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Caveau Wine Bar & Deli - Newsletter 25 - September 2006 (021) 422 1367
In This Issue Jean & Brendon's Welcome

Welcome!

Wine Review
Twee Jonge Gezellen
Rosé Cuvée Brut 2000

Recipe
Caveau’s classic tapas

Brendon & Jean Dear Friends

Can you believe that this is our 24th newsletter?! Yes, already it has been 2 years of bringing Caveau to your doorstep and in celebration, we have decided to ‘triple’ treat you, in our “Recipe of The Month” section, to the secret recipes of some of our famous and undeniably delicious tapas.

This month also sees the arrival of a new wine at Caveau. Produced by Jean-Vincent Ridon, our dear friend and winemaker at Signal Hill, ‘Chef Charl’, named after our hard working employee and head chef, is a delicious 2005 Shiraz (only one barrel was produced) that, like its namesake, not only loves food, but has an abundantly fruity character with faint spicy undertones too! Now available at Caveau, be sure to give this one a try next time you pop in... it’s something you won’t find anywhere else!

On a slightly more serious note, we have of late been receiving a few protests from customers that have not been able to get into any of our wine tastings due to them always being fully booked. Although we are thrilled that they have been so well received, we also understand your frustration at not being able to get in.

Although this month’s tasting, themed ‘Wine and Dine the World’ is already fully booked with a waiting list, next month’s still has a few availabilities! Should you be interested in booking, please feel free to call us as soon as possible. On this note, next months tasting will also be our last for 2006, and although we will endeavour to keep you up to date with next year’s series (due to start in April), we will also be happy to take advanced bookings for these, so please give us a call to avoid disappointment.

Till then... keep swirling!

Au Revoir

Petit Caveau Twee Jonge Gezellen - Rosé Cuvée Brut 2000

Having finally obtained our alcohol trading licence, Caveau will be able to serve as a wine merchant as well as wine bar and deli in the New Year. At Petit Caveau you will be able to buy wines that appear on our wine list and even some that don’t! From time to time we may even be lucky enough to get our hands on something really special!!

In the mean time however, if there are any wines on our wine list that you would like to have for your own private collection but that you may be battling to find elsewhere, please do not hesitate to contact us and we shall try to source it for you.

Twee Jonge Gezellen Rosé Cuvée Brut 2000 Twee Jonge Gezellen, established in 1710, is the oldest family wine farm in Tulbagh and the second oldest family-owned wine farm in South Africa. Together with the Krones they have become renowned for ground breaking innovation and pioneering concepts.

The early 1950’s saw the vision of owner-cellar master, N.C. Krone, introduce cool fermentation, a first in the wine industry. His son, Nicky Krone, the present owner-cellar master, took the lead again in the early 1980’s with innovative night harvesting which took the cool fermentation concept a step further by harvesting the grapes whilst cold, thus retaining freshness and natural flavours. This practice started a trend in the wine industry to pick at night or in the very early hours of the morning. Night harvesting at Twee Jonge Gezellen has become a way of life for the whole farm during season time and the atmosphere is festive, complementing the joyousness of the gathering of the harvest. Twee Jonge Gezellen produces a well known range of still wines, but is especially renowned for their MCCs, and in particular their KRONE BOREALIS, a multi-award winning & classically styled bottle-fermented product where top honours have spanned various vintages.

A new addition, however, to the MCC range of bottle fermented sparkling wines from the House of Krone, is just about to make an intriguing entrance … rather like a debutante at the ‘coming out’ ball! With a refined, natural sophistication adding to its allure, this bottle fermented sparkling Rosé wine is traditionally recognized as the category with which to ‘impress’ - be it for business, social or romantic occasions. Handcrafted throughout, the traditional French grape varieties, Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, also hand-picked at night & in the early mornings are combined to produce a sassy, refreshing and uplifting juice ambrosia with hints of berry fruits. Displaying delicate lees-yeastiness and a fine creamy mousse, this bubbly also boasts a gorgeously subtle and sophisticated salmon pink hue.

Jean’s Thoughts
A fresh, fruity bubbly that is stunning with food too! A great way to start the season.

Brendon’s Thoughts
Delicately salmon pink in colour, strawberry flavours, creamy mousse. Superb complexity. Just an all round elegant bubbly that I'll be drinking copious amounts of this spring and coming summer.

At Caveau:  only available towards the end of October
Charl's Choice Caveau’s classic tapas

White Anchovies

These anchovies, pickled in vinegar and olive oil, are the same type as regular anchovies, the only difference being that they are cured and salted less – hence their whiter colour.  This gives them a fresher taste with less of the harsh saltiness usually associated with anchovies.  I like using them in our Caesar salads, or finely chopped and then sprinkled on top of and grilled with sweet bell peppers.

