Is life in the fast lane and too much fast food getting you down?
Leave the rat race for a weekend and fortify your spirit at the Robertson Slow. The stunning Robertson Wine Valley has a wonderfully healthy philosophy - slowly made... slowly enjoyed.
19 innovative wineries from Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor and Robertson invite you to their homes, to their dining tables and onto their farms to spend some time.... Slowly.
Join the international Slow Food phenomenon.
Enjoy delicious dinners at the homes of winemaking families with traditional Robertson Country
Fare such as Waterblommetjie Bredie, Organic Tripe Stew, Leg of Springbok and Home-smoked Pork on the menu. Wine will be central focus to the weekend and visitors will have ample opportunity to meet with the winemakers to taste and discuss
their wines. You could also learn something new like how to make pasta, cheese or salami, bake your own vetkoek or take on the time-honoured art of quilting! Other activities will include Horse Riding, Boating and Fynbos and Renosterveld Walks as well as Nordic Hiking.
Need to know?
Groups will be small and intimate and tickets are only available by booking in advance. This weekend is definitely a must
for the wine lover who prefers to take the slower lane - but please do not wait too long to book your tickets as they are limited.
Menu’s: Detailed menu’s will be available from Friday, 20 June 2008
Special Dietary Requirements: Vegetarian and other dietary requirements can be catered for. Please arrange directly with your host when booking.
Tickets & Bookings: Groups will be small and intimate and tickets are only available by booking in advance, no later than Friday, 1 August 2008.
Call Bonita Malherbe or Carine Strachan on 023 6263167.
Slow Food?
"Slow Food is an international movement, with headquarters in Bra, Italy. Started in 1986, it now boasts over 80 000 members belonging to convivia (branches) in some 45 countries.
The movement was born in reaction to Fast Food. When the McDonald’s arches went up in Rome, journalist and gourmet Carlo Petrini saw this as an outrage. While the French trashed McDonald’s outlets, the Italians were more constructive. Petrini founded Slow Food. Its amazing growth, and the fact that it is now a global force, shows the international sympathy for the aims of the organisation.
Slow’s original aim was focused on preserving the biodiversity of the planet, with its priority preserving the past for future generations. We are anti pre-packaged, homogenised food - fast food that erodes culinary tradition. We promote food cooked with love and care. We believe in flavour, natural foodstuffs, and fresh ingredients rather than the convenience food that dominates today’s eating patterns." Cape Town convivium leader, Stephen Flesch.
