Avontuur Estate is once again the main sponsor of the annual Cabernet Franc Carnival, which takes place on the farm on Saturday, 20 May from 11h00 - 17h00.
For the first time too, the event is going to Gauteng with wineries presenting their wines for tasting and for sale at The Wanderers Club in Johannesburg on Friday, 2 June from 17h00 - 21h00.
If you are a huge Cab Franc fan, the Avontuur Estate event is the only place where you can enjoy a tutored tasting of this year’s Top 6 Cab Franc Challenge winners, which will be presented by CWM and judging panel head Christine Rudman. For more details and how to book visit our website.
National Wine Challenge awards our wines
We ended off April on a high when five of our wines were awarded medals in the annual National Wine Challenge and Top 100 competition. This included a Double Platinum for our Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 and Double Gold for Sarabande 2015. Make sure you visit or email the tasting room at: winery@avontuurestate.co.za or our on-line wine shop to grab some stock! To find out more, visit our website.
What's on in the tasting room
In keeping with our Cab Franc theme for this month, we’re offering fans the chance to buy a vintage 2-pack of this wine, containing a bottle each of our 2011 and 2014 vintages for only R225 (Usual price R250). And if you’re still in the mood for white wines, have a look at our Sauvignon Blanc 3-pack for only R160! (Usual price R204) Join us in the tasting room this Mother’s Day weekend for a specially created cupcake paired with MCC bubbly for R50 per pairing. Contact Ella or Marcelle in our tasting room at: winery@avontuurestate.co.za to order directly if you can’t get to the farm this month!
National Yerling Sale in full swing
Pippa and her team are gearing up for todays’ start to the NYS17 with 9 yearlings on show at the TBA Sales Complex in Germiston. For last-minute info about each yearling, visit our website to see more or watch this video where Pippa discusses each one.
Early Bird dinners are back!
The popular early bird dinners are back and on Wednesdays and Fridays you can pop in from 17h00 - 18h30 for a 2-course (R180) or a 3-course (R220) directly after work! T’s & C’s apply.
Winter opening times
We’re open daily for breakfast and lunch and in the evenings only on Wednesdays and Fridays. Join us in our cosy restaurant where the fireplace will be going and our filling winter menu is a perfect match for chilly weather.
Breakfast Club
On Wednesday, 10/5 we’re presenting our Breakfast Club with Lance Brown who will chat about “ From Suspect to Success.” The investment is R150 pp and booking is essential at openhand@polka.co.za or +27.218554296.
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