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CELLAR RATS 
SPRING WINE  FESTIVAL

benefiting Woodland School


Sunday 7 September - 11.00am to 3.00pm
at the “Old Mill”, Magaliesberg

The Spring Wine Festival, will be held on Sunday 7th September, in aid of the Woodland School in Magaliesberg. 

Our emphasis is on tasting South Africa's best wines in a tranquil outdoor setting. To this end, more than 100 producers will present in excess of 600 products for the adult tasters’ enjoyment. This is a family festival, with supervised entertainment for children whilst the parents relax and enjoy the wines in the countryside.






It is a relaxing, fun family day and great value with over 600 products available for tasting (designated drivers get in free).

Some of the wine estates (in alphabetical order) confirmed:-
Alvi's Drift Wines International; Anura; Arniston Bay; Ashton Cellars; Axe Hill Winery; Backsberg; Bartinney Cellars; Beau Belle Farm; Black Elephant Vintners; Boplaas; Bottega - Italian Sparkling Wines & Prosecco / Grappa & Grappa Liqueurs; Catherine Marshall; Christina Van Loveren;
Cloverfield Wines; Divaconcepts Wine; Du Preez Cellars; Fairview; Fort Simon; Freedom Hill; Frisky Zebra; Grande Provence; Hillock Wines; Idiom; Iona; Jorgensen's Artisan Distillery; La Vierge; Landskroon; Louisvale; Middelvlei; Montagu Cellars; Orange River Cellars; Ormonde Vineyards; Painted Wolf Wines; Peter Bayly Wines; Ramazzotti - Sambuca & Digestives; Remhoogte; Riebeek Cellars; Solms-Delta; Sophie Wines; Stellenbosch Vineyards; Stellenbosch-Hills; Tangled Tree; Teubes Family Wines; The Goose Wines; Tierhoek Wines; Usana; Van Loveren Wines; Vin D'almar; Vinotria (Imported Italian Wines); Vrede En Lust; Welgemeend Estates; Whalehaven; Wildekrans Wine Estate; Wilderer Distillery; Zorgvliet

There will also be craft beers from the following craft breweries:-
Black Horse Brewery; Hot Shots; Mogallywood Brewery   

Some of the food & deli available :-
Elbows Up; Event Foods; Gauteng Wine & Deli; Handpicked Gourmet (previously La Petite France); Montagu Dried Fruit, Nuts, Biltong & Wine; Romano Foods; Slush Puppie & Popcorn; Wickedfood Distributors; Coffee On The Move      


About This Event
In 2001, Woodland School in Magaliesberg approached Cellar Rats Wine Tasting Club to assist them with an annual fund raising event, and the Cellar Rats Spring Wine Festival was born.

Since then the Cellar Rats Spring Wine Festival has become a major draw card for weekend-tourism to the Magaliesberg area. Drawing 2500+ visitors & participants, mostly from Johannesburg and the surrounds -  but some from as far as Botswana & Cape Town - the family festival seeks to promote an ethos of "good living".

This family festival is held at the historic “Old Mill", on the banks of the picturesque Magalies River, approx. 35 minutes from Jhb's Northern Suburbs.  The atmosphere is relaxed and convivial, and visitors are encouraged to stretch out and enjoy the lush green lawns, shady trees and cool spring breeze, whilst enjoying some of the finest wines South Africa has to offer.

Our emphasis is on tasting South Africa's best wines in a tranquil outdoor setting. To this end, more than 100 wine producers will present in excess of 600 wines for your enjoyment.
Sunday 7th September 2014 - Gates open at 11h00. The festival runs from 11h00 to 15h00.
Relax and enjoy huge shady trees, lush green grass and an abundance of birdlife, while your kids have fun in the great outdoors!   Jumping Castles & Supervised Entertainment for children will be available.


Children’s activities
Jumping castle, water-slide, and supervised entertainment for children arranged by Happy Acres, including a snake display; sport activities; crab catching; animal & plant displays and much more. All of this for a nominal fee of R10 per child.

Entertainment
Live music on the day will be provided by Mix Fm and a Live band.

Designated Drivers get in free
At our inaugural festival in 2001, Cellar Rats Wine Club introduced the policy that Designated Drivers get in free.  To our knowledge we are still the only wine festival who offers this to our patrons.


Accommodation
Valley Lodge & Spa is offering special rates to all festival ticket holders - res@valleylodge.co.za or 014 577 1301 www.valleylodge.co.za
Accommodation also available at La Provence D’Afrique - 082 900 8205 – outofafrika@telkomsa.net

Bus Transfers
Bus transfers arranged by Sunset Travel. Contact Cliff - cliff@sunsetbushire.co.za; 011 900-3607 / 083 444 6060

Meal Information
Food and Refreshments will be available at the venue.
Delicious picnic baskets suitable for two adults are sold to raise funds for the Woodland school. There is also a fun picnic basket for kids. You can pre-book your picnic baskets at Computicket. Vegetarian picnic baskets can also be booked.

Please Note
In support of the school fundraising, no cooler boxes, picnic baskets or braais will be allowed in - Refreshments & food will be on sale.  Blankets, chairs & sun umbrellas are allowed.

Price Information
Adult Taster : R105.00   (includes complimentary tasting glass) / R120 at the entrance
Children’s Admission: R10.00 (Children from 3 years)

Picnic Basket 2 Adults: R210 (does NOT include tasting ticket)

Vegetarian Picnic Basket 2 Adults: R210 (does NOT include tasting ticket)

Picnic Basket 1 Child: R37

ALL tickets available through COMPUTICKET – book online at www.computicket.com

Directions & more information: www.winefestival.co.za / 082 571 2753 / festival@cellarrats.co.za

Disabled facilities
There is a drop off facility for Disabled or elderly at main entrance by prior arrangement with crinfo@cellarrats.co.za or 082 571 2753

Woodland School
Woodland school is a non-subsidised, non-profit rural school in Magaliesburg. This community run school was established in 1999. Since its inception Woodland School has been able to keep the school fees affordable for the local community by running fundraisers and appealing for donations. The school has a bursary system and at the moment we support a number of children on two different bursary schemes.

The school arranges 3 fundraisers every year. The purpose of these fundraisers is to support the development of the school. Projects we have tackled in the past include building new classrooms, building a new toilet block, equipping a modern computer centre, stocking a library and leveling a sport and athletics field. The school has also been able to buy very good textbooks and readers for the children at the school. All of these projects would have been impossible to tackle without fundraising money. The results of our fundraising has had a major effect on the overall educational experience for the children at our school.

Directions:
GPS Coordinates: S26° 00.485’ , E27° 33.913’

From Johannesburg Northern Suburbs
1.    Take Beyers Naude (ex-DF Malan) north past Honeydew.
2.    Take the N14 highway (extension of R28), towards Krugersdorp
3.    At traffic lights turn RIGHT to stay on the N14.
4.    Follow N14 for 10km until T-junction (opp. Oak Tree Garage).
5.    Turn RIGHT. At Fork in road keep right, following the Hekpoort Road and Maropeng signs.
6.    Continue up steep hill, and then turn left towards MAROPENG CRADLE OF HUMAN KIND.
7.    Continue on this road, passing Maropeng on RHS. At stop street turn right onto R24.
8.    Pass Corriloch Fish Farm on left hand side.
9.    Look for “PARKING” signs on right hand side of road as you go through sharp bend (opposite Happy Acres).  
10.  Turn right into PARKING. Park and follow directions to CELLAR RATS SPRING WINE FESTIVAL

From Pretoria
1.    Take N14 towards Krugersdorp. Follow from Step 3 above.

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