Gauteng socialites
enjoyed the very best the Stellenbosch Winelands have to offer when Sanlam
Private Investments (SPI) hosted the fourth Stellenbosch at Summer
Place event in Hyde Park.
Ken Forrester, winemaker and Chairman of Stellenbosch Wine Route and Annareth Bolton, CEO of Stellenbosch Wine Route
This year the
Stellenbosch Wine Route raised the bar with a more fine-tuned and focused
affair and guests revelled in Stellenbosch’s best wines, sublime food, great
music, rare art and edgy catwalk fashion, which were all uniquely and cleverly
paired to provide an opulent
celebration of the Stellenbosch lifestyle in the City of Gold.
Only the best
Stellenbosch winemakers and chefs made the cut for this glitzy showcase and the
wines, chosen through a strenuous selection process, were teamed with signature
dishes on the evening. This year’s chef line-up included Michael Broughton of Terroir,
Bertus Basson of Overture, George Jardine of Jordan
Restaurant, Christiaan Campbell of Delaire Graff Estate and Grégory
Czarnecki of Waterkloof Restaurant.
In keeping with the
event’s pairing theme, the wines shared the spotlight with unique ‘attractions’
throughout the evening. These included pulsating performances by the
ever-popular Zamar band, with intimate
and soulful solo and duet sessions that harmoniously matched and elevated
the various wine varietals.
Other
new additions to this year’s event included an
arresting fashion show by one of South Africa’s top emerging designers,Joel
Janse van Vuuren, with garments paired with various cellar gems. Art
aficionados were also able to feast their eyes on rare pieces from South
Africa’s oldest and most extensive corporate art collections and engaged in
intimate ‘wine meets art’ sessions led by art expert Stefan Hundt, curator
of the Sanlam Art Collection.
