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Harvest Celebration 2023

  • Benguela Cove Wine Estate Benguela Cove Wine Estate, R43 WC, 7200 South Africa (map)

18th March 2023, is the end of Harvest at Benguela Cove. Guests are invited to join us to celebrate the end of another successful vintage. Wear comfy shoes as we will start in the vineyard and pick some final grapes before tasting some of the fruits of our labour. Onto the winery complex and a celebratory lunch will be served that is sure to be fit for a king and includes wines from our previous vintages as well as some newly vinified wines. This is not to be missed. Tickets R950 per person including wines and live music.

Book Now for the Harvest Celebration at Benguela Cove  

Saturday, 18 March 2023 | R950 per person including picking, lunch, wine and live music 

What to expect from the Harvest Celebration 2023?

  • Meet us at the Benguela Cove Tasting Room: 10:00 for welcome and introductions 

  • Picking Starts: 10:30 (we’ll escort you into the vineyards in our safari trucks) 

  • Lunch: 12:00 

  • Live Music: 13:00 – 16:00 

  • Wine Tastings, Tours and Experiences 10:00 – 21:00 

  • Wear comfy shoes as we will start in the vineyards and pick some final grapes before tasting some of the fruits of our labour 

  • Space is limited so book now to avoid disappointment 

Harvest Celebration Menu

  • Welcoming drink served with freshly baked mossbolletjies

    Jams

    - Syrah grapes and beetroot

    - Pinot noir grapes and rose

    - Sauvignon blanc grapes, fennel and lemon

    Whipped salted butter and a selection of cheeses

    Feta, sundried tomato quiche with olive, fennel and basil salsa

  • Selection of homemade breads, dips and whipped butters

    Sautéed green beans, and marinated mushrooms with a herbed yogurt dressing and toasted hazelnuts

    Baby carrots, celery chimichurri, torn flior del latte and chilli candied pecans

    Whipped feta, salt baked beetroot, with a lentil and mint salad

    Colours of tomato salad, confit garlic aioli, fragrant leaves and balsamic crumble

    Slightly caramelised grape vine leaves filled with roasted sweet potato, goats’ cheese, grapes and nuts

    Salmon gravlax, dill pickled cucumber salad

    Chicken, prawn and chorizo skewer served on a quinoa, red pepper and baby spinach salad and dressed with a lemon and herb vinaigrette

    Rare roast beef sirloin, fermented grape leave pesto, soft boiled eggs, pickled mustard seeds and shininjy mushrooms

  • Selection of mini desserts and cheese boards

Interesting Facts about our Vineyards

Location: Our 2.7km stretch of ocean facing vineyards grow from a mere 3m above sea level. Where Walker Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, between Cape Town and Hermanus, on Cape Coast of South Africa.

Vines: Planted between 2003 and 2007, with Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Semillon, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot

Soil: Chalk | Sandstone | Iron Rich Cobblestone | Quartz | Cape Granit | Bokkeveld Shale

Conservation: We do everything here with a sense of #hannuwa; the gathering of good fortune through living in sustainable harmony with our natural environment.

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