Are you in Cape Town on June 6th? If you are then I would recommend you head out to Durbanville for the second annual Soup, Sip and Bread festival. Yes, it may sound rather bizarre but what could be better than a hearty home-made soup coupled with freshly baked breads of all varieties washed down with award winning wines? A hidden gem if ever there were gems to be hidden, and in a bunch of wine farms…
Nine wine farms are participating in this event namely: Nitida, Meerendal, Hillcrest, Durbanville Hills, Diemersdal, De Grendel, D’Aria, Bloemendal and Altydgedacht – all incredibly beautiful and with the winter weather keeping us indoors most of the week, what would you rather be doing with your time than spending it exploring this wine region and sampling the local food and wine?
“Imagine Tuscan Bean Soup with Merlot; Minestrone with Barbera; or Shiraz with biltong soup and soft glüwein bread,” says Michelle van Staden of the Durbanville Wine Valley Association. My mouth is just watering at the prospect of settling in at one of the farms or to actually get out there and experience this wine route in its entirety, something I would never attempt doing unless tempted by the smell of fresh bread and the promise of a hearty glass of red wine in front of a blazing fire.
The full program is available here, you have to book directly with the participating farms but if you have any questions feel free to contact Michelle at 083 310 1228.
Candice focuses on travel, surfing, running, dark chocolate and uncovering gems hidden in the Cape outdoors.
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Lisa Griggs writes about the hidden vineyards and the undiscovered cultivars in the Western Cape.
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Peter has worked in the wine and spirits industry for over 40 years and is an appreciator of fine things.