June is the month when we celebrate fathers of the world, and what better way to spoil dad than with a delicious gourmet treat or a luxurious weekend getaway in the breathtaking Constantia Valley.
 
On Sunday 19 June (Father’s Day) Chef Garth Almazan will be serving up his legendary Sunday Jazz Lunch at Catharina’s Restaurant. Treat your dad to a buffet feast fit for a king in the cosy ambience of our famed restaurant, accompanied by the jazzy rhythms of popular local musician Eddy Kirkwood.
 
Or make a weekend of it and surprise him with a luxurious Winter Break at our property with its signature combination of warm, Cape hospitality, delicious cuisine and the charming surrounds of our working wine farm.
 
 We are offering one special person a Father’s Day gift of a Sunday Jazz Lunch at Catharina’s for four people, to be enjoyed on Sunday, 19 June. Follow us on     to find out how you can win this delicious treat for your dad.

Hotel

   

SPECIAL OFFER
 Winter Break at Steenberg
 
We have created a Winter Break package to entice you from your winter hiatus for two blissful days and nights. Wrap yourself in the luxury and warmth of the world-class Steenberg experience, complete with all the ‘bells and whistles’, and your choice of a round of golf, or a relaxing spa treatment. With Father’s Day around the corner, you need look no further to find the perfect Father’s Day getaway.
 

Our Winter Break special offer includes luxury accommodation at the Steenberg Hotel for 2 people sharing for 2 nights, a delicious full English breakfast daily, and your choice of either a 2-course lunch at our fine-dining restaurant Catharina’s, or at cellar door restaurant Bistro Sixteen82; or a table for two at our famed Sunday Jazz Lunch at Catharina’s.
 
To ensure that this extravagant experience lingers long after you have left, we have also included a wine tasting at the Steenberg Tasting Room, and a choice of either one round of golf per person at the championship Steenberg Golf Course, or a pampering 80 minute Ginkgo Golfers signature massage at the Steenberg Ginkgo Spa.

  
 From R1 955 per person sharing for 2 nights
Valid from 1 June until 30 September 2011
** This package is available to SA Residents only
 
For bookings please email reservations@steenberghotel.com.

Catharinas

          

WINTER DINNER MENU

  

The Winter Dinner Menu at Catharina’s offers a set menu option which changes weekly, with dishes bursting with flavour to tempt your taste buds. Indulge your palate with mouth-watering starters such as Caramelised Scallops, served with cauliflower puree, local parma ham and white raisin vinaigrette, followed by Springbok Loin with braised, crumbed shank, golden sultanas, pine nuts, spinach tortellini, seared asparagus and an aromatic herb & red wine jus for main course, ending off on a heavenly Dark Orange Mousse with iced kumquat cannelloni, burnt orange jus and vanilla oil to satisfy your sweet tooth.
  
For the current menu, click here.
  
Special offer Winter Warmers are also on the menu until the end of September: 2-course set menu lunch at R165, 3-course lunch at R195, and a 3-course dinner at R215. Booking is essential.


Catharina’s Restaurant, Steenberg Hotel
Tel 021 713-2222
www.steenberghotel.com

 

RESTAURANT OPENING HOURS DURING THE WINTER SEASON
 (Until 1 September 2011)
 
During the chilly months Catharina’s offers its fine dining lunch or dinner experience from Tuesday to Saturday. Our Jazz Lunch Buffet continues to be served every Sunday courtesy of Chef Garth Almazan, who will be dishing up his popular, creative vegetarian ‘Meat Free Mondays’ on Tuesdays throughout winter (as Catharina’s will be closed on Mondays).
Lunch is served between 12:00 and 15:00
Dinner from 19:00 to 22:00
 
At cellar door restaurant Bistro Sixteen82 breakfast, lunch and tapas is served daily every day of the week.
Breakfast is served from 09:00 to 11:30
Lunch from 12:00 to 16:00
Tapas menu available between 16:30 and 20:00.
 
Please note that Bistro Sixteen82 will close for its annual break from 16 August to 6 September. During this period Catharina’s Restaurant will be operational seven days a week.

 

BISTRO SIXTEEN82
 Special Offer
 

Chef Brad Ball will be dishing up fabulous fare from his delectable Breakfast, Lunch and Tapas menus at Bistro Sixteen82 this winter, offering hearty breakfasts to kick-start your day, a tempting selection of lunch dishes and a Tapas menu of tasty portions of select dishes that speak to your palate. Served in a glorious vineyards setting, a meal savoured here is always a gourmet affair to remember!
 
To take the edge off the winter chill, we are offering a complimentary bottle of one of our Klein Steenberg wines when you spend R250 or more on any meal here. Our range comprises three easy drinking food wines that are sure to enhance your meal - the Klein Steenberg Rose 2009; Klein Steenberg Sauvignon Blanc 2010; and the Klein Steenberg Bordeaux Blend 2008. Saluté!
 
 Reservations on Tel 021 713 2211.

Golf News 


  

THE 8th HOLE AT STEENBERG
 
During this month’s virtual tour of our championship golf course, we guide you through the 8th hole, which is one of the trickier, but more rewarding of our greens.
   

Staff


  

ZOLANI SOLWANKI: COMMIS CHEF (CATHARINA’S RESTAURANT)

 

31-Year old Zolani Solwanki joined Steenberg in July 2005 as a kitchen steward at Catharina’s Restaurant, having earned his living before as a general contractor providing gardening, building and painting services. His industrious approach and eagerness to learn led to his promotion to Commis Chef in 2007, and his natural talent and passion for food has since been nurtured and allowed to bloom.
  
