A bubbly affair at Season of Sauvignon, Durbanville Hills

I was in for a bubbly treat at my second wine festival for the last weekend of October. The Season of Sauvignon Festival at Durbanville Hills. #thiscitysparkles stacy-with-bubbles-at-durbanville-hillsThey put their own spin on it and called it Bubbles and Blanc in celebration of the launch of their new Sauvignon Blanc Sparkling Wine.season-of-sauvignon-bubbles-and-blancAccording to Martin Moore, cellar master at Durbanville Hills, the award-winning winemaking team has spent the past few years perfecting a sparkling wine that has the ability to transform any moment into a memorable event. “We are extremely excited to introduce South Africans to the newest member of the Durbanville Hills family.”durbanville-hills-bubbly-in-wheel-barrowdurbanville-hills-sauvignon-blanc-sparkling-wineThe 2016 Durbanville Hills Sparkling wine is now available from the cellar door, as well as selected Food Lovers Market, various restaurants and online from the Vinoteque. R75 a bottle.These were the tickets that came with your entry into the festival. It allowed you 8 free tastings which was plenty!your-festival-guideseason-of-sauvignon-durbanville-hills-wine-tasting-menuThere were quite a few wine tasting bars like the ones below, so there were never really any queues.wine-tasting-table-at-season-of-sauvignon-durbanville-hillsdurbanville-hills-season-of-sauvignon-pop-wine-cardPlus there was a very elegant bubbly bar!bubbly-bar-at-season-of-sauvignonAnd photo booth.season-of-sauvignon-tent-photo-boothNow because this is Durbanville - the suburbs - the kiddies were catered for too and were spoilt with activities including lego, a jumping castle, jungle gym, rides and colouring in activities. Durbanville Hills was really prepared for the crowds and had plenty of seating too. We got stuck right in with tattoos...season-of-sauvignon-tattooAnd oysters!season-of-sauvignon-oysterYou certainly could not go hungry with all the food stalls on offer...blended-food-cart-at-durbanville-hillstaco-bomb-at-durbanville-hillsThe views were pretty good from the upstairs deck.durbanville-hills-view-from-vip-deckAnd whilst I sipped on more bubbly...durbanville-hills-sparkling-wine-pouring...there was some really great live entertainment.live-entertainment-at-season-of-sauvignon-durbanville-hills-top-viedw live-entertainment-at-season-of-sauvignon-durbanville-hills-singerBy this stage, everyone was dancing and singing! What a fantastic atmosphere.family-fun-at-season-of-sauvignonseason-of-sauvignon-dancers-with-handdancers-at-season-of-sauvignon-durbanville-hillsAgain, this view just takes my breath away.views-at-durbanville-hills-vip-deckWine, wine and more wine! And in case you didn't want any more wine, there was beer on tap too...season-of-sauvignon-beer-on-tap durbanville-hills-season-of-sauvignon-more-boxesWhat a great way to spend a Sunday!relaxing-under-the-tree-at-season-of-sauvignonFor more information on the next Season of Sauvignon Festival (which always happens on the last weekend of October) visit the Durbanville Hills website: https://www.durbanvillehills.co.za/Or the Durbanville Wine valley website: http://www.durbanvillewine.co.za/See you next year!season-of-sauvignon-this-city-sparkles-hashtag

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