Treat your taste buds to a day in the country

It�s time to indulge your senses once again at the now legendary SA Cheese Festival on the picturesque Bien Donn� farm between Paarl and Franschhoek. There to tempt you from 27 to 30 April 2007 will be an abundance of boutique and renowned cheeses from known and new cheese makers across the country, with the added bonus of authentic French cheeses specially imported for the festival.

The SA Cheese Festival has become a household name � not only amongst those that cannot wait to taste the new champion cheeses, but also amongst the many visitors who want to spend a day in the country side. Over the past five years more than 100 000 people attended the event. With the sixth SA Cheese Festival to be presented by Agri-Expo at the end of April 2007, the organizers will build on their winning recipe by managing the increasing popularity of the festival to ensure maximum enjoyment for both exhibitors and visitors.

This is the one festival that has maintained its focus, and visitors can look forward to experiencing a palate pleasing sensation of an unrivaled selection of cheese.

Come and share the bounty of nature in the heart of the beautiful Boland countryside. Taste away on your favourite cheeses and enjoy the various wines, olives, freshly baked bread and other delicacies on offer. Let the experts show you how to enchant with cheese and show the kids how cows, goats and even sheep are milked.

Venue:

Bien Donn�, on the R45 between Paarl and Franschhoek

Directions: (find the map on the bottom of the page)

From Cape Town: Take N1, Exit 47 turn right to Klapmuts, turn left at Franschhoek (R45) sign, turn right to Simondium at stop, turn left at Bien Donn� Werf sign.

From Paarl: Take R45 to Franschhoek, turn left at Bien Donn� Werf Sign onto dirt road.

From Stellenbosch: Take R310 Helshoogte to Franschhoek, turn left to Paarl / Simondium, turn right at Bien Donn� Werf onto dirt road.

From Franschhoek: Take R45 to Paarl, turn right at Bien Donn� Werf sign onto dirt road.

Date and Time:

Friday 27 April to Sunday 29 April – 10:00 to 18:00

Monday 30 April – 10:00 to 16:00

Tickets:

• A limited number of tickets for this gastronomic event will be on sale at Computicket R75 per person from 1 February 2007. The entrance fee includes a shopping bag, festival programme, gourmet cheese tastings and inspirational demonstrations by some of South Africa�s top food fundis.
• Wine tasting glasses at R5 each will be on sale at the gates.
• Discounted tickets for senior citizens will be available at R45 for the duration of the festival
• Entry for children under 12 is free

Some Features at this years Cheese Festival…

• Woolworths Cheese Emporium
• Absa Cheese & Wine Route
• Cheese Market & Mitchell�s Breweries Market Square
• The Mall
• Gourmet Lane and Ladismith Cheese Music Gazebo
• Milk Factory
• Wilde Fruit Juices Kiddies Corner and Snack Food Lane
• The Fair Cape Alfresco Milk Corner
• The Cooking Pot
• The Nampak Exhibitors� Breakfast
• Absa ATM

For more info on tips when visiting, what will be on sale, the Sponsors, the Exhibitors and Accommodation, please visit the official site – www.cheesefestival.co.za. or get in contact here. (A very Good looking site if I may add!)

Map: