Book your seat at our tantalising Taste Theatre where, for 45 minutes, you can immerse yourself in killer food and wine combinations – 6 wines and 6 mouthwatering pairing delights.
Designed to engage your palette and make food and wine pairing your experience, the Taste Theatre allows you to decide what works for you and then offers you a few food and wine pairing ideas to stretch your taste buds and your mind.
One of South Africa’s most esteemed sommeliers, Higgo Jacobs will lead the Taste Theatre experience and Andrea Foulkes and her Dishfood and Social team will be creating the mouthwatering food pairing delights. Each Taste Theatre will feature 6 white wines or 6 red wines and Higgo will take you on a wine adventure from the familiar to the extraordinary.
Seats are limited, 40 seats per Taste Theatre. Please note that you will need an entry ticket and a Taste Theatre ticket. Entry and Taste Theatre tickets – R300 in total.Tickets are on sale on web tickets.The Taste Theatre experience is also included in some of our VIP packages – the Wine Lover and Wine Enthusiast Packages – which you can book online at www.tuningthevineshop.co.za
Taste Theatres are beginning to sell out, so book your tickets now to avoid disappointment.
Friday and Saturday Taste Theatres:
1.30pm: Featuring white wines
3pm: Featuring red wines (Friday session sold out)
4.30 pm: Featuring white wines
6pm: Featuring red wines (Friday session sold out)
Sunday Taste Theatres
1.30pm: Featuring white wines
3pm: Featuring red wines
About Higgo Jacobs: Although graduating from the University of Stellenbosch with a law degree in 2002, Higgo spent nine years on either side of the cellar door: first making wine, then marketing and exporting it. Relocating to the UK in 2007, he cut his teeth on the wines of the world, working with highly respected importer – Anthony Byrne Fine Wines and later managing award winning wine merchant – ‘Jeroboams’ Notting Hill branch in London. He certified with the Court of Master Sommeliers, and also holds a WSET Advanced Certificate (with distinction).Higgo returned to SA in 2008 into the role of resident Sommelier at Steenberg Hotel, after which he started consulting in the industry. Holder of a certificate of distinction in the Wine Magazine / Michael Fridjon Tasting academy, Higgo is senior judge at the International Wine Challenge (IWC), and tastes for various local publications and competitions, some of which he chairs. He is also a founding member and current executive member for the South African Sommelier Association (SASA), Co-ordinator of Nederburg Auction selection tastings and Tasting Director for Top 100 SA Wines Challenge.
