lunch

We had a wonderful two days in Stellenbosch, filled with beauty and some superb wine and food. Stellenbosch is South Africa’s second oldest city and the people in charge have always been very conscious of their heritage, history and the character of a city renowned as the country’s wine capital. This event-filled visit was a superb reminder. We hope you’ll enjoy our stories as much as we enjoyed the experience

Chenin Blanc take-over of The Wine Glass in Stellenbosch

We hadn't been to a Chenin Blanc tasting for rather a long time so, when we saw this tasting featuring Stellenbosch Chenins, we decided to go. We discovered that, if you booked lunch there, you could enjoy all three tastings. A great incentive. We like the concept of three sessions, each featuring eight terroir driven wines. A new venue for us, but we hadn't been in Stellenbosch for quite a while and, to follow the tasting, we were being sponsored by Stellenbosch Wine Tourism to stay overnight and take part in their Festival. To see this story, Click here

A walking tour of Stellenbosch with Johan Nepgen

Johan Nepgen is a tour guide in Stellenbosch. He takes you on walks in this historic and very beautiful University town and knows all the interesting and intriguing stories that bring the city to life. We were lucky enough to be invited to do a tour of the art, photography and history when we visited Stellenbosch for their festival. The city is filled with superb sculptures by well-known artists. We began the tour opposite our hotel Coopmanshuis in Church Street. . To see this story, Click here

Overnight at Coopmanhuijs, Stellenbosch

We stayed overnight at the historic five-star Coopmanhuijs Hotel in Stellenbosch for part of their recent wine festival. We were sponsored by Stellenbosch Wine Tourism. How do you park in central Stellenbosch? Thankfully, they have valet parking. To see this story, Click here

Dinner at Helena's restaurant, Coopmanhuijs

We had been invited to have dinner at Helena's Restaurant as we were staying in the Coopmanhuis Hotel in Stellenbosch. To see this story, Click here

Wine and food pairing at Blaauwklippen

An invitation to visit Blaauwklippen, see their new restaurant/tasting room and experience one of their new seasonal paired wine and food tastings. The wine pairings are perfectly harmonized by Blaauwklippen’s winemaker, Narina Cloete, together with the food from the new chefs from Cucina di Giovanni well known from their Green Point Deli.

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Lunch at Eike, Stellenbosch

Chef Bertus Basson has always produced exciting and unusual food in his restaurants, so we were very keen to go to his new Eike restaurant in Stellenbosch. An invitation from the Stellenbosch Wine Tourism board fulfilled that wish. The restaurant is at 47 Dorp Street. One does not, however, enter from the front. There is a small alley next to the restaurant and you drive through that to find a good parking area (finding street parking in popular central Stellenbosch is not easy). To see this story, Click here

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