{"id":3440,"date":"2024-06-11T07:37:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T05:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/book.vergenoegd.co.za\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2026-04-09T08:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T06:38:42","slug":"a-picture-perfect-day-in-stellenbosch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vergenoegd.co.za\/fr\/newsroom\/a-picture-perfect-day-in-stellenbosch\/","title":{"rendered":"A Picture-Perfect Day In Stellenbosch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Picture-perfect Vergenoegd L\u00f6w, infused with luxury, heritage and authenticity<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the moment you enter the gates of Vergenoegd L\u00f6w, you know you can let go of all cares and responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wide skies, beautiful views, a glorious indigenous garden and gentle, whispering sounds of nature signal the serenity of our estate. Maybe you\u2019ll hear the bulrushes as they brush up against each other in the breeze, birds flying and or nestling amongst the foliage. Sometimes you can hear the sea (just 5km away) and feel its tingling briny freshness on your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A selection of small plates at Geuwels<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


<\/em>Hungry? Walk across to\u00a0Geuwels,<\/a>\u00a0for a delicious farm breakfast, or lunch served as a selection of small plates. Everything on the menu has been carefully conceived by chefs\u00a0Bertus Basson<\/a>\u00a0and Drikus Brink, who know Stellenbosch like the back of their hand. Some produce is grown on the farm. Otherwise, it\u2019s sourced from small-scale farmers nearby. Home-baked breads,\u00a0roosterkoek<\/em>\u00a0or even duck eggs, if you fancy. Lots of traditional flavours offered to you in a refreshingly new way.l plates at Geuwels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Indian Runner ducks hard at work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the time, you might get to meet the Indian Runner duck that laid your egg, along with her companions as they make their way to work. Every day, at 09:00 and 12:00 on the dot, they\u2019re taken into the vineyards,<\/a> to consume the snails and insects that might otherwise harm the vines and the cover crops. They are also very partial to certain weeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look out for the Dexter cattle<\/a> grazing nearby. They share the workload with the ducks, eating other weeds. Together they fertilise and enrich the soil, that\u2019s so good for our wine grapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Perfect companion on a cold winter\u2019s day<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n


Which is exactly why you should try\u00a0our wines.<\/a>\u00a0What makes them unique is the subtle tang of salt that some tasters pick up. Real or imagined, it\u2019s definitely the influence of the sea. You can go for a line-up of four white wines \u2013 a combo of our own estate wines and wines from our sister luxury property in Germany. Reds rather? Then we have five of our own to sample. You can even design your own tasting if you want. George Young, a talented young sommelier and our tasting room manager, will together with his team, guide you expertly but approachably with as much or as little info as you\u2019re ready to take in. They\u2019ll even arrange for wines you buy from our shop to be delivered to your home or your office.t companion on a cold winter\u2019s day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awaken your senses with an Indigenous Food & Wine Tasting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you\u2019ve skipped breakfast and are ready to sample some intriguing traditional food flavours presented with six wines. We call it the Indigenous Food & Wine Tasting,<\/a> awakening your senses and letting you combine local heritage flavours like bokkoms, biltong, amasi,<\/em> herbs, spices and homemade onion marmalade, and end if off with a tasting of fine wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spoil yourself with a luxury spa treatment<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need a breather yet? Spoil yourself at our spa<\/a> where our hand-picked therapists will leave you feeling relaxed and renewed. From a massage to a facial, a mani or pedi, it yours to choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk the nature trails, savour the view from Amalie\u2019s Island, discover the rich plant and bird life in the gardens and along the vlei<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Modern South African dining at Clara\u2019s Barn<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it is modern South African dining you prefer, presented in the oldest building on our farm (a converted 18th century barn), then come along to Clara\u2019s Barn<\/a> for reimagined Cape flavours presented in five seasonal courses by chef Drikus and his team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just saying: our estate is superb. Close to Cape Town and Somerset West but a world away.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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