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Immerse yourself in the Divine World of Chocolate at Steenberg this International Chocolate Day, 7 July

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The evolution of chocolate has taken us on a delectable journey from its very beginnings. From being a popular beverage in earlier times to the creation of the solid chocolate bar by British chocolatier Joseph Fry in 1847, chocolate has become an iconic treat cherished worldwide.

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Savour the hues and tastes of autumn with Steenberg Nebbiolo

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Discover the rich autumn flavours of Steenberg Nebbiolo, the Italian grape variety that thrives in the granite soils of the farmโ€™s phenomenal cool climate terroir in the Constantia Wine Valley.

Originating in the Piedmont region on Northern Italy, Nebbiolo is considered one of the great Italian grape varieties.

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    ๐Ÿ”ž๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐Š ๐‘๐„๐’๐๐Ž๐๐’๐ˆ๐๐‹๐˜
    ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐’๐ˆ๐— ๐ƒ๐Ž๐† ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿฅƒ Pinotage is one helluva grape. Much like the mighty Springboks, it was proudly home-grown in sunny South Africa, where a clever old botanist spliced the pretty-but-diva-like Pinot Noir with the more rugged Hermitage to give it some grit. The result was an elegant beast of grape that runs roughshod over other cultivars. Itโ€™s downright EPIC. Naturally, Six Dogs wanted to use it in a gin. But, as previously mentioned, they werenโ€™t allowed to. This very fact brought out the rebel without a cause in their distiller, who then obviously had to. So he got crafty. Since he could not crush the Pinotage berries in the gin, or infuse it during the distillation process, it was decided to add hand-selected grapes to the gin once distillation was done so it could slowly, over a matter of months, impart its awesomeness into our marvellous gin. The result? Six Dogs Pinotage Stained Gin ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ! ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป www.sixdogs.com RECIPE 1 part Pinotage Stained Gin 1 part @twoinabushrooiboscordial 1 @checkers_sa Grapefruit cordial 1 Woolies Berry & Min flavoured water
    ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐ ๐๐Ž๐Ž๐‚๐‡๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐Ž๐”๐๐ƒ๐€๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐’๐ˆ๐— ๐ƒ๐Ž๐† ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐“๐ˆ๐‹๐‹๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿฆด๐Ÿ• ๐Ÿฅƒ Pinotage is one helluva grape. Much like the mighty Springboks, it was proudly home-grown in sunny South Africa, where a clever old botanist spliced the pretty-but-diva-like Pinot Noir with the more rugged Hermitage to give it some grit. The result was an elegant beast of grape that runs roughshod over other cultivars. Itโ€™s downright EPIC. Naturally, Six Dogs wanted to use it in a gin. But, as previously mentioned, they werenโ€™t allowed to. This very fact brought out the rebel without a cause in their distiller, who then obviously had to. So he got crafty. Since he could not crush the Pinotage berries in the gin, or infuse it during the distillation process, it was decided to add hand-selected grapes to the gin once distillation was done so it could slowly, over a matter of months, impart its awesomeness into our marvellous gin. The result? Six Dogs Pinotage Stained Gin ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ! ๐—œ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป www.sixdogs.com RECIPE 1 part Pinotage Stained Gin 1 part @twoinabushrooiboscordial 1 @checkers_sa Grapefruit cordial 1 Woolies Berry & Min flavoured water
    Thank you @durbanvillehills for sending me this ex Thank you @durbanvillehills for sending me this exciting delivery of what Iโ€™d like to call the olympics for aspiring chef. Last night the red and blue teams battled it out in the kitchen, and the blue team ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ cooked their way to safety ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿพ Letโ€™s see if team Red can level the playing field next week. Are you team Red ๐ŸŸฅor team Blue ๐ŸŸฆ? Let me know in the comments. #MasterChefSA #SAMasterChef #PicknPay #DurbanvilleHills #Throughmywineglass
