Stellenbosch will again explode with colour and festivity this Saturday (27 January), when the annual harvest parade hits the Winelands town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An annual highlight on the wine calendar, the event sees marching bands, minstrels, farmers, winemakers, and workers take to the streets on brightly adorned floats, trucks and tractors, and make their way to the town hall for a ceremony to bless the harvest with good cheer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Townsfolk and visitors will line the oak-lined avenues at every turn to wave along the spectacle in an ancient tradition played out in almost every farming region in the world. In essence, the act expresses gratitude for past harvests and appeals for protection of the new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Africa has seen a total of 365 wine grape harvests, a fact officially celebrated on 2 February thanks to a diary entry in 1659 heralding the first arrival of fruit in a test vineyard at the Cape. This pinpoints the start of the industry and SA is the only country able to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHarvest is a time of elevated activity and infectious excitement on our farms,\u201d said Elmarie Rabe, manager of Stellenbosch Wine Routes. \u201cThe parade is not only symbolic, but brings our wine story to life, for many of the people and restaurants where these wines are eventually enjoyed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The parade gets underway at 09:00 from the Toy and Miniature Museum in Market Street and makes its way along Alexander, Bird, Church and Plein streets to arrive at the town hall at 09:30 for the official blessing of the harvest. Once completed, the procession then returns along its route to the starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information, send an email to info@wineroute.co.za or call 021 886 4310. You can learn more about Stellenbosch\u2019s reputation for food, wine, history and culture at www.wineroute.co.za or www.visitstellenbosch.org. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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