Wine and Dine at Louisvale

Kirstie du Toit, Executive Chef at Louisvale Wines in Stellenbosch, says her love for cooking started when she was a small girl. Born in Mossel Bay, she spent most of her time with her Ouma baking rusks, pasties, cakes and biscuits in her bakery, which was an old barn. “Cooking runs in my family and I cannot imagine doing anything else”, says Kirstie. In 2020, Kirstie’s main goal is getting the Louisvale name on as many people’s lips as possible as well as focusing on getting The Deli @ Louisvale up and running. “We would like to offer our visitors our amazing produce that is grown on the farm. Our vegetable garden is growing very fast. My dream is to make it even bigger and to also provide my hardworking staff with some of my fresh produce from my garden.” Her other focus this year is to create wine pairing menus. “The Louisvale wines are out of this world and they’ll certainly help get my creative juices flowing so that we can create amazing flavours, complementing both the food and the wine at the same time”. For more information, visit www.louisvale.com.