Food and Wine Pairing

Enjoy a dinner perfectly paired with Neil Ellis wines

Our distinguished chef worked tirelessly with the wine maker from Neil Ellis Vinyards to put together a perfectly paired four-course pairing of delicious dishes and the best wines from Neil Ellis’s collection.

Join us on Thursday, 24 April for this event in Graze Restaurant in the Hotel at Emerald.

The Menu:

Starter

Whipped ricotta brioche bake served with fresh apple, shaved celery & vanilla poached peaches, topped with roasted almonds, salted caramel drizzle & fresh rocket.

Paired with Neil Ellis Jonkershoek Chardonnay

Entreè

Cucumber, avocado & chilli salsa topped with coconut poached prawns & soy reduction & crispy fried noodles.

Paired with Neil Ellis Jonkershoek sauvignon Blanc

Main Course

Braised Lamb shank served with garlic-mashed potato burnt pearl onions & seasonal roasted vegetables.

Paired with Neil Ellis Jonkershoek Pinotage

Dessert

Raspberry & summer fruit Pavlova topped with strawberry cream, fruit salsa, strawberry jelly, whipped white chocolate ganache & dark chocolate leaves.

Paired with Neil Ellis Pinotage Rose

“Neil Ellis Wine Estate, home to the world’s first bottled Pinotage and one of the oldest heritage farms in the Western Cape dating back to 1692. Since then, Neil Ellis Wine Estate has cemented itself as a distinguished wine producer with a commitment to superior quality wines both internationally and locally.

To this day, Neil Ellis Wine Estate, under the leadership of Cellar Master, Wynand Lategan and Farm Manager Philip le Roux, is still producing award-winning Pinotage, along with a wide variety of other excellent quality wines that form part of Neil Ellis’s three tiers – the Jonkershoek Range, Heritage Range and Keldermeester Versameling (Cellar Master Collection).”

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