We get sun and cloud again and at 28 its still stinking hot during the day. Ted’s pal Bob’s friend Nigel in SA has recommended some wineries to visit and reckons KWV (once Paarl) has the best tour and tasting. But we is it by half an hour and find Ted is not that interested in the list of tastes either.
Despite GPS, I find the wrong road to the next winery via Franschoek the opposite direction. But it’s only a 3/4 hour drive back to small and classy Kanonkop, where you can smell the firsts press in the barn! Esbeth leads us through 6 lovely wines and knocks off the $7 tasting fee when we buy their Rose.
WE make a short stop at Warwick for a glass of the Bordeaux type white (Professor Black) Ted rates their $38 Cab Franc as exceptional. It’s another resort destination with picnics by the lake.
We must head home to finish the salad for lunch as we are expecting Don & Jill, our good friends from Knysna, who are staying the night in Paarl to have dinner together.
They join us by the pool and we are delighted to learn their 3 month abstention from alcohol is up that evening. We pull out the Kanonkop Rose, and olives for nibbles before we head out. We are thrilled to be able to share all the wonderful moment in this trip, largely because of their advice to us before we left Canada and here in SA.
We return to Terre Mare which was really busy when last there. It is Friday night now and practically deserted. Too bad for them, nice for us. Great food and service and of course, the best of company over dinner. Very rich mussel and lobster soups and lamb chops to share, and a great Glen Carol Shiraz. They drop us home at 10 and head to their BnB for an early start back to Knysna next morning.
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