Cape Town, Franschhoek Weddings at Allée Bleue with Celebrity Chef Reuben Riffle



If lush landscapes, timeless elegance and plenty of good food and wine are top of your list for your perfect Cape wedding venue, then consider the historic Allée Bleue wine estate in Franschhoek of the Western Cape, South Africa. Close to Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Simondium, Allée Bleue producing world-renowned wines, a stunning backdrop for your big day and Allée Bleue is pleased to announce an exciting collaboration with celebrity chef, Reuben Riffel – Franschhoek’s most famous export.

Whether you're a local Capetonian looking for the perfect venue within easy reach of your home, or are coming from afar and choosing Cape Town for your destination wedding, a wine estate wedding venue could be the answer. Here are some of the major advantages that come with choosing Allée Bleue:

Beautiful setting



The Allée Bleue Wine Estate in the Cape Winelands are blessed with stunning scenery. Vineyards stretch over undulating hills with a backdrop of dramatic mountains. Nestled against Groot Drakenstein Mountain, with majestic trees shading the buildings, historic Cape Dutch architecture, lush greens of trees and vines topped by blue skies and creating a wonderful backdrop for your wedding photos as well as creating a wonderful atmosphere for the whole wedding.

Great food and wine

 

As one of South Africa’s best-loved chefs, Riffel oversees three successful restaurants, has written a clutch of award-winning cookbooks and is a well-known face in the media. The Franschhoek valley is where Riffel grew up and started his career as a chef, so it comes as no surprise that he is looking forward to putting an authentic local stamp on the collection of menus created exclusively for Allée Bleue and paired to the estate’s respected wines.

The menus for all weddings and functions hosted by Allée Bleue will be conceptualised and produced by Reuben’s Franschhoek under the direction of Riffel and his head chef Maritz Jacobs.  This highly experienced and creative duo places great emphasis on using fresh, seasonal, locally sourced ingredients in dishes that are often given an authentic Cape twist. Says Riffel: ‘Allée Bleue is not only a perfect function venue but also a working farm with amazing fresh produce, like herbs, olives and fruit, all of which can be woven into our menus. I like the idea of offering personalised menus with a strong local provenance and integrity, using ingredients sourced from the estate or from surrounding farms. Menu options will celebrate the abundance and beauty of South Africa, particularly the Franschhoek valley which is obviously close to my heart’.  Read further here

Easy access
Allée Bleue estate is within very easy reach of Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Wellington area, only 30-40 minutes drive from the city, making for easy logistics when you are catering for a number of guests. Allée Bleue offer boutique accommodation on the estate itself, ideal for the bridal party and special guests from further afield.



 

Ideal all year round

 

While beach weddings are very seasonal and vulnerable to weather changes, wine estates work whatever the weather. Winter Cape Town, Franschhoek weddings can be comfortably accommodated in spacious rooms,  historic dining rooms and halls with roaring log fires, while in summer the ceremony and reception can be held outside on shady verandahs or on wide expanses of lawn shaded by mature trees. Most venues are very adaptable with both inside and outside catering arrangements possible and there is always a back-up plan for bad weather.

All in all if you want a beautiful location for your wedding, to wow your guests and create beautiful lifelong memories of you day, Allée Bleue wine estate in Cape Town, Franschhoek could be your ideal wedding venue.