Beat the Lockdown Gloom – Wine Tastings go Online at Benguela Cove

Alcohol sales may be suspended by the Government in South Africa, but wine lovers can still enjoy wine tastings – in the comfort of their own homes and with wine they already own – led by an experienced cellar master.

Hosting the weekly webinars is Johann Fourie, cellarmaster at Benguela Cove Lagoon wine estate, South Africa. In each hour-long session, broadcast live from the wine farm, he offers tips and advice on wine appreciation with wines from the estate.  

Each online tasting includes a food pairing with a ‘wine of the week’. There is a demonstration of a good South African braai and other cooking styles and dishes that are easy to prepare at home, by the vineyard estate’s chef Annie Badenhorst.

The online tastings follow the success of a series of online tastings the estate has run in the UK, to support its wine exports and ‘sister’ estates at Mannings Heath Golf and Wine Estate and Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens in the county of West Sussex. Further details and recordings of earlier broadcasts are at www.manningsheath.com

Wines for the online tastings are all from the Benguela Cove wine farm, acquired in 2013 by entrepreneur Penny Streeter OBE and situated at the start of the Hermanus Wine Route in the Walker Bay region, by the beautiful lagoon at the edge of the Atlantic ocean.

Penny Streeter says:-

“I know from my own medical staffing business, with 350 employees, that many people are suffering from the effects of isolation – working hard all day, alone, with none of the normal contacts they would have with colleagues. Many told me that they miss the opportunity to bond after a long working week over an enjoyable shared experience, such as a glass of wine.

“So I had the idea of online tastings, with a cooking demonstration – bringing something of the experience of our vineyard tour and wine tasting that people so enjoyed until the lockdown. 

Join the Online Tasting here. The webinars are weekly, Thursdays at 18:00 until 6th August 2020, for live tastings, recipes and fun snippets from the winery.

www.benguelacove.co.za/wine-tasting-cooking-webinars