Sunday Sips with Alinea Wines

Sunday Sips with Natasha Jacka of Alinea Wines

Sunday 15 November | 13:00 16:00 | Simon's Town

Sunday Sips is back, and this week we're keeping it local! Natasha Jacka of Alinea Wines is bringing her range to Fieldblend and pouring it herself.

Natasha started out as a chef in fine dining kitchens, where her love of wine began. Before long she wanted to make it too. She spent 2017 at Cape Point Vineyards learning everything from harvest to bottling to pruning, then graduated from Elsenburg in 2020 as the top oenology student.

In 2021 she launched Alinea, a Latin word meaning "the beginning of a new train of thought." She makes small batches from unique sites across the Western Cape, with minimal intervention so each wine tastes of where it comes from. Her very first release earned her a Winemag Next Generation Award.

Then there's her Noordhoek project. During lockdown, Natasha planted 1,400 vines by hand in her parents' garden, just down the road from us. There's a Syrah block a few kilometres from the sea, and a white field blend of six varieties on the slopes of Dassenberg Koppie. Her mom was reportedly banned from planting after putting a vine in upside down, and the family's miniature horse made horse-proofing part of the job. The first harvest came in 2024.

Here's what's on the table:

• A taster of Natasha's wines, poured by Natasha herself
• A small grazing plate from Arno
• Found a favourite? Enjoy more by the glass or bottle
• Still hungry? Order more from Arno's menu
• Tickets: R220 per person

Where: Fieldblend, 106a St George's Street, Simon's Town. We're between The Willets Hotel and the surf shop. Come through the gate with the green netting.

Come thirsty!