The chefs involved in making the canapés for the tasting, Steffan, Sharon and Head chef Thelo
Heinrich Kotze, MD of CocoaFair. He told us that he has had a lifelong affair with wine and chocolate
Chef Thelo in his new CocoaFair kitchen
Chutneys and jams out for tasting
Heinrich in the Deli
In the deli, freshly baked breads, bagels and rolls,
Luche Hugo in the chocolate sales area
The great news is that if you loved one or some of the sweet items in the food and wine pairing,
you can order more from the shop
We saw one table with twelve chocolates in a box to go home with a buyer
Very talented chocolatier and baker Sharon Musasa with those amazing filled Craqueline Choux buns
Some of the chocolates you can buy to take home
A selection of deliciousness
Comfort in the tasting room
A huge wood burning fire in the centre, making it perfect for winter visits
The wines available for tasting and a window into the wine cellar
Customers enjoying their pairing
The new menu for the Wine and Food pairings
You can pair them both with either 3 white wines or 3 red wines and there is one for the children as well
Wines available in the Tasting room
We chose to do one each and then taste the other's as well
GM and Winemaker Wade Roger-Lund is very excited about the pairings
and knows it will bring lots of new customers flocking to the tasting room
We agree, we really enjoyed the experience and the pairings were super. The pastries were exceptional
The Savoury Pairing comes with two white wines and a Rosé,
but you can change to the red wine selection according to your taste. R110
From Left to Right:
A crisp sourdough herbed crouton topped with a creamy Chevin goats cheese round and a citrus and onion marmalade
A deep fried Wonton wrapper filled with Pineapple and Szechuan pepper marinated chicken and a sweet chilli relish
A Grissini breadstick flavoured with Dijon mustard and rocket then wrapped in Parma ham
We liked the Chardonnay so much that we bought a case to take home
The Sweet Pairing costs R110, here with three red wines
From Left to Right:
A gooey and rich chocolate brownie with nuts, with a chocolate cream
A Craquelin Choux Bun filed with banana & passionfruit curd and vanilla cream
Absolutely divine, you will want more of these from the bakery
Honey nougat dipped in 71% dark CocoaFair chocolate,
also really delicious and they are all very good with the red wines
The wine and canapé tasting had made us rather hungry, so we stopped at Meerendal's La Romantica Restaurant for a bite to eat,
only to discover that at lunchtime every weekday they have very good specials
and so had some of the others who did the pairing with us
Nice and busy
The current lunch promo
A drought beer to refresh us after the wine
And they call this half a pizza! Lynne took half home. It's a Morituri
Feta, Avocado, Bacon, Chicken & Roasted Red
Peppers, usually 169 for the whole pizza, here the special at R79 for half
Their Pizzas have always been good and authentic
John had the Bacon & Cheese Hamburger,
Crispy Streaky Bacon with Melted Cheddar and chips, usually R119, here at R89
The new Tasting Room is exceptional and you can taste inside and outside on the terrace
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