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MAY 2010

The Constantia Valley is the oldest wine growing area in South Africa. The wines are distinctive and have established the valley as a world renowned appellation. Buitenverwachting Wine Estate is an integral part of that distinction - the world class Restaurant enhances the value of a visit to this extraordinary farm.

The Wines

Buitenverwachting’s superior wines are available at the farm for tasting; you will be warmly greeted by Ilze Rens the knowledgeable Manager of the Tasting Room.

•	Taste the elegant 2009 Hussey’s Vlei Sauvignon Blanc.
•	The Veritas double gold winner, Rough Diamond 2006. A blend of Petit Verdot and Malbec, this full bodied red blend offers a variation of red berries, dark chocolate, black pepper and loads of spicy characters.
•	The 2007 Merlot has been released, it follows the style of the 2006 vintage although a little fuller on the palate.
•	There is a small amount of Buitenverwachting’s very popular Blanc de Noir available now ...

The Winter Special Soul Warmer ...

The winter special menu 'Soul Warmer' is available at the restaurant and is amazingly good value!

A good selection of starter, mains and desserts are on offer:

Starters R49
Mains R116
Desserts R39

2 Course Menu R149
3 Course Menu R169
4 Course Menu R199

All menus include a glass of Buitenverwachting’s superb wine.

The Restaurant

Fine dining in a contemporary, continental atmosphere with a South African edge ... the most fantastic views in Constantia and well trained staff to look after your every wish.

Cheerful and experienced Restaurant Manager Etienne Borman tells us that a brand new, exciting a la carte menu is about to be introduced. It is to be known as 'The Nuptials', an exercise in the perfect marriage of the fantastic wine cellar of the Restaurant and the innovative techniques of the chef Edgar Osojnik.

The staff have spent many hours in training, learning just what Edgar’s vision is and the new techniques that have been used to create this menu.

Your scribe was there and can assure you that your taste buds are going to appreciate the gourmet experience in store.

A training session in the Buitenverwachting kitchens

Rave Review ...

Simon and Baker - Travel Review, one of the extremely discerning and highly respected American Travel sites, said:

Although we had visited Constantia, an upscale Cape Town suburb, a number of times over the years we first heard about Buitenverwachting by chance while dining with a local foodie who mentioned that the restaurant had recently been refurbished. Lady luck was with us: we still had time to visit the restaurant before leaving Cape Town on our way to the Garden Route and the restaurant was able to accommodate us. It turned out Buitenverwachting, meaning “beyond expectation,” exceeded our expectations.

Two things stand out about this understated find, the superbly prepared and presented tasting menu with wine pairing we sampled and the outstanding dining room seating with a dreamy view of the property's own vineyards. It was still early in the season and we had the pleasure of sharing the tastefully decorated dining room (our favorite area was the enclosed patio facing the vineyards) with only a handful of other guests on a sunny spring day. It was a most tranquil setting. Click here to view more ...

Chef Edgar with Nick Tenvelden

Getting to know us ...

Ilze Rens – Tasting Room Manager

A born and bred Capetonian Ilze loves wine and has always admired the Buitenverwachting farm.

She loved science and biology at school. Sociable by nature, it was while chatting to friends that one of them mentioned they were studying viticulture, this immediately fascinated Ilze who made enquiries and decided to do her B Agric. Majoring in Oenology and Viticulture.

Whilst studying she met her husband Richard and on their first date he ordered Buitenverwachting’s Blanc de Noir as their table wine at a restaurant in Hout Bay. No prizes for guessing that the Blanc de Noir is her favourite wine!

A qualified winemaker she loves her job managing the Tasting Room, she loves working with the guests and discussing the merits of the various superb wines made at Buitenverwachting. She says “Buitenverwachting feels like my family now” and she loves it!

Ilze runs and cycles to keep fit and fortunately loves Motor Bikes as Richard races Super Bikes (by the way she has her own Bike. What’s next on her agenda? She is looking at doing her MBA.

Yolanda Osojnik - Events and Functions Manager

Yolanda is married to Chef Patron of Buitenverwachting Restaurant, Edgar Osojnik; both have the same work ethic which is to please the customer. They have two beautiful daughters and Yolanda also has a very handsome son from a previous marriage.

Her 10 years of experience in the corporate world have served her well in her demanding job as Events and Functions Manager at Buitenverwachting. Extremely creative, the planning of special events and functions comes easily to her.

From the smallest intimate wedding to exclusive functions of up to 100 people, Yolanda produces the most talked-about events.

Some of the functions she has most enjoyed organising:

•	A wedding for 200 guests in a marquee.
•	A Gala Dinner for Sepp Blatter at which 60 international VIPs enjoyed a 5 course meal with matching wines. It goes without saying that table settings, flowers and gifts were beyond compare. Elegant and exclusive.
•	The Constantia Fresh event at which 5 of Constantia’s award winning chefs and 30 wine producers showed their wares. 500 people attended and there was an amazing braai afterwards. Everything ran like clockwork and the event was lauded in the media.

To sum up, it would be difficult to find a more capable and creative person to arrange anything -from a christening, special birthday, wedding to a wake.

Yolanda has wonderful contacts and she makes it her business to fulfil her clients every wish and produce a five star event!