Along this beautiful cannalined country road there are many wineries and restaurants to discover. With the van loveren brand entrenched, they introduced the wellpriced four cousins range of wines in 2000. It has a range of cultivars that has married well to this fertile valley with its robust undertone of lime. But you should not be in the robertson wine valley if you do not like wines, because that is what the valley is all about. About van loveren wine estate in breede river valley. Myrna robins, the food and wine writer, cookbook author 7 books to her name. There arent many things that excite us more than wine and food but if were honest, put those two together and then we have ourselves the only way to spend an afternoon. Its all about family and wine at van loveren family. The book touches on a lot of issues that would lead to great book discussions dealing with death, underage drinking, unemployment, language, caring for elderly family members, and prejudice. Van loverens four cousins brand home in robertson bruce flyinghorse is with atelier and alexander hayn at four cousins. Born into a show business family, the cousins are daughters of the members of the singing group the king sisters.
Van loveren, wolverine creek, papillon, four cousins, and fives reserve. The gardens at van loveren are so serene and add a wonderful atmosphere to the wine tasting experience. Also, van loveren is south africas biggest familyowned winery. Story of van loveren vineyards and four cousins, sas. Enjoy as an aperitif with spicy oriental food, fruit and desserts. The van loveren range is well known for its affordability and accessibility, while the four cousins range particularly the sweet rose has been the educational starting point for many a new winedrinker. Stores and prices for van loveren four cousins natural sweet white.
Cousins by virginia hamilton meet your next favorite book. Ideal as aperitif, or with lightly spiced dishes, sushi, fresh fish, summer salads, duck, roast chicken and a wide variety of vegetarian dishes. Four van loveren cousins dominate four cousins restaurant in robertson. A perfect anytime drinking wine that goes well with salads, fish, white meat dishes and spicy foods. The local market is big enough we made a conscious decision to. Eclectic decor makes this stay a unique experience. Unusual wine pairings are you up for these taste sensations. Story of van loveren vineyards and four cousins, sas topselling bottled wine.
Visit four cousins tasting room on your trip to robertson. Jul 09, 2017 four cousins has its roots in the van loveren family who have owned land in the robertson area since 1937. Visitors can choose from an informal tasting at the pods or a relaxed food and wine pairing on the deck overlooking the garden, cellar and garden tours, and plenty of other outdoor activities. Surrounded by picturesque vineyards with views of the langeberge it is the perfect selfcatering farm stay. The range includes extra light white, dry white, light natural sweet rose, natural sweet white, dry red, sweet rose and a natural sweet red. The new tasting room at four cousins offers a unique range of food and wine.
Four cousins has its roots in the van loveren family who have owned land in the robertson area since 1937. Four cousins tasting room robertson 2020 all you need to. Red canna guest house and farm cottage is situated on the beautiful r317 just outside of robertson. This is less well known among wines from robertson. Visit van loveren family cellar on your trip to robertson. Book your tickets online for four cousins tasting room, robertson. Bruce whitfield interviews phillip retief, ceo at van loveren. Van loveren has been in the retief family since 1937 when hennie retief snr acquired the land in the robertson valley and named it after christina van loveren, an ancestor of his new bride, jean van zyl. Van loveren family cellar robertson 2020 all you need to. The third generation of the winery took over in the 1990s. In 1980, the van loveren brand was formed, and the first 500 bottles of the grand cru were bottled. Book golden mile destination stop copy wine valley safari. From humble beginnings van loveren has grown to become south africas leading familyowned winery, known for their consistency, awardwinning. And at the 2008 michelangelo international awards, six silvers among many other prestigious awards the list goes on.
Four cousins range natural sweet white, dry white, sweet rose, dry red, natural. Platters include chocolate and wine, cheese and wine, charcuterie and wine, nougat, nuts and wine, a four cousins fan pairing as well as nonalcoholic pairings for both. Home about wines whisky subscribe shopping visit us contact us tel. Book your tickets online for van loveren family cellar, robertson. Plan to visit van loveren family cellar, south africa. Winery van loveren family cellar robertson, afrique du sud. The first muscadel wine was made by hennie snr in 1939. Phillip, neil, bussell and hennie, joined the family farm, van loveren, upon completing their studies. For the more discerning of palates, there is the christina range of handcrafted reserve wines, many of which are heavyweight award. In the shop they sell the following van loveren wines. The sons of wynand and nico introduced the four cousins range of wines that are the biggest selling bottled wine of south africa. January 31, 2017 whilst i spent a week in mcgregor earlier this month, i visited robertson for part of a day, shopping with friends, but also enjoying lunch at the recently opened four cousins restaurant owned by van loveren, at the entrance to the town. The rustic tasting rondawel and pumpkin fritters where visitors were given a whole bottle to taste on the stoep has been transformed into a showcase for innovative wine tourism as the brand home of van loveren and its bestselling four cousins range.
Van loveren family cellar robertson all you need to know. The four king cousins are an american female harmonizing pop singing group. Spend a day experimenting with unique wine pairing platters in cape town. Four cousins lite skinny rose bestellen albert heijn. About 20% of every rand spent in south africa goes to informal stores, mostly foreignrun.
Van loveren family cellar robertson 2020 all you need. The wines made for the next 40 or so years were bulk wines. Van loveren four cousins natural sweet red, robertson, south africa. Family fun in pairs at four cousins cape wine lovers society. You must be 18 years or older to access this website. Dec 11, 2016 cousins by salley vickers is published by viking. In 2000, the four cousins introduced the four cousins range of wines, cementing their role in van loverens success to grow to south africas leading family owned winery. That van loveren wines garnered a double gold, gold, four silvers and three bronzes at the 2008 veritas awards. Without a doubt, the four cousins wine range is loved by many for its consistent quality at goodvalue price.
The estates lush gardens make a nice detour from the garden route trail. Released in 1,5l bottles, it hit the market with a big bang and today is south africas biggest selling bottled brand. One of the biggest familyowned estates in south africa, van loveren family cellar offers not only a premium wine tasting and wine pairing experience, but also some hiking, mountain biking, and birdwatching. In 2000, the four retief cousins introduced the four cousins range of wines. Four cousins, 9 wines and 18 years of success as a brand. Story of van loveren vineyards and four cousins, sas topselling. Our first stop was the van loveren wine estate, which happily surprised me, with. Four cousins is like, my cousin, always there and reliable.
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