Vineyard Hotel's Tastes of 2017 wine-paired dinners are back

The ever-popular Vineyard Hotel's food and wine pairing is back.

The ever-popular Vineyard Hotel's food and wine pairing is back.

Published Mar 27, 2017

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The Vineyard Hotel has confirmed that their popular wine-paired dinners will commence shortly. This year the theme of Tastes of 2017 is the the routes Lady Anne Barnard followed on her exploration of the Western Cape. Wines from estates along the routes and the bounty of fresh ingredients available to our chefs will be celebrated.Each of these highly anticipated dinners focuses on a particular wine estate, a wine district or group of wine growers. Prior to each, the chosen wines are tasted with an array of ingredients, and the combinations that best complement each other are assessed. The Vineyard’s chefs then create a delectable menu around these ingredients. The result is always a triumph and great fun as the dinners are led by representatives of the wine estates and Head Chef Carl van Rooyen.

Dates:

 

8 April: Hemel en Aarde Celebration Dinner

Dishes for this feast will be crafted to bring out the exceptional qualities of the small-volume, premium-quality wines produced in the Hemel en Aarde Valley, and the strong maritime influence on the nature of this very special place.

28 April: Vineyard Hotel’s Wine Partners

This special dinner celebrates the wines of Meerlust, Klein Constantia, Simonsig, Warwick and Waterford. These iconic wine estates guide the making of the Vineyard’s own vintage label from grapes grown in the hotel’s vineyard on the banks of the Liesbeek.

12 May: Meerlust Wine Estate

Pride of the Myburgh family since before the time of the Barnards’ intrepid 1798 trip into the interior, Meerlust is recognized for producing wines of exceptional character, made only from grapes grown on the estate. It took the Barnards five hours to reach Meerlust.

26 May: Marianne Wine 

Estate

 

Under the guidance of Bordeaux-based oenologist Michel Rolland, Marianne Wine Estate produces rich, nuanced food wines that are delicious when young, and age incredibly well. The name celebrates the fictional character who personifies the French Republic and its ideals: Liberty, Fraternity and Equality, qualities that sum up Lady Anne’s ahead-of-their-time ideas.

16 June: Waterkloof Wine Estate

All wines produced at Waterkloof emphasize restraint, elegance, integrity and length. Waterkloof aims to produce “honest wines” that express the estate’s unique location on the slopes of the Helderberg. Waterford is famous for its Wine and Chocolate tastings – will we see chocolate on the menu with the Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon or Natural Sweet wines?

30 June:  Paul Cluver Wines

Grapes take their time to ripen up here in the cool-climate Elgin terroir of the Kogelberg Biosphere, a Unesco World Heritage Site. And the results are worth the wait, which eliminates bitterness and lends rounded suppleness to tannins. It has always been a land of richness, judging by Lady Anne’s delight at a meal she enjoyed here: “Hide your diminished heads all ye French Cooks … never no never was so good a pye tasted.” 

Event:                           Vineyard Hotel’s Tastes of 2017 wine-paired dinners

Date & Time:                 April-October 2017

Venue:                          Square Restaurant, The Vineyard Hotel 

 

Due to the high demand for the Tastes dinners and the limited seating available, it is recommended that bookings be made early. 

1 657 4500 or email  [email protected].

 

To see the rest of the Tastes of 2017 dinners and to learn more about the route Lady Anne followed, visit  https://www.vineyard.co.za/follow-lady-annes-footsteps.

 

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