We all have these photos … throwback photos!

It’s described as ‘nostalgia-inducing pictures … from a different era of your life”.

Every Thursday we will throw a few photos of ‘way back when’ on our blog. Why on a Thursday? Because it’s just a day away from the weekend … and we love weekends!

You are welcome to join in or just enjoy the photos (#TB Thursday).

August 2016 – Klipdrift Brandy Distillery (Robertson, Western Cape Province, South Africa)

Today’s throwback post is such a nice memory. Some of my colleagues at the hospital where I worked organised a weekend getaway. This involved a tasting at a brandy distillery and a ‘braai’ afterwards.

Robertson:

This quaint village is located in the fertile Breede River and known as the valley of wine and roses. It is also at the heart of the wine route – Route 62. The distance between Cape Town and Robertson is 160km (99 miles) and takes you through a picturesque area of ​​mountains and winelands.

Klipdrift Brandy Distillery:

Whether you are a brandy lover or not, you will enjoy a visit to this distillery. The estate has been making wine since 1850 and estate brandy dates back to 1936. You can mix your tastings with a tour of the world-class distillery.

Amper Tuis (translated to ‘Almost Home’)

After our tour of the distillery, we went to the Klipdrift House where we had a lot of fun while tasting the different brandy’s!

Maak Jouself Tuis (translated to ‘Make Yourself at Home’)

Wonderful collection of clocks

The brandy we tasted

On the cellar tour we learned that some of the barrels of brandy take up to 21 years to mature! That’s a long time to wait for that perfect brandy, right? We had the opportunity to taste Klipdrift Export, Klipdrift Premium, Klipdrift Gold and Klipdrift Black Gold.

Berto with a glass of brandy (the sign behind him says: ‘Save water’) 😉

Our tasting glasses of brandy were accompanied by something sweet (nougat) and something salty (sausages).

Something sweet

Something salty

The Brandy tasting

We ended the tasting with some brandy cocktails and a lovely chat around a table at the Klipdrift House.

My brandy smile and Berto’s serious brandy face

A cool group of brandy tasters

Rooiberg Winery (translated ‘Red Mountain’ Winery):

The next day, on our way back home, we stopped at the Rooiberg Winery just outside Robertson. Besides good wine, a shop/bakery and a restaurant, you will also find the biggest chair in Africa here.

The biggest (red) chair in Africa

Wendy and René on top of the Red Chair

It was great to look back on a wonderful weekend. One must remember to capture these weekends as well, because one day we may move away from each other. But then we can always pick up a photo and remember the good times!

Special colleagues (but also good friends)

Note: Some photos were taken by myself and others were taken by René Hardinge and possibly Righardt du Plessis … but with all those brandy tastings, I can’t remember which photo belongs to whom.