Wine & Dine Wednesdays with Steenberg

To launch into the summer season for October Wine and dine, Harringtons is Hosting Steenberg Wine estate.

The Cape’s first farm, established in 1682, has come a long way from its humble beginnings. Roughly 30 minutes from the bustling heart of Cape Town, Steenberg is a destination steeped in heritage.

Steenberg Farm boasts the 5-Star Steenberg Hotel & Spa, with 24 rooms encapsulating the dictum of understated luxury, offering spectacular views and discreet, personalised service. Choose from relaxed dining at Tryn or popular bistro-style fare and tapas at Bistro Sixteen82. A complete destination, the farm houses an exceptional winery, producing some of the finest Sauvignon Blanc in South Africa, along with several other celebrated varietals.

Steenberg underwent extensive soil and micro-climatic analyses before a complete replanting programme was begun. There are 59.5ha under vine of which 70% is white: Sauvignon Blanc (64% of total plantings) and Semillon. The red varieties are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Malbec. The farm is also one of only a handful in the Cape to have invested in the red Italian variety Nebbiolo.

From an initial 2000 cases, Steenberg Vineyards now produces over 40 000 cases per annum, with a maximum capacity of 70 000 cases.

The philosophy is that the "wines are grown in the vineyard and then cared for in the winery". Special attention was therefore placed in obtaining the very best and latest known clones and matched to the correct soils and slopes.

Environmentally considerate farming practices are employed as far as possible, with the help of non-toxic, natural formulas of pest control, and the employment of natural predators for help in keeping the grapes as healthy as possible.

The wines we will be tasting and served with dinner are:

Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc
Steenberg Semillon
Steenberg Chardonnay
Steenberg Merlot
Steenberg Pinot Noir Cap Classique

R300 gets you a three course wine evening including:

• Aperitivo glass of wine on arrival & tasting of the other 4 wines.
• Appetiser
• Main dish selection
• Dessert at Harringtons

APPETIZERS

Vegetable Springroll with mango chutney dip

~or~

Mushroom Arancini with sundried tomato aioli

MAINS

Seared Line Fish with corn and green bean succotash, creamy lemon butter sauceand sauteed baby bok choi

~or~

Flame Grilled Ribeye with cauliflower puree, exotic forest mushrooms, garlic and rosemary butter and seasonal greens

~or~

Spring Pea and asparagus Risotto with exotic forest mushrooms and crunchy savoury grandola DESSERT

Eaton Mess Meringue, passionfruit, sweet cherry curd, chantilly cream, fresh berries and toasted macadamia nuts

Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc
Steenberg Semillon
Steenberg Chardonnay
Steenberg Merlot
Steenberg Pinot Noir Cap Classique

Or just come by for the tapas after work and add on wine tasting.

So come for Dinner or just stop by for an afterwork tasting with colleagues or friends in our luxurious booths

Or join in for the wine tasting for R120 only.

Open 4pm.

Happy Hours, 4:00 – 6:00 pm and tapas HALF PRICE 4-6:00pm