Wine Tasting at Eagles Nest

 

On Saturday afternoon David and I went on a date... we went to Eagles Nest in Constantia to do some wine tasting. I have been wanting to go wine tasting with David for ages now.

 

Eagles nest is about half way down Constantia Nek situated close to Constantia Glen and Beau Constantia, two wine estates that I would also like to try wine tasting at. I was pleasantly surprised by how beautiful the wine estate was. It's small but really beautiful and perfect for a picnic on a sunny afternoon. You can't take your own picnic but they offer picnics and platters that can be ordered. We chose their Deli platter - so worth it and so yummy.

 

 

During the wine tasting we tasted six wines, my favourite two was the viognier and the merlot - also two of their most expensive bottles. I found their rose a bit bland - but that could have been because I had already tasted two white wines and the flavours were starting to blend together.

 

The best part of the experience was sharing it with David. We had so much fun tasting the wine, chitter chattering and just enjoying the afternoon together.

 

After the wine tasting we popped into a new farm stall that had opened just down the road called Chardonnay Deli and discovered that they sold amazing milkshakes,some yummy breads and cakes and some pretty flowers. It's definitely worth a second visit!

 

xKx



Wine Tasting At Hout Bay Vineyards

On Saturday Hout Bay Vineyards  was open to the public for wine tasting and sales. They generally only open the last weekend of May and November, but this year they decided to do an additional tasting because it was the seafood festival this past weekend in Hout Bay. Dave and I decided to try them out. I've often seen them advertising on the side of the road and thought, I would like to try them out. This weekend was the weekend to try it out.

They had five wines available for tasting for R30. We only had time to taste three wines, their Bubbly, Rosé and Merlot which where really good, so good in fact that we bought a bottle of their Rosé and Merlot. The vineyard is family owned by a really awesome family. Peter, Kathy and their son were super friendly, answered all our questions and bent the rules and let us only buy a bottle of the two wines we wanted. They generally sell them by the case, but  they let a few people buy just a bottle or two. What added to an even more awesome experience on Saturday was their two puppies who were uber playful and friends and the relaxed setting high up in the valley.

I just read on their website, http://houtbayvineyards.co.za/index.html that people can picnic there... I think when they're open in November, David and I must gather some friends, pack a picnic and enjoy a lunch time picnic up there while we do some wine tasting.

xKx