Hanging out at De Warenmarkt

One of the best parts about living in Stellenbosch is trying all the new places that spring up. I think De Warenmarkt on the corner of Ryneveld and Plein Street is definitely going to be one of our new favorite spots.

We met one of our friends there for a glass of wine last week and surprisingly it was only the 3rd day they were open. De Warenmarkt is made up of a number of gorgeous gourmet food stands that range from coffee to cheese to the most incredible wood fire breads - banters beware.
The wine list is a bit on the limited side at the moment considering it is a wine bar but has some really lovely wines - We enjoyed a Steenberg Savignon blanc 2014 (R180 per bottle).

The setting is funky and modern and there is a huge fire place in the center of the room which was nice and cosy for a chilly winters evening. Our waiter told us that most of the food vendors close around about 7 but there were a few that served a little later which was fantastic because it gave us just enough time to get some breads and make up a small cheese platter to enjoy with our glass of wine. Call me old fashioned but I just can't drink wine out of a stemless glass like the ones they use, it doesn't taste right and you drink it far to quickly...especially in Stellenbosch where wine is such a big part of the culture.

We really loved hanging out at De Warenmarkt and can't wait to enjoy beautiful Summer evening there.

Wonderful food and wine

The perfect wine needs the perfect glass right?

De Warenmarkt is open Mondays - Saturday

For more information have a look at their website (link above) or their Facebook page


Reading on Facebook Chef George Jardine (Jordans Restaurant) has big plans at De Warenmarkt - I will definitely update this post when we get around to trying some of the amazing things on his menu

The miracle of wine into ice cream

Wine ice cream…. Two of the most wonderful parts of Summer joined in happy matrimony.

Somerbosch is one of the only places we've heard of that has turned wine into ice cream now that is a miracle if you ask me and what a wonderful trip for the taste buds. They pair 4 wines with the same type of ice cream, Merlot, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinotage and leave you to enjoy the experience.

They also produce a number of white wines as well as a really enjoyable port with a wonderful rum and raisin nose.

Somerbosch is beautiful but the people in the tasting room really weren't very interested in telling us anything about the wine or the story behind the estate – which was really sad considering the slogan is ‘There's history behind the Vine’ which we would have liked to have heard something about.

Tastings R40 for the Wine and Ice cream or if you’d just like to taste the wine it’s only R10 for 3 wine (absolute bargain). Don't forget to book though otherwise you might miss out.