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Roaring Rock Restaurant
Presents ..
Sunday, June 28th
from 12:30 PM to
3:30 PM
Wines of South Africa
A
Wine & Food Pairing
See the Menu
See the Wines
2 Whites and 3 Reds from a variety of South African Wineries
like
Fleur du Cap,
Indaba, Excelsior
and
Nederburg paired with very a specific course.
This menu will reflect South
African ‘melded’
w/
Dutch (Afrikaner) & French Huguenot Cuisine..
$45 per person
gratuity not included
The Roaring Rock
and Washington Selections invites you to join us for an afternoon of
History, Tasting & Sampling from this
relatively unknown
Continent !
Affectionately known as the ‘Cape’ .. the first
wine in the New World
was produced on the Cape in 1659. The Dutch settlers called
it Verbouwde Land .. a Dutch term that translates as
“cultivated land”
South Africa’s wines are
grown in lime-rich red ‘Karoo’ soils which have their origins in decomposed
sedimentary rocks from the Pre-Cambrian era.
First Course :
Tanzanian Cider Cheese
‘Original’
Coastal Region Chenin Blanc – 2008
Second Course :
Crab & Asparagus on Baby Lettuces
Nederburg ‘Lyric’ – 2009
Third Course :
Hache with Red Cabbage
Fleur du Cap
Pinotage – 2007
Fourth
Course :
Salmon with a Smoked Cheese Sauce
Fleur du Cap
Shiraz –2007
Dessert Course :
‘Speculaas’ Spiced Cookies Madagascar
Indaba
Shiraz – 2008
(from the Zulu .. “Sharing Ideas”)
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This menu reflects South African ‘
melded’ w/ Dutch (Afrikaner) & French Huguenot Cuisines
Read
comments about South African Wines from the NY Times
DID YOU KNOW?
The Pinotage grape, a cross between a Pinot Noir and
Cinsaut (Hermitage), is uniquely South African.
see a
Video on Pinotage |
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