One of the delights of this trip was exploring and tasting our way through a few wineries in the Cape Winelands of South Africa. South Africa is the ninth largest wine producing country in the world. To quote Chef Anita Lo, “South Africa's viticulture is as vibrant as any other wine-making region in the world.”
Only 45 minutes outside of Cape Town, we found our favorite areas – Stellenbosch & Franschhoek. However, I have a feeling if we had visited others, they would have been our favorites too.
In Stellenbosch, we visited Waterford Estate. We met Celler master, Kevin Arnold, and he personally guided us through a unique tasting experience of Waterford’s reserve red and dessert wines paired with custom-made chocolate. This tasting features Waterford’s flagship wine, called The Jem. Kevin’s winemaking expertise and passion was quite evident in how he talked about wine and the winery he co-founded.
If you can find the Jem anywhere in the States, buy it because it truly is!
Enjoy,
the Forks
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