Southey’s Bistro & Wine Boutique Newsletter – Oct 2014
A BIG HELLO FROM SOUTHEY’S BISTRO!
I’m so glad to finally be able to say HELLO SUMMER! What glorious days we’ve been having! The perfect start to the school holidays (and end of school holidays for my kids and others….)…term four is only 8 weeks long though, and with so much going on its going to fly past!
We’d like to say a really warm welcome to Sonja Kershaw, our new wine shop manager who joined us from Uva Mira. Sonja has many exciting events to keep you busy so please like our Facebook page to keep updated on weekly tastings and other events.
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The waterslide is up and running again…so make the most of the sunny days and bring the kids armed with cozies and towels for a relaxing time at Southey’s! If the weather gets cooler we will still have the jumping castle and jungle gym to keep them entertained.
SAVE THE DATE:
The SOUTHEY’S SUMMER WINE FESTIVAL will be held on Saturday 1st November so diarise the date! As usual we will have live music, lucky draws and over 40 different wines to taste from some fantastic estates: Mullineux, Nitida, Post House, Groote Post, Louis Nel, Anura, Moreson, MAN, De Meye, De Waal & Mooiplaas. More info to follow in the next couple of weeks.
SIGNAGE:
It’s been a slow process finalizing our new branding but hopefully in the next week or two the new signage will be up!
For now, please take note of our new email address info@southeysbistro.co.za
Our new website should be up and running soon at www.southeysbistro.co.za
NEW SHOP
You might have noticed that work has started on renovating the shop to become Studio 10 Hairdressing Salon. Hanlie will be opening on the 28th of October so pop in and make an appointment!
WINES
We’ve had a few wine estate visits recently (with my in-laws visiting from London it’s the perfect excuse!) with the highlights being our visits to, firstly, WATERKLOOF WINE ESTATE, where we tasted all the new vintages and enjoyed the most incredible lunch! Waterkloof is without doubt one of the bestselling estates in our shop with their different tiers of wine ranges which include Circle of Life, Waterkloof, Circumstance, Seriously Cool, Peacock Ridge and False Bay.
We were blown away particularly by the Circumstance range and we have added a couple more of their white wines to the shelves for you to enjoy in the summer (see ‘new wines of the month’)
Our second highlight was to Allee Bleue just outside Franschhoek. What a beautiful estate! In summer they offer family picnics of the lawns, the also have a lovely restaurant overlooking the sprawling gardens offering a small but interesting selection of pizzas and pastas….if anyone is looking for a wedding venue, be sure to include them on your list! Anyway, back to the wines. They offer three tiers of wines : The Platinum Range, the premium Allee Bleue Range and the easy-drinking Starlette range.
We would love to stock them all but it might take a bit of time. We already stock the entire Starlette range and after our visit we have added a couple of wines from the premium and Platinum range (see under ‘new wines of the month’ for more details)
I so wish that we could stock all the incredible wines that we get to taste!
There are so many amazing estates in the Western Cape, but with limited space in the wine shop unfortunately we can’t keep them all. We already stock 600 different wines from over 150 estates and we constantly make small changes to keep the shop interesting. We have focused recently on adding wines from the estates that we already stock to give our customers a wider choice of the wines that they already love. Needless to say we will still keep adding new estates to our shop when we find real gems.
If there are wines that you would like to order that we may not stock we will gladly order them for you .
Our ONLINE WINE SHOP will be coming soon…watch this space!
WEEKLY IN-STORE WINE TASTINGS:
11-12 October- Waterkloof False Bay
18-19 October – Brampton Wines
25-26 October – Kleine Zalze
1 November – Summer Wine Festival!
MEET THE WINEMAKER DINNER
Our next Meet the Winemaker Dinner is on Wednesday the 29th of October with winemaker Gielie Beukes from DOOLHOF WINE ESTATE This is a really special one for us as you know how Dan and I LOVE Doolhof Wines! We’ll be showcasing wines for each of their 3 ranges: Legends of the Labyrinth (Doolhof means Labyrinth/Maze), Signatures of Doolhof and the Cape Series. I have attached the menu – please book well in advance as this event will fill up pretty quickly and space is limited.
New wines on our shelves this month:
Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 (which has just been awarded a gold Outstanding at the International Wine and Spirits awards 2014 – along with their Cobblers Hill 2010 and the Prospector Syrah 2011)…at R139 per bottle, you HAVE to buy a bottle (or 6!)
Diemersdal Private Collection 2012 Bordeaux Blend (R148 per bottle) – so smooth to drink right away, but perfect for cellaring for a few years.
Normally focusing on single cultivar wines, Hartenberg Wine Estate has decided to extend their range to include some blends, which are increasing in popularity. The result is the ALCHEMY range of wines, with grapes picked from the best vineyards and made to the high standards that Hartenberg is renowned for. Perfect every day drinking wines
As an introductory special we are offering all the wines in the range at a 10% discount :
Hartenberg Alchemy Chenin/Semillon. Sauv blanc – WAS 58 NOW R52
Hartenberg Alchemy Syrah/Cab Sauv Blend WAS R75 NOW R67.50
Hartenberg Alchemy Bordeaux Blend WAS R75 NOW R67.50
Hartenberg Alchemy Rhone Blend WAS R75 NOW R67.50
Other new wines on the shelves:
Allee Bleue Isabeau White Blend R103
Allee Bleue Sauvignon Blanc R70
Allee Bleue Brut Rose R126
Waterkloof Circumstance Sauvignon Blanc R98
Waterkloof Circumstance Chenin Blanc R150
WINE SHOP OPENING HOURS:
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT THE WINE SHOP IS OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK INCLUDING SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
RESTAURANT SPECIALS
*KIDS EAT FREE EVERY FRIDAY!
Enjoy spending your Friday afternoons after school at Southey’s Bistro – kids eat free with each main course ordered.
*one kiddies meal free when a main course is ordered(excluding toasted sandwiches and starters). Not available for take-away.
THURSDAY & SATURDAY PIZZA SPECIAL
*BUY TWO PIZZAS AND A BOTTLE OF WATERKLOOF FALSE BAY CHENIN BLANC, ROSE OR SHIRAZ
ONLY R150
*excludes seafood pizza and speciale pizza –additional R15 supplement per pizza if either ordered on the special
Available from 3PM – 9pm every Thursday & Saturday
*ANY changes or substitutions will be charged for
Wine can be substituted for 2 non-alcoholic drinks
See you soon @ Southeys Bistro & Wine Boutique!
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