The Big Bottle Festival
Now in its third year, the Big Bottle Festival is the Western Cape's grandest annual wine tasting extravaganza and celebrates South Africa's finest "Big Bottle" masterpieces during a weekend-long festival. Unique in concept and execution, the festival brings together South Africa's foremost winemakers and chefs de cuisine. The third Big Bottle Festival will be hosted on the weekend of 23 to 25 August 2013 at the renowned five-star Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia.
Spearheaded by award-winning executive chef, Peter Tempelhoff, from the Liz McGrath's collection of hotels, the third annual Big Bottle Festival will showcase a panoply of culinary stars such as Edgar Osojnik head chef at Buitenverwachting, Harald Bresselschmidt celebrated chef from Aubergine Restaurant, Roland Gorgosilich of Bosman's Restaurant at the Grand Roche Hotel in Paarl, Gregory Czarnecki renowned for his work at the Waterkloof Estate and Brad Ball, Executive Chef of the world class Bistro Sixteen82 amongst others.
The Big Bottle walk-about and tasting on Saturday and Sunday, 24 and 25 August allows food and wine lovers to experience the various wines from selected wine farms that have been invited to participate in the event. This will centre on the few wineries and estates in South Africa who are able to bottle wines in large bottle formats. All wines will be poured from big bottles during the Walk-About. These wine farms bottle in large formats, usually only for special occasions and limited releases, to showcase outstanding vintages either to mark a winery's anniversary or for charitable purposes. These magnificent bottles are synonymous with celebration, extravagance, enjoyment and they invoke a feeling of delightful, social decadence. Some forty of South Africa's top wine producers and importers pouring will be serving their best wines during this weekend. This is an event not to be missed. Participation is strictly by invitation only and estates such as Bouchard Finlayson, Hamilton-Russell, Iona, Delaire Graff Estate, Buitenverwachting, Neil Ellis, Jordan, Thelema Mountain Vineyards, Tokara and Klein Constantia will be participating.
Date: 24 August 2013 to 25 August 2013Time: 15:00 - 19:00
Venue: Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia, Cape Town
Cost: Walk-Around Day Pass: R400
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The Cellars-Hohenort is located in "Cape Town's Vineyard", the historical Constantia Valley on the breathtaking slopes of Table Mountain. There are three award-winning dining experiences overseen by Cape Town's only Grands Chef Relais & Châteaux, Peter Tempelhoff. The Cellars-Hohenort is the result of owner Liz McGrath's more than twenty years of hard work, love and endless inspiration.
Date: 23 August 2013
Time: 20:00
Venue: Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia, Cape Town
Cost: Gourmand Dinner Experience: R1,980
More info:
The Cellars-Hohenort is located in "Cape Town's Vineyard", the historical Constantia Valley on the breathtaking slopes of Table Mountain. There are three award-winning dining experiences overseen by Cape Town's only Grands Chef Relais & Châteaux, Peter Tempelhoff. The Cellars-Hohenort is the result of owner Liz McGrath's more than twenty years of hard work, love and endless inspiration.
Date: 24 August 2013
Time: 17:30
Venue: Cellars-Hohenort Hotel in Constantia, Cape Town
Cost: 2002 Prestige Champagne Tasting: R2,300
More info:
The Cellars-Hohenort is located in "Cape Town's Vineyard", the historical Constantia Valley on the breathtaking slopes of Table Mountain. There are three award-winning dining experiences overseen by Cape Town's only Grands Chef Relais & Châteaux, Peter Tempelhoff. The Cellars-Hohenort is the result of owner Liz McGrath's more than twenty years of hard work, love and endless inspiration.