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DEAR FRIENDS
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This is a wonderful time for me on
Morgenster! I am enjoying the sun and the
company of friends and visitors, many from
overseas, who have left a cold Europe behind.
Our Morgenster red wine blends compete with the
best Bordeaux blends on international markets.
The same of course goes for our olive oils. We began the
2015 harvest on 28 January. We are also planning
the release of our 2011 vintage after four years
in my cellar, in addition to the release of a
new wine. But more about that next time.
Something else I look forward to is the annual
Cape Classic concerts on Morgenster again. Last
February we had to miss this pleasure because of
the floods in Somerset West. But this year, on
13 February at 19h00 our concert is
"Exclusively" and we welcome to the Estate W.A.
Mozart, L. van Beethoven, J. Hayden, G. Rossini
and F Schubert as well as Sophie Klussmann
(soprano), Colin Balzer (tenor), Martin Wagemann
(trumpet), Daniel Draganov (violin), Anne Schinz
(violin), Kirsikka de Leval Jezierski (viola),
Arthur Hornig (violoncello), Florian Heidenreich
(double bass), Dirk Wedmann (piano).
Then on Saturday 14 February at 11h00 our
matinee is called "Intimate". Among our composers and musicians will be F. Chopin,
Arthur Hornig (violincello) and Dirk Wedmann
(piano).
Main salon in the Morgenster house, where the concerts take place.
Tickets from Computicket at R430 each, although
almost sold out. The
money that Cape Classic raises supports Winelands children for school and study fees and
uniforms for example. This year they also want
to build a crèche in a township in Swellendam.
I plan to serve Morgenster NU Sauvignon Blanc
and Tosca to all our guests when they arrive and
during the interval. Perhaps I see you here?
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Ciao!
Giulio.
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FROM THE VINEYARDS
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The Morgenster harvest started early this year. The
first two pickings from the sangiovese vineyard, which
are destined for Caruso Rosé, took place around two
weeks earlier than usual, by the end of January. Henry,
our winemaker, says that this is the earliest harvest he
has experienced in his six years on the Estate. Early
budding, a dry season and not a lot of coolness to pull
the ripening back in December are behind this.
Everything is on track for a great year, he adds. |
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YOUR OLIVE RECIPES!
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When Morgenster extra virgin
olive oil was awarded 98% for
the first time in the Flos Olei
competition and guide (2014) we
asked 11 local chefs to share
their recipes containing olive
oil in
Morgenster Minute to
celebrate that ours was one of
only 11 oils in the world to get
that highest score. Now that we
have again achieved 98%, one of
12 in the world, we will
continue to publish recipes from
local chefs in our next 12
issues.
We also feature recipes on our
Facebook page on what we call
Morgenster Mondays. We know
there are many enthusiastic and
creative chefs and cooks reading
this newsletter. We invite you
to send in your recipe which
uses any of our olive
products.
Please provide the name of your
dish, list of ingredients,
cooking method and if wished a
few words on the origins of the
recipe. We will cook and
photograph it and post it on our
Facebook page on a Monday.
Depending on how many recipes
are received in a given period
we will award a hamper of
Morgenster products for the dish
which in the opinion of the
judge is interesting or
especially delicious.
The judge is MD Judi Dyer, whose
career in food and wine
management includes her winning
Best Junior Chef in the World:
World Culinary Olympics,
Frankfurt, Germany in 1984, the
year that she left Hotel School.
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MORGENSTER OLIVE AND TOMATO CONSOMMÉ
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The taste
of summer! A recipe from Duncan
Doherty of The Flagship, Simons
Town.
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