Constantia Fresh 2012 (This event has passed)

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Celebrate the love of the ‘wild white’ grape with the Constantia Valley

The third annual Constantia Fresh festival once again explores the distinctiveness and freshness of the ‘wild white’ grape, Sauvignon Blanc, while examining the red Blends of Constantia and spoiling fine diners at the region’s best restaurant, Cellars Hohenort.

The first event of the 2012 Constantia Fresh Festival kicks off on 24 February with Jörg Pfützner of Fine Wine Events hosting a fine wine tasting focusing on Constantia's finest Reds in the company of some excellent and sought after international versions. The tasting will affirm the notion that the wines of Constantia can hold their own amongst the finest in the world. Wines from Château Leoville Barton, Vina Sena, Lokoya, Dominus, and J. L. Chave, Rostaing will mingle happily with those from Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia and Eagles Nest, all showing their varied styles but also their unmissable quality. Several of the wines received perfect or nearly perfect scores from the usual suspects. This is a tasting that looks to explore the similarities and differences shared by a host of excellent wines. The wines of Constantia and the finest in the world make excellent companions. Tickets to attend this tasting are on sale at R1500 per person.

The Greenhouse Restaurant, Cellars-Hohenort Hotel, is the next venue for the festival’s Fine Dining Event on Friday evening. Fine Wine Events will put forward some of the finest white, red and sweet wines Constantia and Bordeaux have to offer. Welcomed with a selection of Constantia’s Méthode Cap Classiques, guests will be given a welcome address by Peter Tempelhoff, recently awarded the status of Grand Chef at the Relais and Châteaux congress in Lisbon. Tempelhoff will prepare a five course degustation menu for 12 local and international wines featured at this dinner. Guests can expect to drink wines such as the Steenberg Magna Carta, Château Lascombes, Château L'Eglise Clinet , Château Leoville Barton Grand Constance and Vin de Constance alongside The Greenhouse’s culinary creations for the evening. Seats at the dinner are limited due to the intimate nature of The Greenhouse restaurant. Tickets to attend this dinner are on sale at R1500 per person.

Saturday’s big event will have wine enthusiasts wandering about the lawns of Buitenverwachting sampling South Africa's finest Sauvignon Blancs paired with canapés made by South Africa's best chefs. An elegantly constructed braai will take place in the early evening where Constantia’s red wines will be served. Tickets to this tasting are on sale at R400 per person.

Pfützner has extended the invitation to the top South African Sauvignon Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc blend producers. ‘Constantia Fresh’, now in its third year running, is possible thanks to the support of the host region and participating Constantia producers namely Klein Constantia, Groot Constantia, Steenberg, Eagle’s Nest, Buitenverwachting and Constantia Glen.

Tickets to these events can be purchased at the participating local and regional wine farms or from www.webtickets.co.za. For further information, please visit www.constantiafresh.com or contact Fine Wine Events on enjoy@finewineevents.co.za.