A few weeks ago on Saturday the 1st of October I went to Middlevlei for a TSIBA charity running event. Sure
I didn’t run, but I still contributed to the charity and walked the course.
I unfortunately didn't have my camera on the day so
don't have any photos of the winery. I have used some of the photos from the Middelvlei website. You can check out more photos on
http://www.middelvlei.co.za.
This running event is held monthly to help raise money for a company
called TSIBA. Money is raised to fund less fortunate people through an
education in business, helping them to further them self in life. You can find out more on http://www.tsiba.org.za/
Each month, the event is held at a different winery. You
turn up at the chosen winery about 7am as the run starts about 7.30am. As
this is on a Saturday, you will need a slightly early night on Friday. It costs R60 to attend this event. The run at
Middlevlei was 6.5km or you could do it twice and run 13km. As our friend is a
running buff, he did the 13km and we walked the 6.5km and it worked out perfect
as we crossed the finish line at the same time. What a way to start the day and
we helped raise money for a good cause!!
Once you finish your run or walk, you get to have a
free
wine tasting in the tasting room. The tasting room reminds me of a cabin
you would see when hiking/camping in NZ, so it has a rugged feeling to
it, but in a nice way. There is a lovely fireplace in the room which you can sit around. There were wooden tables inside and outside. A
tasting normally costs R15 at Middlevlei.
I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed the Chardonnay
2011 at this
winery. It is smooth, easy drinking, not wooded and nicely balanced. It
sells for R54 a bottle so I bought two bottles, which I look forward to
opening in the next month
or two. The other wine I liked was the Free Run Pinotage 2010. It sells
for R87, is slightly dry and has a great fruity flavour. They also have a
Pinotage/Merlot 2009 for R65 and a Shiraz 2009 for R96. The service at
this winery was fantastic, and even though it was really
busy, the lady working there still made the effort to tell me
information
about the wine.
At Middlevlei they also had a Braai going
where we could order Boerwors or Braaibroodjies. They were delicious!!!
Some of the best Braaibroodjies I have tried in South Africa. For
those who don't know what a Braaibroodjie is, it's a toasted sandwich
done on the Braai. It is so much better than a toasted sandwich though!! They are usually filled with onion, tomato and cheese.
After we had all rested, done a wine tasting and had some food, there was a prize giving. There
were prizes handed out for 1st, 2nd and 3rd
placed winners, and then many prizes for spot prizes.
This is a nice wine farm to visit and worth
checking out. I also recommend attending this charity event, as it's a
nice way to start the day, you get to visit a new wine farm every month
and you get to do a tasting.
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