Below are five of our favourites for all budgets. These will definitely keep you warmed up this winter!
Located on the water’s edge, Tobago’s at Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront is currently running a delectable pairing treat – Bisquit cognac varieties with fine-dining food from Chef Grant Bergins.
Dishes on the pairing menu includes a sweet but peppery strawberry cured Norwegian salmon with acidic touches of lemon meringue, finished with a crisp bite of tempura oyster. According to Chef Bergins, it’s a dish that has been created to perfectly complement the aromatics of the VS Bisquit Cognac. This is just one of three courses on this menu – each one paired with a different Bisquit cognac. The pairing is available for diners until the end of September 2019.
Cost: R650 per person
For more info or bookings: +27 (0)21 441 3000 or
This stunning equestrian-themed estate offers a four-course lunch or dinner menu paired with some of their top wines. Available from 1 May to 30 August, diners will be able to choose between Cavalli or other international wines to go with dishes such as slow-cooked local octopus with fermented black garlic aioli, apple, squid-ink crisp, radish, fynbos dressing and, as a main, confit duck leg with orange, fennel marmalade, mustard pommes mousseline and black kale. There is also a vegetarian option available.
Cost: R425 for the Cavalli wine pairing menu, R485 for the international wine-pairing menu, R375 for the vegetarian menu paired with Cavalli wine.
For more info or bookings: +27 (0)21 855 3218 or
A local favourite, La Colombe in Constantia has a five-course winter menu made up of dishes such as sweet potato with wagyu drippings and oxtail, Malay-style line fish, cashew salted caramel and rooibos macaron, plus much more. Each of these dishes is carefully paired with a fine selection of local and international wines for a fine dining experience to remember.
Cost: R495 per person (add beverage flight R450)
For more info and bookings: +27 21 794 2390 or
For those wanting a lighter tasting that’s not a full-on, sit-down meal, then consider a chocolate pairing. This particular one, hosted at the KWN Wine Emporium in Paarl, is paired with some of the company’s best brandies and is bound to warm you up. If you are less into brandy, but still want something to warm you up, then try the tea-and-chocolate pairing option. Here the chocolate is paired with some delicious loose leaf teas.
Cost: R75 per person for the brandy and chocolate, R55 for the tea and chocolate
For more info or bookings: +27 (0)21 863 3803 or
For something a little different, Canto Wines in Durbanville has a unique combination where you are able to pair some of their top MCCs with macarons. There are a number of MCCs available to taste including Chardonnay and Pinot Noir MCC brut that is paired with a salted caramel macaron. According to Canto, “this sweet and salty combination is inspired by the combination of freshness from the Chardonnay and the cherry flavours of the Pinot Noir.”
Cost: R95 per person
For more info or bookings: +27 (0)21 492 2821 or az.oc.seniwotnac@ofni
