Season of Sauvignon – a weekend-long celebration of festivities showcases the very best of country life, arts, food, live entertainment and outdoor activities in honor of the award-winning and world-renowned Sauvignon Blanc wines produced by Altydgedacht, Bloemendal, D’Aria, De Grendel, De Diemersdal, Durbanville Hills, Hillcrest, Meerendal and Nitida.

From vineyard and cellar tours, wine-tastings, history lessons in winemaking, horse and carriage rides for kids, performances by top South African artists and personalities to jazz bands, the Season of Sauvignon program boast a variety of activities for young and old.

As part on a variety of great cuisine, food lovers can look forward to laidback lunches or sophisticated dining. Gourmet five-course buffet meals and wine pairings, picnic baskets in estate gardens, traditional ‘boerekos’, West Coast fish braais, and cheese and wines will be offered by the cellars or restaurants.

DWVA last year launched their world-first, Sauvignon Blanc box set, named ‘A Ward in a Box’. The box set contains nine bottles of wine produced by various cellars from the Durbanville Wine Valley. The latest vintage will be made available at Season of Sauvignon over the weekend festivities.

Thanks to a cooler climate and long-established vineyards, winemakers from Durbanville Wine Valley have become known for their tantalising Sauvignon blends.

Almost every bottle of Sauvignon Blanc wine produced in the Durbanville Wine Valley was been awarded a noteworthy four stars or more in the latest edition of the John Platter Wine Guide, a renowned authority on the art of wine-making.

A myriad of taste combinations flavor the Sauvignon Blancs of the Durbanville Wine Valley.

The Website – http://www.durbanvillewine.co.za

It’s time to “Visit the Wine Routes at the Waterfront” again! But this year’s Festival will be introducing an exciting new selection of food & wine pairings for visitors to enjoy.

The Festival now not only offers 300 of the Cape’s finest wines for tasting, but also the unique opportunity to match your favourite wines with the likes of smoked salmon, charcuterie, caviar, oysters, sushi, chocolates, local & imported cheeses, snails, gourmet crostinis, pestos, pastries and breads, organic products, olives, olive oils, and much more. Specialised items will be available for purchase.

Dates:

Tuesday 8 May to Friday 11 May 2007

Times:

5pm to 9pm

Venue:

Market Square, V & A Waterfront – In front of Vaughan Johnson�s Wine Shop

Tickets:

R65 per ticket (no under 18′s allowed)
Includes wine, cheese and deli tastings, a Festival glass and a programme of the wines & foods on show. Specialised food items, and wine for post-festival delivery, will be available for purchase.

More info on Wine.co.za