Allée Bleue Wine Estate near Franschhoek now offers an all-season picnic with style – aptly named the Chicnic!
The Allée Bleue Chicnic Menu is a mélange of Cape flavours sourced from fresh produce from the farm and its surrounds. A basket for two, served at a garden table under an ancient oak tree, or under a cozy blanket in the courtyard on rainy days, is the setting for a sublime lazy day in the Cape Winelands.
Expect luncheon goodies including the signature Allée Bleue Herb Salad with a Cabernet / Merlot wine reduction complete with pecorino cheese shavings, a Ploughman’s Platter of delicious cold meats and local cheeses, out-of-the-oven baked bread accompanies by smoked olive tapenade and aniseed onion marmalade. Rounding off the country feast is a traditional warm malva pudding, served with crème anglaise.
A holistic family experience is the hallmark of the Allée Bleue picnic offering, with Allée Bleue’s youngest guests having a menu crafted especially for them. The healthy and delicious Kiddies Picnic features homemade pizza, fresh sweet potato chips, carrot sticks and a selection of cheeses, nuts and cold meats. The fiesta ends with a gourmet KitKat hot milk served with mini marshmallows.
Before heading for home, visitors should stop by the Tasting Centre and Marché, set in one of the estate’s historic buildings, for wines to take home as well as farm produce.
Be sure to book your Chicnic basket ahead of your day out. Menus including a vegetarian option are priced at R390 for two persons sharing, whilst the Kiddies Picnic costs R95 per child.
What, where: Allée Bleue Chicnic
Info: 021 874 1021
Opening Times: Mon – Sun & Public Holidays 11am – 4pm
Allée Bleue Wine Estate: At the intersection of the R45 and R310, Franschhoek, Cape
Web: www.alleebleue.com
Social media: Twitter and Instagram @AlleeBleue
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