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| Constantia Glen |
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| Constantia Glen |
The last couple weeks have been
extremely busy, and while I have quite a few updates to write, I
haven't had the time to write them in between copy editing and
writing for House & Garden and a special project to be launched
in the next couple of months... Plus, I threw a birthday party for my
fiance and myself a week ago, and it was my birthday this past
Saturday, so lots has been going on!!
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| Constantia Glen |
So anyway, a week ago, Mr fabulosity
and I decided to head back to Constantia for a pre-birthday lunch for
me, and to visit a couple farms we missed out on our last visit. Our
first stop was at Constantia Glen, on Constantica Neck (on the chance
that they weren't as full as last time), as we were still keen to try
the wines and check out the venue.
As it turns out, it was a quieter day
and we were immediately welcomed to take part in a tasting, which was
both informative and delicious :-)
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| Constantia Glen |
On offer for R30 are two tastings of
the sauvignon blanc vintages (2009 and 2010) and two red blends, the
Three and Five (named after the number of varietals in each blend).
The 'Three' consists of a break down of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet
Franc and Merlot, while the 'Five' is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon,
Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. I enjoyed Five the
best, and the 2009 Sauvignon Blanc. They also have cheese and
charcuterie platters on offer.
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| Constantia Uitsig |
You can buy wine directly from the
farm, or online at
http://www.constantiaglen.com.
The farm is open for tasting on weekdays from 10am to 5pm and on
Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 4pm, 021 795 5639.
We then continued onto Constantia
Uitsig for lunch and a tasting. We dined at the River Cafe, and did a
wine tasting in-between our courses at the wine shop next door which
was quite fun. The tastings also cost R30pp, but include a long list
of wines, starting with a bubbly (2008 Brut) and ending with a
dessert wine. Other wines we tried, included the
Chardonnay,
Sauvignon
Blanc,
Semillon
and
Red
and White Bordeaux blends.
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| Constantia Uitsig |
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| Constantia Uitsig |
For lunch I ordered the broccoli soup
(R45), which was warm, thick and full of flavour, while Mr fabulosity
had the chicken liver pate with onion marmalade (R45), which was
probably the largest portion of chicken liver pate I have ever seen,
plus it tasted amazing (can easily be shared as a starter)!
I then had a warm butternut salad with
goats milk chevin and slivers of pear as a main (R65), and Mr
Fabulosity had the spicy (think aromatic curry flavours) lamb shank
with vegetables and crushed potatoes (R120), which once again was a
large portion.
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| Constantia Uitsig chicken liver pate |
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| Constantia Uitsig broccoli soup |
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| Constantia Uitsig butternut salad with goat's milk cheese and pears |
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| Constantia Uitsig curry lamb shank |
River Cafe is open for lunch from 12:30
to 4:30pm, 021 794 3010. They also have a restaurant specials, two
courses for R99 or three courses for R119 on selected dishes,
including tea or coffee.
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| Constantia Uitsig tasting room |
We ended the trip at another stop at
Steenberg, and tried a couple more of their wines. It's great because
it stays open until 6pm, so it's always worth a pop in (and the
tasting is free!)
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| Steenberg |
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| Steenberg |
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