So checked-out of Table Bay this morning and 45 minutes later I was in Stellenbosch and at Rust en Vrede (Peace & Tranquility) home to an awesome vineyard (founded in 1694) and restaurant (2007). I spent the morning with "birthday boy" Chef John Shuttleworth (& delightful wife) cooking two dishes - the first made of springbok ... awesome and the second, a dessert, with pear, doughnuts infused with maple syrup, pear sorbet, geranium pannacotta (yes, really) ... outrageously good!
I then spent a couple of hours with the estate owner, the flambouyant Jean Engelbrecht, tasting three of his wines. A BIG Shiraz, a BIGGGER Syrah and a delicious Shiraz/Cab blend ...
Rust has won many accolades over the years ... and I am so pleased that we got in on the show.
From there, it was a 45 minute zoooom to Franschhoek ... looking forward to tomorrow.
