In this popular series we feature selected sommeliers from top restaurants around the world. Each chooses his or her favourite Creation wine, tells us why and recommends a matching dish. This week we welcome the expert Manuel Cabello from Cape Town’s elegant Ellerman House in Bantry Bay.
Manuel says:
Selecting only one wine from Creation’s impressive portfolio is no easy task; virtually everything JC (Martin) touches turns to gold! However, I happened to be at the West Coast on a weekend away and sitting overlooking the ocean, the ultimate inspiration came to me: The Art of Creation Chardonnay paired with a butter-poached West Coast crayfish.
Click here to read further and here for Chef Veronica Canna-Hibbert’s recipe for the magnificent Butter Poached West Coast Crayfish with Avocado, Corn Pudding, Lime Buttermilk Espuma, Lightly Pickled Cucumber and Vanilla Beurre Monte.
Creation at first Lunner event
On Thursday 24 February Creation was the selected wine partner at the first media lunner event hosted by Chef Francois Ferreira and Ginja Food & Lifestyle Magazine at the Miele Kitchen in Bryanston. The Creation Whale Pod Rosé was served as a stylish aperitif after which guests were treated to a superb three course meal created by Chef Francois and paired with the Creation Chardonnay, the Creation Sauvignon Blanc and the Creation Syrah, Grenache respectively.
One of the rave reviews came from ‘Food By Jill’ who commented on Twitter: “What a treat of an evening with @GingaFood @Glanskok and @creationwines – amazing flavor infusions and tastes”. We’re looking forward to the next media lunner with Chef Francois, Miele and Ginja. Follow the events at #dinewithfrancois.
For those not yet familiar with the term ‘lunner’ … Well it refers to a meal served somewhere between lunch and dinner. What makes it so appealing to modern-day foodies is the fact that you don’t have to get home at midnight after enjoying a full course dinner. Lunner can start at 16h00 in the afternoon and end at 19h30 – allowing you enough time to do a day’s work, get home in time to look after home and family, plus doing a spot of blogging and still get to bed at a decent time! And that’s just one of the advantageous scenarios.
