Weekend in Greyton at the Ladle cooking venue.

Dean from Newton Johnson came to give us a tasting on Friday night after we arived. All the different Pinots and the final blended top Pinot, plus there Shiraz blend and Chardonay.  

Maggie Kim and Deon excited about the mistery basket.

Maggie beating Henny up.

Annel and Jan trying to figure how to put there aprons on.

Deon opening the basket, time to cook. 

The mistery basket also got pork meat and a yellow tail fillet.

Jan 406 getting creative.

One hour later the different plates of food. From left to right Meat with potato fish with salsa pork curry and yellow rice fish and chips.

Sweets poached pears and pineapple and mint.

Rice with fish and veggies.

Afternoon pictures on way from Citrusdal.

View of clouds just before I get on the N7 at the turn in from Citrusdal. The Piekenierskloof pass is now nearly finish. The rest of the pictures is as I progressed up and over the mountain.

Riebeek Kasteel Olive Festival.

Ariving at the olive festavil we got parking for R20 for the whole day.

One of a few Royal Hotels in South Africa.

One of the places you can buy most of the Swartland wines.

Ba Ba Blacksheep.

Very special Shiraz at Mullineux.

Wines drank by the owner of Mullineux.

Interesting chairs at the festavil.

Kloovenburg early in the morning.

French music was played all day long.

Food from Alsace.

I bought 20 kg to cure.

Artisan breads.

Dirk and his daughter with a glass of Sav. Blanc.

The three tipes of soil that the Shiraz is grown in at Mullineux.