Durbanville Wine Valley Feast of the Grape

Sunday, 21 March 2010

Harvesting the bounty of the vineyards is one of the most important moments in the making of good wine. The Durbanville Wine Valley celebrates ‘Feast of the Grape’, its annual Harvest Festival on Sunday, 21 March, signaling the end of the grape season and the beginning of autumn.

Delight your senses with our complete package of wine, great food, fine music and other vendange activities.

Tickets & Bookings:
Please make all your bookings for any of the activities directly with the host farms. Don’t delays as places are limited.

Contact Us:
Should you have any queries, suggestions, comments, please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Michelle van Staden
Email: info@durbanvillewine.co.za
Mobile number: 083 310 1228
Visit www.durbanvillewine.co.za for full programme details

Feast of the Grape at Altydgedacht

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 11h00 - 17h00

Booking essential: Yes, for restaurant and picnic

Cost: Various – picnic @ R120 per person- restaurant – platter @ R80 per person

Included: Wine & must tasting, grape stomping and Boulle

From the vineyards to the Altydgedacht Cellar!

Bring friends and the whole family along for a fun-filled day on this historic working farm in the green heart of Durbanville.

Go on a vineyard tour; taste grape must (a rare treat only available at harvest time); enjoy wine tastings, indulge in delicious vintner’s picnic baskets available to order and harvest platters served from the restaurant.

Bookings essential for restaurant and picnic baskets.

Feast of the Grape at Bloemendal WIne Estate

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 10h00

Booking essential: Yes

Cost: R160

Bloemendal Wine Estate once again shows its legendary knack for hosting fun-filled festivities under the famed poplar trees and calming lily pond.

Join in the grape picking, traditional stomping of the grapes and making of wine in the cellar. Then linger for the wine tastings and fabulous lunch.

Tickets sell like hot cakes, so book now to ensure a spot at this fun-filled day.

Feast of the Grape at D'Aria Winery

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 12h00 – 16h00

Booking essential: Yes

Cost: R120 p/p

Catch the glorious aromas of a Sunday lunch spitbraai at D’Aria; enjoy the exhilarating experience of grape stomping, followed by a taste of wines from D’Aria Winery.

Bookings are essential as space is limited and in high demand. Price includes lunch, grape stomping and one glass of wine. Please contact us for more information or bookings.

Feast of the Grape at De grendel

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 10h30 – Brunch; 10h30/13h30 Pinot Noir Tasting; 10h00-16h00 Tasting room hours

Booking essential: Yes

Cost: Decadent Bubbly Lunch (limited space available): R150 p/p; Pinot Noir Tasting (limited space available): R150 p/p; Platters: R80.

Toast the turn of the seasons with the world’s nr. 1 celebratory drink. Come join us at our festive harvest table for a De Grendel DECADENT BUBBLY BRUNCH. Time: 10h30.  Limited seating.

Ever wondered why we call our De Grendel Pinot Noir OP DIE BERG?  Experience a vertical tasting with 4 De Grendel Pinot Noir vintages, paired with a Burgundy inspired dish.

BOULES can be played on our lawns around the cellar. Platters will be available.

Feast of the Grape at Diemersdal Estate

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 11h00 to 16h00

Booking essential: No

Cost: No entrance fee (bring own picnic food)

Diemersdal Estate is an idyllic spot for the whole family to get together and celebrate the wine valley’s harvest heritage.

Bring your own picnic basket, blanket and enjoy a leisurely day under the shady trees of our farm. Drink in the natural beauty of the countryside; take a stroll through the vineyards, enjoy wine tastings or stomp grapes.

Feast of the Grape at Durbanville Hills

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 10h00 - 16h00

Booking essential: No

Cost: R40 entrance fee

Celebrate the harvest at Durbanville Hills with its breathtaking views on the ocean and rolling hills.

Moms, Dads, Grandma and Grandpa will be delighted with the amazing entertainment for the kids, from a jumping castle and water slide to sand art, piñatas and more.

Drink in the fiesta atmosphere and flavours wafting from the various food stalls where delicious food can be bought. All this to the rhythms and sounds of the dj.

@ the hills restaurant will also be open for lunch bookings.

Hillcrest Harvest Day with Jakkie Louw

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: Gates open from 12:00PM

Booking essential: Yes

Cost: R100 per person; Kids under 12 free entry

Be carried away by the live music on the sprawling lawns in our stunning quarry at Hillcrest Estate. A day suitable for the whole family with grape stomping, winemaking kits to take home, wine tasting and Jakkie Louw to end the day’s festivities.

Jakkie’s biggest hit “Drie pikkewyne” is without a doubt the biggest winner at any festival.

Concert goers can bring their picnic blankets and baskets along for an epic afternoon of Hillcrest Wines, Music & Dance.
Alcohol & drinks will not be permitted.
Wine and food will be on sale.

Feast of the Grape at Meerendal

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 08:00 till 14:00

Booking essential: Yes

Cost: R200 for Adults & R100 for children below 10

Meerendal is looking forward to spoil 50 energetic amateur wine makers with a fun day of grape picking, grape stomping - like in the old days by feet - and learning all the secrets of wine making with their cellar master Liza Goodwin.

Included in the package is a sumptuous breakfast (you cannot work on an empty stomach!), all the grape picking and wine making activities and a vintner’s lunch platter with lots of Meerendal wine to enjoy! This activity is ideal for the whole family or a group of friends.

Feast of the Grape at Nitida

Date: Sunday 21 March 2010

Time: 11h00 to 16h00

Booking essential: No

Cost: No entrance and you pay for what you eat; Grape Crush: R20.00 p/p

Spend the day in the company of the Vellers – owners of Nitida Cellars & enjoy award winning wines & carnival style foods.  You pick & pay for what you feel like eating!

No entrance fee – plenty to do for the little’ies...sand art, candle making & a jumping castle.  Rene van Reenen will entertain you with her repertoire of jazz & many other styles of live music.  Please bring along blankets & umbrellas. Grape Crush from 11am – 12noon @ R20.00 per person. Funds for the benefit of Fledglings school. This will add the special touch to a relaxing day in our company.