I am currently in Spain (building Junk Rafts) but our lovely new Cape Sales lady Nicole sent me some pictures of the latest brunch on Kalmoesfontein.
The Swartland is stunning in winter!
Winter Brunch
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Swartland Revolution 2013 update
There have been some exciting updates to the Swartland Revolution programme for this year. Tickets for the full weekend event have already sold out, we are busy preparing and happy to announce new developments.
Head over to the website or keep an eye on Facebook or Twitter to stay updated.
There will be a big street party on the Saturday evening and we want to see everyone there, details and ticket sales soon!
Love
Craig and Karin got married in ‘die bos’ on Kalmoesfontein in April.
The ceremony took place in the bloekom bos and the reception was held on the stoep of the old house.
Venue: Kalmoesfontein
Flowers: opus studio
Photography: love made visible
Styling, production & wedding co-ordination: the freelance farmgirls from de liefde
The sky is the limit…
Tickets for this year’s Swartland Revolution are already sold out and we only just announced the first confirmed formal tasting.
This year, the last of our Saturday tastings (the Expert Opinion slot in 2012) will feature:
Vincent Careme (Dom Vincent Careme)
Damien Delecheneau (Dom de la grange tiphaine)
and Benjamin Joliveau (Dom Huet)
Together they will show eight wines (which will be announced in due time).
SR2013 takes place on 8 and 9 November this year. There will be another epic Swartland Independent Street Party so follow @swartlandrev for more details.
Keeping an eye on Kalmoesfontein
Planning the cellar expansion
ceramics by ceramicmatters.blogspot.com
elle deco shoot on the farm
Young guns
If you have not yet heard, our assistant winemaker Jasper Wickens now also makes two of his own wines on Kalmoesfontein.
Jasper and three other young Swartland Independent members all making wines for themselves while working for other winemakers (David Sadie of Lemburg, Jurgen Gouws at Lammershoek and Johan Meyer at Meerhof) put their wines on taste in the Northern Suburbs of Cape Town recently.
Harry Haddon attended and shares some insight (like only Harry can) and tasting notes. He also notes: “Jasper who seems to have picked up some of Adi’s “Ja, we just chuck it in and see what happens” approach, David speaking confidently about a natural approach to winemaking, Johan dauntlessly comparing his Chardonnay to Chablis, and Jurgens simply showing those attending the brilliance of naturally made Swartland Chenin and Syrah, and how they can be made to be delicious right from the start.”
Click here for more, including tasting notes on Jasper’s Kalmoesfontein made Chenin and Red Blend.
Eat, drink, cook and be merry…
This week chef Matt Manning is hosting the first in a series of cookery classes at Eleven Kitchen Venue in Woodstock, Cape Town.
Matt will be demonstrating different ways to use one main ingredient. The first ingredient will be Mushrooms!
This hands on experience will give you the chance to get your hands dirty in the kitchen, cook with great seasonal produce, learn new skills and enjoy a fun evening with food and wine lovers alike!
Each course will be paired with wine from our Secateurs range and you will have the opportunity to buy the wines after the class.
When: Wednesday 5 June from 18h00-22h00
Where: Eleven Kitchen Venue, Boulevard Office Park, Searle Street, Woodstock.
Cost: R300 pp including food and wine.
What: The menu this month is as follows:
Amuse bouche
Mushroom veloute
First course
The ultimate wild mushrooms on toast, soft poached hen egg, roasted garlic and truffle aioli.
Second course
The perfect wild mushroom risotto
To finish
Lemon posset and raspberries
Contact Matt directly to arrange a booking
e. manningmatt24@gmail.com
c. 0762568654
t. @pommes_manner
The booking system works on a first come first serve basis so book early to avoid disappointment.
Eh, hello Canada
If you are in New Bothwell, Canada tomorrow night (eh, who knows!?) you should go taste some of our wines paired with Bothwell cheese.
The cheese festival starts at 7pm in New Bothwell, Manitoba. Our Canadian importers will be pouring Secateurs.
For more info follow @martens_paul (the importer), @BothwellCheese (the cheese) or @BanvilleJones (the wine shop) on twitter.
Thursday tasting
We’ll be back at the City Bowl Market on Hope Street (Cape Town) tomorrow (Thu 30 May) pouring Secateurs and pairing it with some wild mushroom canapes by chef Matt Manning.
The market is a great place to buy some fresh organic veggies, taste some wine, buy some gourmet dinner and just meet up with friends.
Our wines sell at cellar door prices
Secateurs Chenin Blanc R55
Secateurs Red Blend R70
and you woun’t find a better deal anywhere else (besides the cellar door, obviously, but that is an hour from Cape Town and by appointment only, see how we spoil you?)
Back in blog
After six weeks of magic in the remote Tankwa Karoo, I am back to blog.
Adi and Jasper did try posting pictures on Facebook while I was out of the office, like some plans for a new shed, to be built “some time this year”.
Badenhorst Family Wines 