Spekboom (Portulacaria afra)
Experience
the elegance of Fleur du Cap Unfiltered wines paired with indigenous vygies
(succulents) at the Pendock Wine Gallery at the super luxury Taj Cape Town
during the month of November, making its debut on Thursday, 7 November
2013.
Open
from Tuesday to Saturday between 12h00 noon and
19h00 in the Lobby Lounge at Taj Cape Town, the exhibition will culminate in a
superb Fleur du Cap Wine & Salt dinner, designed by guest chef and salt
aficionado Craig Cormack at the hotel’s, Mint Restaurant.
Inspired
by Fleur du Cap’s close affinity to nature as expressed in the Fleur du Cap
Unfiltered range, botanist Jan Vlok and wine writer Neil Pendock have joined
forces to find the ultimate in pairings for the Fleur du Cap & Vygies
exhibition. Fleur du Cap Unfiltered wines, a powerful expression of prized
vineyards sites situated in the Cape Floral Kingdom, will be paired with the
indigenous succulents such as Koeispene (Glottiphyllum regium), Haaibekkies
(Gibbaeum pubescens), Sonskynvygie (Drosanthemum bicolor), Spekboom and
Sterretjiebos.
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With
a passion for plants since his early teens, Jan Vlok, an Oudtshoorn botanist,
ecologist and naturalist, is known for his contribution to flora conservation
by making botanical science relevant and accessible to the layman through
publications, on radio, television and personal presentations. He is co-author
with his wife, Dr Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok, of Plants of the Klein Karoo.
The
Fleur du Cap and Vygie exhibition will be on show at Taj Cape Town from
Thursday, 7 November as part of the city’s First Thursdays initiative, when the
inner city comes alive with people exploring everything artistic that Cape Town
has to offer. For more information on First Thursdays, visit www.first-thursdays.co.za.
The
Fleur du Cap Unfiltered wines can be tasted in the Pendock Wine Gallery at Taj
Cape Town from Tuesday to Saturday between 12h00noon and
19h00 during the entire month of November. The Fleur du Cap Wine & Salt
dinner at R295 per person, will commence at 19h00 onThursday, 28 November at
the hotel’s Mint Restaurant. For bookings call Tel: 021 819-2000 or email restaurants.capetown@tajhotels.com.
For
more information visit www.fleurducap.co.za, fleurducap.tumblr.com or
join the Fleur du Cap Facebook community.