Available from our deli in 80g jars for R35.00 per jar.

Charl

Crispy prawn tails and aioli

Smoked Norwegian salmon and avo crostini

Chicken satays and peanut sauce

Ingredients for aioli

4 cloves garlic, roasted
2 tsp white wine vinegar
½ tsp Dijon mustard
½ tsp white sugar
2 egg yolks
100ml sunflower oil

Method for aioli
1)  Place egg yolks, mustard, sugar, vinegar and garlic in a blender.
2)  With the blender running, slowly pour in the oil until it is all incorporated.
3)  Season with salt and pepper.

Ingredients for prawns

8 prawns, shells and veins removed
1 tbls sweet chilli
Juice of ½ lemon
5 drops of fish sauce
½ tsp chopped coriander
½ tsp toasted sesame seeds
½ cup flour
Oil for frying

Method for prawns
1)  Mix sweet chilli, lemon juice, fish sauce, coriander and sesame seeds and add prawns to marinade.
2)  Dust prawns in flour and fry until crispy (approx 4 minutes).
3)  Serve with aioli.

Ingredients

180g smoked Norwegian salmon
8 slices ciabatta
60g rocket
Lemon for squeezing
50 mls olive oil
1 avo, cubed
Toasted sesame seeds

Method
1) Dip ciabatta into the olive oil and toast until crispy.
2) Place rocket on top of the crostini and arrange the salmon on top of the rocket.
3) Cover the salmon with avo, squeeze lemon juice over and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Ingredients

250g chicken breast cut into cubes
8 satay skewers
1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
½ onion, chopped
1 tin coconut cream
3 tbls peanut butter
Juice of ½ lemon
1 tbls coriander
½ chilli, chopped
½ tsp fish sauce

Method for peanut sauce
1)  Fry onion over low heat with ginger and after 5 minutes add the coconut cream and peanut butter and allow to simmer for a further 10 minutes.
2) Add lemon juice, fish sauce, coriander and chilli.
3) Season with salt and pepper.

Method for Chicken
1)  In a hot pan, fry the chicken cubes for 8 minutes.
2)  Skewer 3 pieces onto a stick.
3)  Serve with the peanut sauce.

Wine Evenings Caveau’s Friends in Wine

Wine and Dine the World
In our next wine evening, on 26 September, we will be wining and dining the world!

In this particular tasting, 6 locally produced wines that are based on international wine styles will be sampled and paired in true Caveau style with meals from their respective countries! Wine journalist and host of our wine evening’s JP Rossouw will facilitate this tasting detailing styles and wine making traditions typical of some great wine making countries.

Further details of the evening:
Date:26 September  2006
Venue: Caveau Wine Bar & Deli
Time: 19h00 – 19h30
Cost: R 200.00 per head
Rsvp: (021) 422 1367 or info@caveau.co.za

Our intention is to keep these evenings as intimate as possible. We have therefore limited seating allocations, so booking is essential!
Full prepayment is required

Our banking details are as follows:
Bank: Standard Bank
Branch: Sea Point
Branch Code: 024 109
Acc Name: Coalition Trading 145
Acc No.: 071 075 011

Waterford Cabernet Sauvignon 2003

Every now and then, Caveau receives stock at a reduced or “special price”. This may either be in order to move produce a little faster or due to wine farm promotions that may be running at the time. At Caveau we feel that our patrons should be the first to experience the benefits of such kickbacks and we have in turn decided to run monthly specials.

This month, our special offering is Waterfod’s 2003 Cabinet Sauvignon.  Displaying classic ripe Cabernet Sauvignon fruit aromas with a hint of well integrated oak vanillas, this great vintage has produced wonderful tannins that are classically dry and yet yielding on flavour experience and mouthfeel. The ultimate food wine, pairing well with most red meats and accompanying sauces. Game and ostrich in particular should be a good match.

Available from Petit Caveau for only R 90.00 per bottle, should you be interested in purchasing this wine for your own private collection or just to enjoy with friends and family, please feel free e-mail your order to: info@caveau.co.za



THE VINE ROOM

The Vine Room, Cape Town’s finest and most exclusive private dining venue is finally open for bookings. As opposed to our more casual fare, the menus that we will be designing for this venue are of “fine dining” standards.

Should you be interested in making any bookings, please feel free to contact Gabi on gabi@thevineroom.co.za or on 083 284 6754.

 

"Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures." - Michael Broadbent


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