{"id":11751,"date":"2010-08-30T10:18:16","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T08:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=11751"},"modified":"2010-11-25T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2010-11-25T12:52:54","slug":"franschhoek-uncorked-festival-pops-the-corks-on-20-wine-estates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/franschhoek\/franschhoek-uncorked-festival-pops-the-corks-on-20-wine-estates\/","title":{"rendered":"Franschhoek Uncorked Festival pops the corks on 20 wine estates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For the third year running, twenty of Franschhoek’s wine farmers are inviting wine and food lovers to visit their wine estates this coming Saturday and Sunday (4 and 5 September), to taste their new vintages, to eat specialities from the Gourmet capital of South Africa, and to enjoy French-style activities over a weekend of food, fun and wine.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Franschhoek Uncorked cost R80 each, and can be bought at Computicket, or at any participating wine estate.\u00a0 The full programme offered by the 20 wine estates is as follows:<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Vrede & Lust<\/strong> will have a cigar lounge, Aston Martins will be on display, chocolate can be tasted and diamonds will sparkle<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Plaisir de Merle<\/strong> will serve more of their lovely pancakes, offer live music, and for the first time offer bread made from flour ground in a historic water mill on the wine estate.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Allee Bleue <\/strong>will offer live jazz, and a tasting of their new Brut Rose’.\u00a0 Smoked salmon croissants, Flammkuchen, Chicken Tandoori wraps, and Shrimp Guacamole wraps will be available for sale.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Solms-Delta <\/strong>will offer “Kaapse” music, food, and wine.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 L’Ormarins <\/strong>has the Franschhoek Motor Museum on its property, will make its Antonij Rupert Protea and Terra del Capo wines available for tasting, boules can be played, and gourmet sandwiches can be bought<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Graham Beck <\/strong>will offer its Methode Cap Classique bubblies as well as wines to taste, and oysters, cheese and charcuterie platters will be available to eat.\u00a0 Winemakers Pieter Ferreira and Erika Obermeyer will host masterclasses at R 75 a head, on Saturday and Sunday, at 10h00 and 14h00<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Lynx Wines<\/strong> will have a Spanish Fiesta theme again, and live Spanish music will be played.\u00a0 Tapas served include serrano ham and calamari<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Topiary Wines <\/strong>will release their Rose 2009 and their Cabernet Sauvignon 2007.\u00a0Visitors\u00a0can blend their own wines. Live music is offered.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 La Chataigne<\/strong> offers boules and live entertainment<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Moreson<\/strong> offers live music, and a food market<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Maison <\/strong>is the newest Franschhoek wine estate, and belongs to Chris Weylandt of Weylandt’s, and is now also a winemaker.\u00a0\u00a0 Food, jazz and wines will be offered.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 La Motte’s <\/strong>new and Franschhoek’s latest restaurant Pierneef a\u00a0La Motte offers Cape Winelands cuisine, a Farm Shop sells wines, gifts and farm-baked\u00a0bread.\u00a0\u00a0 The new\u00a0La Motte Art Gallery, one of the rooms dedicated to the priceless\u00a0paintings by Pierneef, has opened, and a classical guitar recital will be hosted on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Glenwood <\/strong>will host a Boules Trophy, and is pairing its wines with gourmet food prepared by Camil\u00a0and Ingrid Haas, previously of Bouillabaisse and Camil’s, serving Bouillabaisse, Chicken Curry and Crepe Suzette.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Rickety Bridge <\/strong>offers tapas too, and its Top 10 Shirazes.\u00a0 Live music, boules, as well as farm rides in their Dodge truck are also available.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Grande Provence <\/strong>offers live music, five vintages will be paired with five dishes, a Chef’s Table is offered, and the Grande Provence Pinot Noir will be launched.\u00a0 Cheese and charcuterie boards will be available.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Franschhoek Cellars<\/strong> offer cheese and wine tastings, as well as cheese lunches<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Dieu Donne<\/strong> offers live music, Vineyard platters, “wine-infused casual food”, and micro-beer on tap<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Cabriere <\/strong>offers a wine tour and tasting, with a Sabrage, at 11h00 on Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0La Petite Ferme<\/strong> offers wine tours, and salmon and wine pairing at R120.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0\u00a0 Boekenhoutskloof <\/strong>will launch The Chocolate Block 2009, a band will provide the “gees” and Reuben Riffel\u00a0will offer his famous Reuben’s Barbeque Experience.<\/p>\n

Further details can be obtained from the Franschhoek Tourism Bureau, Tel (021) 876-3603.<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio: www.whalecottage.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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