Enjoy a weekend of olive and wine tasting, art and live entertainment
Tickle your taste buds and prepare your palate for a gourmet affair at the 13th annual Riebeek Valley Olive Festival set to take place in the picturesque town of Riebeek Kasteel from Friday, 3 to Sunday, 5 May 2013.
Merely an hour’s drive (approximately 80 km) from Cape Town, this otherwise sleepy hollow comes alive each year when friends and family come together to enjoy the fruits of this lush region. Established as Mzansi’s primary olive and olive oil producing locale, the Riebeek Valley boasts four of the country’s top olive producers and is also home to two Italian-trained olive oil graders devoted to ensuring only the highest quality of olive oil.
Blended with the pastoral scenery, a dash of Shiraz (it’s also known as Shiraz valley), a healthy dose of dirty martinis and an abundance of olives, the festival makes for a feast you may or may not remember (depending on the Shiraz bit, of course).
Though the noble pitted morsel is the main attraction, the event has a lot more to boast about. Aside from honorary olive sampling sessions, wine, cheese, pickle, jam and bread tastings, family- and kid-friendly activities and live music will on be on offer throughout the festival weekend for visitors to enjoy.
Participating venues include Mont Abora, Kloovenburg, The Olive Boutique, Riebeek Cellars, Het Vlok Kasteel, Pulpit Rock, Allesverloren and the Olive Emporium at the Square in Riebeek Kasteel.
Need Tickets?
Weekend passes for the food and wine festival are available via Webtickets.co.za and cost R100p/p, R80p/p for locals and pensioners only pay R50p/p; the weekend pass allows guests access to all eight venues and includes a complimentary wine tasting glass, wine and olive tastings and live entertainment at each venue as well as a FREE shuttle service.
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