Hands-on magic in Robertson

A host of activities and experiences await visitors at the second Hands-on Harvest, where you can get your hands dirty as you harvest the best of the Robertson Wine Valley. The event will be held between Friday 26 February and Sunday 28 February, 2010.

With harvest time around the corner, it is time to make plans to head out to the Robertson Wine Valley to experience the “magic of harvest”. This year's Hands-on Harvest will be taking place from Friday, 26 February, until Sunday, 28 February 2010, and promises to offer a wide variety of activities that will appeal to wine lovers and budding vintners.

A sampling of the myriad of activities on offer at the 2010 Hands-On-Harvest allows you to:

Experience the excitement of harvesting your own grapes
Master the art of wine-making
Enjoy a sumptuous farm breakfast while overlooking the vineyards
Take a breakfast boat trip on the Breede River
Make a family event of grape-stomping
Adopt a vine and make your own barrel of wine
Take part in a wine-tasting on horseback or by horse and cart
Take a tractor trip through the vineyards and experience the landscape from a different vantage point
Picnic in the vineyards
Relish an abundant “harvest lunch” while sipping on the fizz of award-winning bubblies
Be treated to an engaging discussion on Grape vs Wine and discover the difference between grapes, and the corresponding wine flavours
Learn the ins and outs of Graping in the Kitchen, and make verjuice, moskonfyt, cordial and vinegar
Enjoy live entertainment in the vineyards
Shop at leisure and spoil yourself at the Harvest Market
Be educated through informative talks and demonstrations
Savour cocktails at leisure in the vineyards
Treat yourself to spa-vine therapy, using only grape-seed products
Indulge yourself at the Harvest Spit-braai
Relish a delicious, bountiful Harvest Dinner prepared by a master chef.

As some of the wineries participating in Hands-on-Harvest are not ordinarily open to the public, the focus will be on hosting a series of intimate events. This ensures that guests enjoy the best, most personalised and hands-on experiences.

Programme

Go to www.handsonharvest.com for the programme of activities (which includes contact details for participating wineries).

Bookings

Book directly. All Bookings to be made with participating wineries by no later than 24 February. Payment is required in advance.

Accommodation

Visit the web-based regional brochure, www.robertsonwinevalley.com, for accommodation options.