The Fleur Du Cap Wine & Salt pairing at Bergkelder

Food & wine pairings are commonplace these days, but I have to say, the all new Fleur Du Cap Wine & Salt pairing at Die Bergkelder Wine Centre in Stellenbosch is a really fun, different take on the pairing scene.

My friends D, Kim and I popped in to check it out last weekend and we had an absolute blast…

While they were doing the setup for our pairing, we had a few minutes to quickly check out their wine museum & wine cellar:

And then it was time to get down to business – the wine & salt pairing consists of 5 different Fleur Du Cap wines each carefully pared with a salt-infused snack:

Here’s a close up of the 5 different salts used to make the 5 salty treats:

And then these were the wines we sampled:

It was really incredible how much the saltiness brought out the flavour of the wines.  It was one pairing where I could definitely say I could taste a big difference before & after each snack.

The pairing costs R75 per person and bookings are required, so do give them a shout first:

• Contact person:  Karine Retief
• Email: kretief@distell.co.za
• Tel: 021 809 8025

You’ll find Die Bergkelder on Plankenbrug Road in Stellenbosch and their opening times are as follows:

• 09:00 to 17:00 on weekdays
• 09:00 to14h00 on Saturdays
• Closed on Sundays and religious public holidays.

Go on and check it out.  I’m sure you’ll love it just as much as we did.

xxx