Southey’s Bistro & Wine Boutique Newsletter – September 2014
A BIG HELLO FROM SOUTHEY’S BISTRO!
What a month it’s been! For many months we pondered over whether to change Manuka’s name or not and one reason that we hadn’t until now is that we couldn’t find a suitable name…I searched the web for hours and hours (in fact, days and days!) when I should have just done what I did a month ago and asked the lovely people of Somerset West to help us!
What was very interesting was that of over 300 name suggestions (MANY of which we loved!), almost a quarter had the name ‘Southey’s’ in the title. It made sense, then, that we honoured what people associated us with and we decided that Southey’s Bistro describes exactly what we are.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE DA SILVA ON WINNING THE PRIZE OF R12 000 IN SOUTHEY’S BISTRO VOUCHERS!!!
We look forward to you enjoying your vouchers with us!
Although all the branding has been done and the website designed, it will probably take a couple of weeks to get everything in place…I’ll let you know as soon as we’re up and running.
We will also be starting an online wine shop by the end of October so watch this space!
A huge thank you to The Advantage Branding Company who worked tirelessly to get our logo, website, menu, letterhead, vouchers, signage, and business cards designed in such a short space of time (with us being rather fussy on occasions! J) www.theadvantage.co.za
NEW SHOP
We’d like to say a huge WELCOME to Hanlie of Studio 10 Hairdressing Salon who will be taking up residence in the old ‘Pebbles’ Shop soon! I’m so excited to have a resident hairdresser! I might actually start having good hair days soon!
WINES/MEET THE WINEMAKER DINNER
We had a wonderful ‘ Meet the Winemaker’ Dinner with Jacques de Klerk, winemaker at Winery of Good Hope/Radford Dale Wines. Jacques was so entertaining and the wines were amazing…you will see my new favourite red blend under the ‘New Wines on our shelves Category!
Our September Meet the Winemaker Dinner is a bit earlier this month – on 17th September – with Blaauwklippen Wines. I am so excited after the amazing (and rather hazy…after two hours!) tasting that we had at Blaauwklippen to choose their wines. It was so difficult to decide from so many amazing wines.…including the incredibly moreish Before & After…a must have aperitif in EVERY household! I have attached the menu for the dinner.
Please reserve via email at Southeys@manuka.co.za or call us on 021 851 6060.
New wines on our shelves this month:
After tasting the Radford Dale Black Rock….i have three words to describe it – OH MY WORD!!!
It’s available in the shop at R190 per bottle
A brand new Spier Chardonnay/Pinot Noir at a wonderful price of only R59 per bottle – no doubt a new summertime favourite!
Vondeling Petit Rouge and Petit Blanc – wonderfully easy quaffing wines at only R49 per bottle
Guardian Peak Summit (was SMG) is back at R180 per bottle and still as amazing as last vintage!
Guardian Peak Frontier (was Frontier red blend) is now a straight Cabernet Sauvignon and is an absolute treat at only R84 per bottle!
Rijks A Touch of Oak Chenin Blanc – previous vintages have won Old Mutual Trophy Wine Show Trophy for best Chenin Blanc (2010) and Top 100 Wines in SA (2011)…I’m sure this vintage will be honoured in the same way…at R80 a bottle, you have to try it!
Lieben Pinot Noir – “Winemaker Alwyn Liebenberg has finally founded his own family business, LIEBEN wines that includes the latest release, the LIEBEN Pinot Noir 2012 from selected vineyard pockets in the Hemel and Aarde Valley and Walkerbay appellation”. I’m so glad he did! R168
WINE SHOP OPENING HOURS:
Mon – Weds: 9am – 6pm
Thurs – Sat: 9am – 8pm
Sun & Public holidays: 9am – 3pm
RESTAURANT SPECIALS
A reminder of our winter specials until 30 September:
*MANUKA WINTER BREAKFAST SPECIAL:
2 fried eggs, 2 rashers of bacon, grilled tomato & toast & cappuccino or Americano and free unlimited wi-fi!
only R30
available from Monday – Friday 8am-11am until 30 September 2014
* ANY changes will be charged for
THURSDAY & SATURDAY EVENING SPECIAL
*BUY TWO PIZZAS AND A BOTTLE OF RED OR WHITE WINE, OR A LITRE CARAFE OF GLUHWEIN
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, Friday & Saturday until 30 September 2014
*ANY changes or substitutions will be charged for
Wine can be substituted for 2 non-alcoholic drinks
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See you soon @ Manuka!
Kind regards from Dan, Paula, Stephen and the team