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Welcome to our February update… |
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Please pass this on to a family member or friend who you know
will benefit
from a great holiday! |
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| Dear Friends |
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| The past two months have seen our guests enjoying glorious, hot, wind-free days, Cape Town summer at its best. Can there be a better way to spend the halcyon days of summer than lazing, swimming in the sea or our pool, playing golf, gently meandering into the village or wandering along the seaside walkway, and generally working up an appetite for al fresco meals? For the more energetic there is the mountain on our doorstep as well as countless outings to beauty spots around the peninsula waiting to be explored. At the day's end there are sun-downers to enjoy on the loggia with its glorious view or amid the peace and beauty of our garden. |
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| Top 100 SA Wines |
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Ready…steady…cheers!
The Top 100 team is pleased to announce the launch of the new 2012 Top 100 SA Wine Challenge.
Entries for the 2012 Challenge opened with the Early Bird special offer on Tuesday 24th January using a state of the art electronic entry system, the first one in SA. Entries close on 16th March. The results and 2012 book launch are on 19th April. This is the definitive fine wine challenge in SA. Top 100 is the fastest growing fine wine brand and promotion company with massive online and airwaves presence. Click here to see the new and exciting website.
Diarise now:
Wine tasting festivals will be held at the One & Only in Cape Town on the 10th May 2012 and at the Hyatt in Johannesburg on the 17th May 2012
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Gardens
Although a frequent visitor to most Cape Town gardens, the grey squirrel (Sciurus caroliniensis) was spotted for the first time at Rodwell House, scurrying about and foraging for food. Being a somewhat shy little creature, when our visitor sensed a human presence, he/she quickly departed but we're hoping for a return visit.
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Guests
With Europe being broadly represented at Rodwell House over the festive season, we felt it best to fly the UN flag so as not to offend any of our esteemed guests!
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| Valentines Day Special |
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Date: 14th February 2012
Price: R1 500 per suite, including a romantic dinner for two and breakfast
AN OFFER NOT TO BE MISSED! |
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Valentine’s Menu
Canapés and a welcome glass of bubbly
Homemade chicken liver pâté with red onion & chilli marmalade on toasted ciabatta
Camembert in phyllo pastry with green fig preserve
Shot of lobster bisque
Starters
Moroccan Chicken and Chickpea Soup
free range chicken pieces and chickpeas, blended in East African spices with coconut milk and fresh coriander
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Wild Mushroom and Blue Cheese Ravioli
accompanied by freshly picked salad leaves, drizzled with balsamic reduction
Mains
Pan Fried Duck Breast
on a bed of spinach greens with crushed baby potatoes and cranberry port reduction
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Off- the- boat False Bay line fish
Moist, succulent fillet, with a hint of garlic, accompanied by crispy roast potatoes, steamed beans and cherry tomatoes with a hot caper butter sauce
Dessert
Char grilled dessert peaches
Baked with Amaretto liqueur, topped with crème fraichê and sprinkled with toasted flaked almonds
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Fruit Custard Tart
with an apricot reduction glaze, red jelly and heart coulis to set the tone to the end of your meal
and the start of a lovely evening |
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| International Wines on our award-winning list |
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Billaud-Simon Les Preuses 2005
Richer than normal given the warm vintage, the nose is pure, fresh lime and white blossoms mingling with ripe fruit. Rich flavours with the first sip, then the tight and concentrated character melts into a balanced mid weight finish. |
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| SA Wines |
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Teddy Hall Wines Blanc de Blancs 2005 Brut *Winner Top 100 SA Wines Challenge*
Winemaker Notes
This MCC is full of vigorous fine bubbles! It will develop additional complexity and depth over time. I am particularly proud of this wine and believe it might well become a benchmark bubbly.
Judges’ Comments
Deep hue, quite distinctive. Evolved apple and biscuit aromas with attractive lemon acidity and good length. Serve, as with all MCCs, well chilled. Intriguing candy-apple highlights. |
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Teddy Hall Wines Chenin Blanc Reserve 2009 *Winner Top 100 SA Wines Challenge*
Winemaker Notes
Bright gold with green tinge, the nose offers quince, pineapple and summer fruits. On the palate the balance is impeccable with the vanillins of the oak counterbalancing the fruit salad flavours.
Judges’ Comments
Very interesting and uniquely floral hints. Linear and focussed with attractive richness, zesty acids, crunchy green fruits, and mineral core. Seamless rounded mouthfeel. Compact, needs time. |
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| Cedar Tree Gallery |
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Fred (Frederick Hutchinson) Page – (1908 – 1984)
Fred Page is regarded as South Africa’s foremost Surrealist painter. Being somewhat of a recluse, most of the material used for his images was gleaned from sketches and photographs of the area around which he lived. Page’s world is the world of the surreal, inhabited by characters who are entirely his own and were evolved from his observation of life on the streets. The images are laced with mordant wit, a sense of the ridiculous and an encompassing sense of the puzzling tragedies of life. We are hugely privileged to have in our gallery 16 of his original works which form part of our permanent collection. To view, please contact Joanne on 021 787 9880. |
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All the best from the Rodwell House team
For reservations or further information, please call +27 (0) 21 787 9880 or visit www.rodwellhouse.co.za
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