Spier Secret Festival line-up announced
The Spier Secret Festival will return to Spier on Friday, 30 October, 2015. It is a celebration of creative approaches to food and wine making, craftsmanship and collaboration. Small groups of delegates will rotate between workshops and talks to guarantee intimate skills sharing and quality time with the speakers, who include cheese-maker Luke Williams and Oxford experimental psychologist, Janice Wang.
The ticket, which costs R1100, includes brunch, a wine tasting with Spier's Cellar Master Frans Smit, a late lunch by PJ Vadas and a goodie bag with a bottle of wine.
Delegates will be the first to sample the brand new experience in Spier's historic Werf, which includes a boutique wine cellar, PJ Vadas's newly launched Hog House Café, and the weekly Spier Werf market, which is committed to sustainable practices.
On Saturday, 31 October, the brand new Spier Werf Market will launch. Fresh organic produce will be on sale, food stalls will offer a host of tasty treats and a wine bar and a gin bar will ensure you'll never go thirsty. There is plenty of entertainment for kids. Entry is free.
The conference speakers are:
- Qian (Janice) Wang: Is a PhD student at the Crossmodal Research Lab at Oxford University. Her research examines crossmodal correspondences between sound and flavour, with on a focus on how auditory stimuli can modify and enhance the way we perceive food and drink.
- Andrew Merritt and Paul Smyth: The duo behind Something & Son, a social design practice based in London that tackles social and environmental challenges. Their most famous projects include Farm: Shop in Hackney, Future Baroque at the Tate Modern and Compost Tea Bar at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
- Zayaan Khan: South Africa's leading expert in entomophagy (the practice of eating insects).
- Luke Williams: Owner of Culture Club Cheese, Cape Town's first fermented product hothouse.
- Frans Smit: Spier's Cellar Master and member of the Cape Winemakers Guild.
More speakers will be announced closer to the conference.
You can book tickets on Webtickets:
Spier Secret Conference (R1100)
Spier Secret Dinners
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Book your accommodation at the Spier Hotel (from R1500 per room per night) through contacting Reservations on +27 (0)21 809 1100 or az.oc.reips@snoitavreser
