OK, so this year in February there’s 2 important dates at Opstal - the 14th and 29th. For the 14th we’ve organised a great evening with the best wine & food on offer for you and your lovie. And on the 29th the Opstal staff will be having cake celebrating the 8th birthday of our Finance officer who’ve been working with us for 10 years…
The 29th will be a private party, but the 14th is open for all lovebirds out there. So make Opstal your romantic venue of choice. Our winemaker will present a wine tasting at sunset with the majestic Slanghoek mountains as a backdrop. Thereafter you can sit down and enjoy a fantastic 2 course A la Carte meal. All of this for R150 per person.
Sunset wine tasting with canapès + 2 course meal (for 2) = R300
Bottle of our Sparkling Wine = R50
Not disappointing your partner on Valentine’s = PRICELESS
Check out the delicious menu for the evening…
This week we (Opstal Management Team) held our annual Christmas Party. As usual mom/restaurant manager/wedding coordinator, Ria, WOW’d us with delicious food - including Salmon & cream cheese rolls, cheese truffles, carpaccio salad and chicken kiev. On a joyful night we also celebrated our Platter (2012 edition) 4 star rating for our 2010 Hanepoot, which went extremely nice with the assortment of chocolate yummies for dessert.
So, at the end of a year in which we still find the wine industry struggling, we at Opstal have lots to be thankful for. With good health, wine and food on the table and the privilege to work in the most picturesque office in the world… it’s not all doom and gloom!
Merry Krismis and festive season to all.
After the successful launch of Opstal Vars in July we didn’t think twice about getting all the exhibitors back for round 2 at this year’s Breedekloof Outdoor & Wine Festival from 7 – 9 October.
Opstal Vars - a meeting place for fresh produce, fresh ideas and of course fresh people – will have an extra twist in October – sushi chef Lam Malakhan and her team will prepare freshly made sushi throughout the day, paired with our very popular Blush. Jo Martin will perform lekker tunes for the festival atmosphere and with a jumping castle the kids are sorted as well.
So join us for a family friendly day of fun, because oh yes… Opstal is home to everyone!
A first at this year’s Breedekloof Outdoor & Wine Festival at Opstal will be an exhibition by Quenet’s Hunting & Fishing of their bow hunting, paintball and air gun equipment. They will also set-up a cool target shooting course where you can aim and try your luck in an attempt to win great prizes.
Remember… Aim small, Miss small!
This course/exhibition will be set-up next to our winery and restaurant where Opstal Vars (our fresh farmers market) will also happen on the same day. Sounds like fun…? Come join us on 8 Oct 2011.
On the 23rd of July 2011 Opstal will host its 1st farmers market as part of this years’ Soetes & Soup festival in the Breedekloof valley.
This will however not be any farmer’s/fresh market – we call it Opstal Vars (Opstal Fresh).
Opstal Vars is a destination – a meeting place for fresh produce, fresh ideas and of course fresh people…
There will be exclusive products, everyday products, products with a story and in general out of the ordinary…
So join us for a family friendly day of fun, because oh yes… Opstal is home to everyone!
Opstal Live took a big step in the direction of theatre shows when we welcomed well known SA actor and performer Frank Opperman to our estate. Frank delivered an excellent comedic performance as Wally Koekemoer, Club President of the Suidelikes Rugby Club in a show where he had the audience’s attention from start to finish. The tempo and emotion of the show was well planned and he played with plenty of clichès in the world of the Afrikaner boytjies and their game of rugby. Hidden away behind all the funny there were some messages and wisdom on life as expected by a play from the pen of Dana Snyman.
In addition to the performance all the guests, from as far as Somerset West and Cape Town, enjoyed a lovely 3 course meal prepared by Opstal chef Allouise Le Roux.
All in all, another memorable Opstal Live evening.
Die bekende akteur Frank Opperman is terug op die verhoog met ‘n splinternuwe eenmansstuk Rooikaart. Dit is geskryf deur Dana Snyman, wat ook die baie suksesvolle ”Die uwe Pottie Potgieter” geskryf het waarmee Opperman vir lank deur die land getoer het.
Na die sukses van “Die uwe Pottie Potgieter”, verras Opperman se vermoë jou weereens wanneer hy ‘n splinternuwe verhoogkarakter skep in die gedaante van “Wally Koekemoer”.
Die vertoning is skreeusnaaks en met Opperman se dinamiese vertolking, beloof dit om nog ‘n lekker aand by Opstal Live te wees!
Kaartjies is beskikbaar by die plaas teen R150 (ete ingesluit).
Besprekings by - 023 344 3001 of wine@opstal.co.za
21 Oktober @ die Eikesaal
R180 (tot 20 Sept), daarna - R200 (ete ingesluit)
Besprekings by 023 344 3001 of wine@opstal.co.za
…is besig om vere reg te skud en partytjie skoene af te stof vir Superstar Steve Hofmeyr wat Donderdag Opstal Live tot die next level vat…!!!
At the 2010 Breedekloof Outdoor & Wine Festival we brought the sushi and Blush and thankfully all our guests brought the gees! It was a perfect Spring day in the Slanghoek valley and with the mellow tunes from Jo Martin and his band the food and wine went down smoothly. Kids had fun in the playgym and on the jumping castle and the family day atmosphere was felt and enjoyed by all.
See you all again next year in October at the 2011 Outdoor & Wine festival where Opstal will most certainly again be the place to be for good food, good wines and great times…!
