One more, the last to be exact, stepping back to November last year post. This time hubby and I took Daniella, my favourite niece and wine tasting buddy to Rust en Vrede Wine Estate in Stellenbosch for lunch and wine tasting. Done in that order. Best way to do it actually. Fill your tummy with the most succulent and …
Stepping back in time. November last year. Hubby and I, and my wine-tasting-buddy-and-extra-special-niece Daniella enjoyed a spot of wine tasting and lunch in the cosy and warm wine tasting room and restaurant of Ernie Els Wines in Stellenbosch. Rain was a welcome relief for drought stricken Cape but didn’t last long sadly. Emerald green lawns greet visitors at the car …
As I mentioned in my previous post we picked the wrong day for lunch and wine tasting at Idiom Wines in Somerset West as it was closed to the public for a function. Hubby and I, with our niece Daniella, had been to Ernie Els Wine Estate in November last year on a chilly rainy day (blog post still …
Following on from my last post, we made our way back to Stellenbosch from Franschhoek to Rust en Vrede, one of our favourite wine estates. Having the estate’s sirloin steak lunch served with salad, chips and a glass of their delicious Syrah was a must for Gavin and Kathy who had experienced this deliciousness two years …
Ian, Kathy, hubby and I spent a lovely relaxing day out at Warwick Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on our last day in the Cape, enjoying a picnic with Warwick wines and listening to chilled music of a local South African band, Watershed. Picnic concerts are popular in the Cape where there are so many wonderful, picturesque venues …
After my Mum’s memorial, hubby, Ian, my cousin Barry and I went to Rust en Vrede in Stellenbosch for lunch and wine tasting. Mum would have approved and, I am sure, she was with us in spirit. She loved a good glass of wine .. or two 😉 Barry missed out on the lunch we had …
Oh my .. big sigh …. it’s always extremely sad spending time with my Mum 🙁 Every time I see her she’s thinner than the last time. Her heart keeps pumping, steady and strong but the rest of her body has wasted away She would appreciate that we go wine tasting afterwards, as we often do. …