    ๐š ๐“๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐›๐จ๐ฌ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿท Book your tickets for the Stellenbosch Wine Town Festival 2024! Celebrate the best of wine and culinary arts from 29 July to 4 August. Find out more:l https://plankton.mobi/Events/EventBooking/679f5b37-c03f-4191-bbbe-00924e21cf62 โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž– โœ… Enjoy responsibly.๐Ÿท๐Ÿ”ž #StellenboschWine #WineRoute #Wine #WineTasting #StellenboschWineTownFestival #WineLoversUnite #WesternCape #Stellenbosch #ThinkQuality #DrinkStellenbosch #visitStellenbosch #WineBoscher
    ๐†๐€๐Œ๐„ ๐ŸŽพ ๐’๐„๐“ ๐Ÿท ๐Œ๐€๐“๐‚๐‡ ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ Some top-quality tennis paired with top quality @grootepost wine Thank you @peterpentz & Groote Post for these cute branded @versussocks matching the fresh yet classic look of the new label .___________________________________________ #wimbledon2024 #menssemifinals #djokovic #grandslamthrills #musetti #southafricanwines #winelife #Instawine #sawines #wineoclock #winetime #ใƒฏใ‚คใƒณ #winewinewine #wineenthusiast #wineglass #winegeek #drinkwine #throughmywineglass
    A special day celebrating @KanonkopEstate 40th rel A special day celebrating @KanonkopEstate 40th release of the highly acclaimed Paul Sauer Bordeaux blend (2021) with Abrie Beeslaar & Johan Krige. What a memorable day tasting through time. ________________________________________ #50yearsofkanonkop #kanonkopwineestate #paulsauer #stellenboschwineroute #40yearsofpaulsauer ____________________________________________ โœ… Enjoy responsiblgy.๐Ÿท๐Ÿ”ž
    ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐Ÿท | ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐„๐Ÿด | ๐’๐“๐€๐˜ ๐Ÿจ Join the Vergenoegd Lรถw winemaking team as they embark on a culinary journey at Oude Werf Hotelโ€™s Winemakerโ€™s Series, a monthly celebration between May and September 2024. On the 29th June 2024 Chef โ€”โ€”โ€” fusion of casual fine dining and paired with the exceptional the Vergenoegd Lรถw wines, celebrating terroir and the unique microclimates therein. Engage with fellow enthusiasts over carefully curated courses paired with featured estate wines for R695 per person. For those looking to enjoy the entire series, thereโ€™s a discounted price of R2780 per person for all five evenings. Additionally, all series tickets will include a 10% discount code valid for the month following each farmโ€™s appearance, redeemable at that farm. Extend the experience with our exclusive accommodation special: a one-night stay from R3590, including breakfast and Winemakerโ€™s Dinner for two. All dinners start at 18:00. To book, email reservations@oudewerf.co.za or call 021 887 4608 ยท August 31st: Zandvliet ยท September 28th: Kleine Zalze Engage with fellow enthusiasts over carefully curated courses paired with featured estate wines for R695 per person. For those looking to enjoy the entire series, thereโ€™s a discounted price of R2780 per person for all five evenings. Additionally, all series tickets will include a 10% discount code valid for the month following each farmโ€™s appearance, redeemable at that farm. Extend the experience with our exclusive accommodation special: a one-night stay from R3590, including breakfast and Winemakerโ€™s Dinner for two. All dinners start at 18:00. To book, email reservations@oudewerf.co.za or call 021 887 4608
    ๐‘๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐•๐ˆ๐’ ๐‘๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐๐’ ๐“๐Ž ๐•๐ˆ๐’๐ˆ๐“ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐„๐Œ๐„๐‘๐’๐ƒ๐€๐‹ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐„๐’๐“๐€๐“๐„ โœจ ๐Ÿท Warm up with the wide selection of their decadent red wines. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Visit The Farm Eatery where the tapas menu by chef Martin De Kock showcases various dishes and flavour profiles perfect for sharing. โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž– โœ… Enjoy responsibly.๐Ÿท๐Ÿ”ž
    ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐•๐„๐‘๐†๐„๐๐Ž๐„๐†๐ƒ ๐‹ร–๐– Cellar-door tastings at the Homestead Wine Lounge The full range of Vergenoegd Lรถw wines can be sampled in the 1773 Homestead on the estate Two Bertus Basson restaurants Bertus Basson, who celebrates local culinary heritage and produce, has conceived two restaurants on the farm Wines The Vergenoegd Lรถw collection of wines reflect a balanced, mouth-filling flavour of fruit and an echo of the sea thatโ€™s satisfyingly refreshing. Read more about the offerings Vergenoegd Lรถw The Wine Estate ๐Ÿ“ Stellenbosch Wine Routes https://throughmywineglass.co.za/discover-vergenoegd-low-a-tranquil-luxury-retreat-in-stellenbosch/ โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž–โž– โœ… Enjoy responsibly.๐Ÿท๐Ÿ”ž
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