Stanford Hills shiraz harvest celebration

Stanford Hills invited sixty of their supporters and friends to join them for their inaugural harvest celebration which took place on Saturday morning on the farm and lasted until late in the afternoon. Upon arrival at the historic Manor House (built in 1855), one could hear music and laughter emanating from a large tent set up on the sprawling lawn. The guests enjoyed gin, beer and Stanford Hills MCC as they lounged around on the blankets and pillows that had been laid out, while a DJ played some relaxing music.

Brenda Outhet and Tracey Anderson thoroughly enjoyed the grape-stomping and didn’t mind their white outfits turning a little purple! PHOTOS: Taylum Meyer

"We love having a good time and celebrating at the farm with our friends and supporters, and we wanted to do some kind of event in February, so we decided to have a harvest celebration," said Leighann van Dyk, Hospitality Manager at Stanford Hills, "Sometimes we work so hard we forget to have fun!"

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