Zolani loves to work with food and to discover new products and different cooking techniques. He dreams of being a great chef someday, and treasures each moment spent creating delicious dishes for diners at Catharina’s. Most of all he enjoys the hustle and bustle that accompanies the preparation of an á la carte service. Not one to back down from a challenge, this passionate young man intends to grasp every opportunity that life presents. We are privileged to have him on our team.

Whats On


  

Sunday Jazz Lunch Buffet
 
Warm up your weekends in June at Catharina’s Restaurant with our legendary Sunday Jazz Lunch Buffet. Gather friends and family for a lazy afternoon of smooth jazz in the warm ambience of an open fireplace, while you savour a mouth-watering array of dishes, sipping a glass of your favourite Steenberg wine. It may very well become your favourite weekly tradition…..
 
Playing this month:
5th Eddy Kirkwood
12th Full Circle
19th Eddy Kirkwood
26th Full Circle
 
**Buffet R240 per person and 50% discount for children under 12.
Pre-booking at Catharina’s is essential.
Bookings at 021 713 2222.

  

FAREWELL EDUARDO VILLA

Those of you who have visited us over the years may well have spent time admiring the 15 magnificent steel sculptures by award-winning sculptor Eduardo Villa that grace the grounds of the Steenberg Estate. We were saddened by his passing on the 8th of May at the age of 95 - however we are heartened to be one of the venues across South Africa that will keep his artistic legacy alive, by way of our Eduardo Villa collection of selected sculptures - hand-picked by erstwhile owner of Steenberg, the late Graham Beck.

 

 

Balanced Darkly   
 

 

African Astronaut   

Among the fascinating steel sculptured structures strategically positioned throughout Steenberg, are three cone shaped steel figures in bright blue, green and yellow appropriately titled Energetic Figure III; Cones in Tension; and Energetic Figure VI. A dramatic black work entitled Balanced Darkly displays a richly varied interplay of planes and shadows, expressing pent-up energy; while African Astronaut also from the cone series, is typical of Eduardo Villa’s theme of the assertive human figure, beautifully emphasized by its powerful red colour.

Eduardo Villa was born on 31 May 1915 in Bergamo, Italy, where he spent much of his early childhood watching his uncle, a stonemason at work, later studying sculpture at the Andrea Fantoni School of Art in Bergamo. He first arrived in South Africa as a prisoner of war and stayed to become the country's most prolific and famous abstract sculptor. He has won numerous awards and represented South Africa five times at the Venice Biennale, four times at the Sao Paulo Biennale in Brazil and once at the Biennale in Chile, during his rich and interesting life, creating over 1000 works, mostly in metal and bronze, and mostly on commission.
 
His very first commission was for the faculty of dentistry at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1950, and this piece still occupies its original position at the faculty entrance. One of his most famous early works is a 6.6 metre warrior figure commissioned by the state iron and steel corporation, Iscor, erected at Voortrekkerhoogte outside Pretoria in 1961 to commemorate South Africa becoming a republic. Other famous works include The Knot, outside the Cape Town Civic Centre, and The Confrontation, in front of the Rand Merchant Bank head office in Sandton. A total of some 70 of his sculptures adorn other public open spaces in Gauteng.
 
His death closely follows that of his late wife, Greek poet Claire Zafirakos, who passed away last year.

Spaa

    

THE SPA AT STEENBERG: JUNE SPECIAL
     

EXTRAORDINARY WINTER SPECIAL FOR TWO (75 min/R960):
 
Luxurious Omega Skin Boost Full Body Massage (60 min)
Utilizing the Mama Mio product range (for Her)
To relax and cast a warm glow over body and soul
 
Or
 
Tension Release Deep Tissue Sportsman’s Full Body Massage (60 min)
Utilizing Lilian Terry Sportz Muscle Oil (for Him)
To release tension and relax muscles
 
(Includes either a complimentary Express Pedicure or Foot Reflex massage)

 
Booking is essential. Valid for the month of June
Tel 021 713 2222 or email steenberg@ginkgospa.com  

Winery Newss

    

STEENBERG DRIVES SEMILLON REVIVAL  
  
 Steenberg is a major driving force behind the renaissance of Semillon in South Africa, and we are proud to share the news that our Steenberg Semillon 2010 not only made it onto the Top 100 SA Wines ratings guide this year, but also won a Gold Medal at the prestigious International Decanter World Wine Awards.

 

Congratulations to winemaker JD Pretorius who firmly believes that the time has come to recognize Semillon as an outstanding cultivar with great potential, particularly as a ‘food wine’.
  
He recently demonstrated this most effectively at a 20-wine Semillon blind tasting for a group of wine writers, retailers, wine stewards and sommeliers on Friday 20 May. We believe he may just be onto a good thing!

  

KEEP IN TOUCH
  
The Steenberg Vineyards blog www.totallystoned.co.za and our Facebook page offer you a ‘behind the scenes’ window into our world of winemaking. We love to share our happenings with you and always look forward to your comments and replies.

                                  

STEENBERG CELLAR DOOR SPECIAL (June 2011)
   
Steenberg Shiraz 2009, priced at just R100 per bottle. (Usual price: R125).
  
This full bodied Shiraz is deep garnet in colour with hints of white pepper, violets, spice and a touch of vanilla on the nose. It has a firm structure, with lots of ripe berry characters and great freshness to the finish, while its savoury aftertaste will leave you longing for more. The last word in finesse, this red wine is superb served with a Fillet au Poivre and Beef Bourguignonne or with red meats grilled over an open flame.



 

Steenberg Estate • 10802 Steenberg Estate • Tokai Road • Tokai • Cape Town • South Africa • 7945
Tel: +27 (0)21 713 2222 • Fax: +27 (0)21 713 2251 • info@steenberghotel.com • www.steenberghotel.com
  
Tripadvisor Travellers Choice Award 2011 for Best Luxury Hotel in Africa