Ommiberg ‘Round the Rock’ Festival 2017
Put on your stomping shoes and drinking hats – the popular Paarl Wine Route is gearing up for the annual OmmiBerg Round the Rock festival this weekend!
Paarl Wine Route is celebrating the 2017 harvest in spectacular style with the 10th OmmiBerg ‘Round the Rock’ festival on Saturday, 4 March. Participating members will be hosting a jam-packed programme featuring young wine tastings, harvest activities, special entertainment for kids, wine promotions and great entertainment.
Harvest season is a special time in this award-winning wine region and participating farms will host fun harvest activities for young and old to give visitors a glimpse into the magic of winemaking.
Wine lovers can revel in the opportunity to be amongst the first to taste the young, unfiltered wines from the 2017 harvest. These wines can only be tasted in Paarl, and if the region’s past performances at the South African Young Wine Show are anything to go by, visitors will be in for a rare treat.
To ensure that the whole family can participate in this fabulous outing, each farm has organised specific child-friendly activities. Kids can take their pick from pony rides, obstacle courses, traditional kids’ games, jumping castles, water slides and more.
In total 9 wineries will be participating in the harvest celebrations, including the following highlights:
Rhebokskloof
Rhebokskloof has a busy day planned for all those attending the Ommiberg Festival. Young wine tasting and grape stomping will kick off the harvest celebrations.
Look forward to horse trails and quad bikes and live music by, amongst others, Aston Wylie.
Kiddies will be entertained by a jumping castle, obstacle course, pony rides and face painting, and great prizes are up for grabs in the Rhebokskloof Boeresport Challenge.
Full details availalble here.
Mellasat Wines
Get your festival day of to an early start with one of Mellasat’s sumptious breakfast choices. They also have Grape stomping, Vinotherapy foot massage, Gourmet fast food, as well as a slippery slide, apple bobbing and tractor rides for the kids.
More importantly, they will have barrel tastings with Mellasat’s winemaker with the opportunity to taste 2017 vintages in the making including the white pinotage, accompanied by Zwiebelkuchen.
Click here for more details.
Domaine Brahms
Young wine tasting, wine specials, harvest activities and the Wine-on-tray fun-run are some of the highlights of the day.
A special treat is the Toeka antique tractor store which is a virtual treasure trove of collectibles.
Come greet the crazy team of Bokradio and rest assured your kiddies will be entertained by the jumping castle.
See more details here.
Windmeul Kelder
Young wine tasting, wine specials, harvest activities, farmer’s market and live music can be expected at Windmeul Kelder.
As part of the Ommiberg festivities, Paarl schools will battle it out in the Interschools Grape Stomping competition. Come and support your favourite team!
One of the highlights of the day is the 2017 Chenin Blanc and Food Pairing presented by the production team in the cellar.
Read more here.
Perdeberg Winery
Catch Perdeberg at this year’s Ommiberg – Round the Rock festival, putting wine tasters through the ultimate Gustation Taste Challenge.
Great prizes to be won during the three challenge sessions. Come show us what your taste buds are made of!
Read more here.
OmmiBerg offers a variety of activities to ensure a fun-filled day for all around Paarl Rock – so book your ticket at www.webtickets.co.za @ R120.00 for over 18’s today. Tickets will be available on the day at the gates of participating wineries @ R150.00 per person for a Festival Pass, which includes entry to the event, stylish tasting glass, free participation of events as indicated. Kids under 18 accompanied by an adult enter for free.
Click here for the complete programme.
Looking for other great events around Paarl this weekend? Check out our Events and Entertainment page.