There's more to be Won! Celebrate your good taste with Graham Beck’s Brut Rosé (Closed)

Graham Beck Brut Rosé

You’ve scouted out the pic­nic spot, dis­creetly made sure your date is free, and tucked the Graham Beck Brut Rosé NV behind the green beans in the fridge to chill. Your MCC selec­tion is impec­cable, and you can’t wait to feel that Pinot Noir-meets-Chardonnay blush.

But what to serve it with? The pos­sib­il­it­ies … Continued

Miles of Smiles, Robertson and the Wacky Wine Weekend

Miles of Smiles

We had an early start to Saturday morn­ing; 4.30 to be pre­cise.  After the con­fu­sion of find­ing the cor­rect road for our trip to Darling two weeks ago, a bit more fore­thought had been given to this jour­ney and although we left ten minutes later than planned at 5.10am we made up good time and hit the high­way with ease!

We were off to Robertson for Miles of Smiles 10km and half mara­thon races.  We arrived in the Route 62 town with plenty of time to spare and made our way to the regis­tra­tion area; I’m very pleased I was a spec­tator because even at 8am the air was very fresh and I did not envy the run­ners in their Polly-shorts and vests!  The races star­ted and ended at the Robertson Winery with more people tak­ing part in the half mara­thon than in the 10km route.  It was a great, relaxed atmo­sphere … in fact so relaxed that my friend almost missed the start of his event because we were chat­ting so much! Continued

Passionate about the bean — Strictly Coffee in Robertson

Strictly Coffee

Passionate about the bean — Branded freshly roas­ted cof­fee: The really sad thing about cof­fee is the amount of stale, bit­ter cof­fee being served to guest's daily. Most people just don’t real­ize the dif­fer­ence in the taste of fresh roas­ted cof­fee. It is import­ant to note that the fresh­ness of cof­fee has to do with when it was roas­ted not when it was har­ves­ted. After roas­ted cof­fee has been exposed to air, the fla­vor will begin to deteri­or­ate extremely fast. Instant cof­fee. Coffee made from freshly roas­ted beans is rich in aroma and fla­vor, with a taste far super­ior to instant cof­fee. Whilst instant cof­fee might curb caf­feine crav­ings, fresh cof­fee is a treat to be savored ... Continued

Get to the Wacky Wine Weekend on 3 to 6 June

Wacky Wine Weekend

Named after the Scottish min­is­ter Dr William Robertson who arrived on our shores in 1822, Robertson is today a pros­per­ous town and is home to the well known Robertson Winery (estab­lished in 1941).  The winery has a long his­tory of grape-growing fam­il­ies, some of them 7^th gen­er­a­tion grow­ers.  Thirty five fam­il­ies today cul­tiv­ate 2400 hec­tares of vine and all con­trib­ute to the suc­cess of Robertson Winery.

Now a firm favour­ite on the cal­en­dar, this year the 7^th Wacky Wine Weekend takes place from June 3^rd to 6^th.  The week­end offers vari­ous events in vari­ous loc­a­tions e.g. a tour of the wine­mak­ing pro­cess as well as bar­rel tast­ing and samples of the finest single vine­yard wines with Continued

Robertson Winery Miles of Smiles on 5^th June

Miles of Smiles

The run­ning world will come to a halt this week­end as 20,500 odd run­ners take to the road between Pietermaritzburg and Durban for the 2010 Comrades Marathon.  However, on June 5^th things will be back to nor­mal and the first post Comrades run­ning event on the Western Cape run­ning cal­en­dar is the Miles of Smiles Road Race.

The venue of this event which com­prises a half mara­thon, a 10 kilo­metre race and a 5 kilo­metre fun run is the Robertson Winery in the stun­ningly beau­ti­ful Breede River Valley.  The Roberston Winery Miles of Smiles attracts thou­sands of run­ners every year whether they are com­pet­it­ive ath­letes going for the prize money or a fam­ily run­ning the fun run together!  Taking part is what it’s all about ... Continued

I ♥ Robertson because ...

I ♥ Robertson

Hi, I'm Balbina Hürttlen, owner and man­ager from GUBAS DE HOEK ****meet, eat, sleep
in Robertson in the Breede River Valley. I ♥ Robertson because it’s a safe SMALL TOWN with a BIG HEART!

ROBERTSON IS BEST KNOWN FOR ... in The Heart of Western Cape and Route 62, with 150 years of his­tory, Robertson has grown into one of the most attract­ive Cape Winelands towns and is best known for the Victorian build­ings, Jacaranda-lined streets, beau­ti­ful gar­dens and cer­tainly their wines, fruits, olives, cheese and horses. With 355 days of sun shine and together with Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor, Montagu, the Robertson Wine Valley offers a wide range of ‘Big Five’ activ­it­ies ... Continued

Prefer life in the slow lane?

Gubas De Hoek

Do you prefer life in the slow lane? If so then take a chilled trip down to Robertson for their third annual Robertson Slow. This year the fest­ival will be held from 7 to 10 August 2009. Ashton, Bonnievale, McGregor and Robertson in col­lab­or­a­tion with 28 winer­ies and Guest Houses from these areas wel­come you to the Robertson Wine Valley and invite you, the vis­itor, to enjoy food and drink at their tables.

Traditional fare such as Waterblommetjie Bredie, Karoo ven­ison, tripe and organic meals will be on offer at the homes of the Valley’s wine­mak­ing fam­il­ies. Here you will be able to meet with the wine­makers and talk to them about their wines and of course there will be plenty of oppor­tun­ity to taste the wines of this region ... Continued

Wacky & Wonderful Robertson!

Robertson

Located in the foot­hills of the Langeberg Mountains, on Route 62 between Worcester and Swellendam, is the small town of Robertson. With a his­tory span­ning more than 150 years, hav­ing been foun­ded in 1853, the town has plenty to offer, des­pite only hav­ing a pop­u­la­tion in the region of 17 000 people. Many of the ori­ginal Victorian houses still line the streets, along with the Jacarandas that have earned the town the nick­name of “Jacaranda cap­ital of the Western Cape.”

The Robertson val­ley is also one of the key wine pro­du­cers in the Western Cape, and the val­ley boasts no fewer than 31 wine cel­lars, many of which have won awards for their wines. Wine and food are so import­ant in this little town that the region hosts two events ded­ic­ated to them: the annual Food and Wine Festival, and the Wacky Wine Weekend, the lat­ter being held every June. Accommodation in Robertson ranges from relaxed self cater­ing to quaint bed and break­fasts and more up mar­ket hotels, so most tastes are catered for. Continued