Scrumptious picnics & wine at Hartenberg Wine Estate

Picnics are hard work – with all the cooking of minuscule meatballs beforehand and sourcing unbreakable wineglasses for the trek to a grassy knoll somewhere…Hartenberg Wine Estate makes it easy on you: Just order (you can even choose from 3 menus) and rock up!  They even throw in a spot of awesome Hartenberg wine.

The Main menu, at R135 per person, includes a carafe of Hartenberg wine, Eleanor Finlayson’s famous smoked snoek pate and a selection of home baked breads as a starter. For mains there is a  selection of cold meats, seasonal salads, local cheeses and preserves, fresh seasonal fruit, roasted vegetables, crudités and pickles, and last but not least coffee and koeksisters for dessert.

If the Main menu does not tickle your fancy, the lighter Homemade Quiche menu at R120 per person is a delicious alternative; including smoked snoek pate with home baked breads, homemade quiche served with baby leaf salad, vegetable crisps and a glass of Hartenberg’s premium wines rounded off with a coffee and koeksister.

Or for lazy lounging in the sun, the Olive and Cheese platters from R60 per person is an obvious choice, including a selection of breads and a glass of Hartenberg wine.

All the food is prepared by Hartenberg’s trained staff, who takes great pride in their home cooked country fare. The picnic lunches are available all summer from mid September onwards, weather permitting.

Hartenberg Wine Estate is situated on the Bottelary Road off the R304 to Stellenbosch. For bookings, call Tel: (+27)21-8652541, Email: info@hartenbergestate.com or visit www.hartenbergestate.com.