We spent the day today visiting three different wine estates before finishing the day with time around the fire pit and a wonderful steak dinner cooked on the open fire.
We started the day at the Zevenwacht Wine Estate where we are currently staying. Link to the estate here. We spent time with the winemaker who led us through the cellar and then a tasting of 6 very nice wines. We started at 9 am. But if you are going to drink all day, you have to start early.
After the Zevenwacht tasting, we headed to the Spier winery for a picnic lunch under the trees. They had local artists displaying on the grounds and we were able to pick up a few souvenirs.
Our next stop was the Lanzerac wine estate where we had a wine and chocolate tasting. It was where the first bottle of Pinotage was bottled and we purchased a couple bottles to take home. In addition to the fine wine, they had an art exhibit in the cellar where local artists used wine as the medium rather than paints. There were several very nice works.
We finished the day with a wonderful steak dinner cooked over the open fire with a bit more wine and some wonderful discussion and story telling. The steaks were topped with Monkey Gland Sauce – a local favorite that is traditionally served over all types of meat dishes.
For dessert we had Dom Pedros which are alcoholic milkshakes made with amarula. Here is a recipe: link. They are very good.
And the ladies prepped our desert for tomorrow night.
But to get the full understanding of the effort involved, click the video link.
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