Harvest Celebration at Spier Hotel
Spier, the historic Stellenbosch wine farm, will celebrate the harvest season with a weekend full of fun activities, farm-fresh food and plenty of wine.
17/03/2022
Take your family or friends to the Spier Harvest Celebration on 22nd and 24th April 2022. This family-friendly event at the renowned Spier Hotel offers diners an opportunity to meet and greet the Spier farm’s winemakers where you can learn more about the process of winemaking process and what it takes to win the 2022 Editor’s Award Winery of the Year by Platter’s By Diners Club Wine Guide!
Spier Cellar Master Johan Jordaan says: “We’re a seasoned winemaking team having shared five summers together. This was my first harvest as Cellar Master and we’re exploring new horizons and seizing fresh opportunities. I’m eager to have some fun and share our wine knowledge with our guests at the Harvest Celebration.” Spier have a long-standing association with the arts and they having an understanding how creative works entertain, inform and educate. This is the underlying reason why Spier contributes to several annual public arts initiatives and exhibit a significant contemporary arts collection on the farm.
Take your family and friends to he Spier Harvest Celebration and enjoy great wines, good food and a celebration of the finest at the Spier Hotel and Farm
The Spier Harvest Celebration always promises an authentic experience in the heart of the Cape Winelands year after year and has something for everyone, from wine newbies to vintage connoisseurs. Here’s a taste of what visitors can expect.
On Friday, 22 April 2022
Cellar Master Johan Jordaan will officially open the celebration, welcoming guests with Spier’s Cap Classique. At dinner, guests will be entertained by the winemakers’ tales of exciting successes and challenges in the cellar this vintage. Expect an evening of excellent food paired perfectly with Spier Creative Block wines.
Saturday, 23 April 2022
The day begins with a buffet breakfast hosted by Spier’s Cap Classique winemaker, Heidi Dietstein, and served with bubbly and fresh mosbolletjies and mosbeskuit.
Lovers of organic wines will be able to see where the magic happens with a complete organic vineyards immersion, led by Spier’s organic winemaker, Tania Kleintjes. Guests will taste acclaimed organic wines while learning about their origins. For the more creative spirits, Spier’s winemakers are leading an interactive wine-blending experience.
As the sun sets, winemakers come together to host the guests at various tasting stations and answer questions about their favourite varietals and vintages. The kids also get to test their taste buds at the grape juice station. Partake in the celebration by enjoying a delicious Harvest Celebration Dinner accompanied with live music, celebrating various Spier wines, and enjoying succulent roasts cooked on the spit.
Before heading home on Sunday, 24 April 2022, a breakfast buffet and bubbles will be served.
From R3650 per person sharing, the weekend package includes:
• Two nights’ accommodation on a bed and breakfasts basis
• A welcome drink for everyone at check-in
• A bottle of wine in the room on your arrival
• Wine tasting event with Spier’s winemakers
• Two dinners with wine included
For more information, visit https://www.spier.co.za/hotel/packages/end-of-harvest-celebration
By selecting and supporting Spier wines, you are also supporting Spier’s Growing for Good learning initiatives that empower communities to create positive social and environmental change.