{"id":264601,"date":"2025-07-03T11:35:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/?p=264601"},"modified":"2025-07-03T11:35:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T09:35:28","slug":"savour-wine-and-soup-at-spier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/savour-wine-and-soup-at-spier\/","title":{"rendered":"Savour wine and soup at Spier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"264602\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/savour-wine-and-soup-at-spier\/tcsoup_59772\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tcsoup_59772\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt; Winter at Spier Wine Farm is a time to slow down,reconnect&lt;br \/&gt;\nand savour life\u2019s simple pleasures. This season, guests are&lt;br \/&gt;\ninvited to a celebration of warmth, flavour and farm-fresh&lt;br \/&gt;\ningredients with a comforting wine-and-soup pairing until the&lt;br \/&gt;\nend of September. The experience begins with a velvety white&lt;br \/&gt;\nbean and truffle soup served alongside a garden mushroom&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u201ctoastie\u201d, beautifully complemented by the rich, layered&lt;br \/&gt;\nCreative Block 5 2021. Next, a charred tomato soup with a&lt;br \/&gt;\nparmesan \u201ctoastie\u201d is paired with the vibrant Seaward Chardonnay 2024. The tasting concludes with a&lt;br \/&gt;\ndelicate pumpkin velout\u00e9, topped with goat\u2019s cheese foam and pumpkin spice, matched with the bold and&lt;br \/&gt;\nexpressive 21 Gables Pinotage 2020. As a final indulgence, guests are treated to a chocolate brownie, the&lt;br \/&gt;\nperfect sweet note to end a cosy winter tasting. After the tasting, guests can enjoy a self-guided walk along&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe banks of the Eerste River and explore the contemporary art installations and indigenous gardens of the&lt;br \/&gt;\nhistoric werf. The cost is R180 per person and reservations are essential on www.spier.co.za.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; Winter at Spier Wine Farm is a time to slow down,reconnect&lt;br \/&gt;\nand savour life\u2019s simple pleasures. This season, guests are&lt;br \/&gt;\ninvited to a celebration of warmth, flavour and farm-fresh&lt;br \/&gt;\ningredients with a comforting wine-and-soup pairing until the&lt;br \/&gt;\nend of September. The experience begins with a velvety white&lt;br \/&gt;\nbean and truffle soup served alongside a garden mushroom&lt;br \/&gt;\n\u201ctoastie\u201d, beautifully complemented by the rich, layered&lt;br \/&gt;\nCreative Block 5 2021. Next, a charred tomato soup with a&lt;br \/&gt;\nparmesan \u201ctoastie\u201d is paired with the vibrant Seaward Chardonnay 2024. The tasting concludes with a&lt;br \/&gt;\ndelicate pumpkin velout\u00e9, topped with goat\u2019s cheese foam and pumpkin spice, matched with the bold and&lt;br \/&gt;\nexpressive 21 Gables Pinotage 2020. As a final indulgence, guests are treated to a chocolate brownie, the&lt;br \/&gt;\nperfect sweet note to end a cosy winter tasting. After the tasting, guests can enjoy a self-guided walk along&lt;br \/&gt;\nthe banks of the Eerste River and explore the contemporary art installations and indigenous gardens of the&lt;br \/&gt;\nhistoric werf. The cost is R180 per person and reservations are essential on www.spier.co.za.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tcsoup_59772.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Winter at Spier Wine Farm is a time to slow down,reconnect and savour life\u2019s simple pleasures. This season, guests are invited to a celebration of warmth, flavour and farm-fresh ingredients with a comforting wine-and-soup pairing until the end of September. The experience begins with a velvety white bean and truffle soup served alongside a garden mushroom \u201ctoastie\u201d, beautifully complemented by the rich, layered Creative Block 5 2021. Next, a charred tomato soup with a parmesan \u201ctoastie\u201d is paired with the vibrant Seaward Chardonnay 2024. The tasting concludes with a delicate pumpkin velout\u00e9, topped with goat\u2019s cheese foam and pumpkin spice, matched with the bold and<br>expressive 21 Gables Pinotage 2020. As a final indulgence, guests are treated to a chocolate brownie, the<br>perfect sweet note to end a cosy winter tasting. After the tasting, guests can enjoy a self-guided walk along<br>the banks of the Eerste River and explore the contemporary art installations and indigenous gardens of the<br>historic werf. 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