The Castle of Good Hope, built between 1666 and 1679, is known as the oldest surviving building in South Africa
The main entrance to the Castle was built between 1682 and 1684 to replace the original entrance
which was between the Buuren and Katzenellenbogen bastions
Vinimark had erected a huge pavilion for the tasting
A huge bunch of grapes, centrepiece of the Pommery champagne exhibit
They were fresh so must have been imported, our vineyards are still resting
There was a table groaning with food
Fruit, different breads, cheeses, nuts, olives
The very best thing was this superb Jamón ibérico (Spanish ham)
Jamón ibérico which melted in the mouth
and there was a lot of wine tasting to do
One of the cheeses to sample. Parmigiana
A variety of olives
A family gathering
Carolyn Martin of Creation in the Hemel en Aarde Ridge
with her brother, winemaker David Finlayson, and her husband, winemaker Jean-Claude Martin
They were really something new and delicious to add to the Creation range
Big Easy winemaker Louis Strydom
Lynne with Glenelly winemaker Lehandri Bothma talking about Madame May, of course
Glenelly's owner Mme May-Eliane de Lencquesaing celebrated her 100th birthday in May this year - a living legend
Lynne talking to Wendy Appelbaum, owner of De Morgenzon, swapping stories!
Shannon wine farmer James Downes with GetWine director At Wegner
Stuart Downes. The Downes family owns the Shannon estate in Elgin
Chic Chandeliers
AJ Nel with the Vilafonté Seriously Old Dirt, watched by Shaun Terry
We don't often get to taste Vilafonté and Lynne was very impressed with the 2022 Vilafonté Series C,
a blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Malbec
We were rather tasted out from the wonderfully intense Syrah Masterclass and this livened up the palate again
Lynne said: "I can wear this wine. So perfumed, so intense on the nose, a really superb and interesting wine
I was not expecting the palate to be as astounding as it was
Full on cassis bomb, so full of good fruit in layers with chalky tannins, minerality and good dark oak, in balance
I'm a little in love"
He knows we are enjoying the wine
Thelema and Sutherland brand manager Diaan van Zyl
Couches and fires as the evening drew on
James and Stuart Downes
The historic exit
And the opposite end, the entrance
A night panorama of central Cape Town from the Castle
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