Qué hay en Stellenbosch (Winelands), Sudáfrica, a lo largo del año

Máxima afluencia — Festive season in the Winelands, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break en Sudáfrica

• Temporada

  Wine harvest

  20 Ene – 10 Abr · normalmente

  The early whites come off the vines from late January and the reds run into April. Cellars work through the night, the tasting rooms smell of ferment, and half the estates put on stomping and a harvest lunch.

Sigue en marcha: The summer south-easter (15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente)), Festive season in the Winelands (15 Dic – 15 Ene (normalmente))

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En febrero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Wine harvest (20 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente)), The summer south-easter (15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term 1–2 (autumn) break en Sudáfrica, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Festivo

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 AbrSemana Santa y PascuaMucha genteReserva prontoCierres

  Good Friday and Family Day on Easter Monday make a four-day weekend that often runs into the school holidays. South Africans head for the coast, the mountains and the bush, so accommodation books out, national roads are busy and many shops close on Good Friday. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Wine harvest (20 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Easter long weekend, Term 1–2 (autumn) break en Sudáfrica

• Naturaleza

  The oaks turn

  15 Abr – 5 Jun · normalmenteColores de otoño

  The trees the town is named for go over through late April and May, which is the one thing Stellenbosch has that the rest of the Cape does not. Dorp Street and the Braak are the obvious walk.

Sigue en marcha: Wine harvest (20 Ene – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Easter long weekend (3–6 Abr)

Temporada media — vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan, un mes normal

En mayo no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: The oaks turn (15 Abr – 5 Jun (normalmente))

Concurrido — Term 2–3 (winter) break en Sudáfrica, vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Wet winter, quiet cellars

  1 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteCierre de temporada baja

  Rain arrives in fronts of two or three days with cold clear weather in between, and the estates lean into it: fireplaces, soup and cheap midweek tastings. The mountains behind town go white a few times a winter.

Sigue en marcha: The oaks turn (15 Abr – 5 Jun (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Stellenbosch Wine Festival, Term 2–3 (winter) break en Sudáfrica

• Festival

  Stellenbosch Wine Festival

  31 Jul – 1 AgoFestival gastronómicoMucha genteReserva pronto

  Sixty-odd producers pouring in one hall over two winter days, which is the efficient way to taste the district without driving between farms. Tickets go before the door. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Concurrido — Stellenbosch Wine Festival, vacaciones escolares en 4 de los mercados que lo llenan

En agosto no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente)), Stellenbosch Wine Festival (31 Jul – 1 Ago)

Concurrido — Term 3–4 (spring) break en Sudáfrica

• Festival

  Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees

  3–11 OctFestival de artesMucha genteReserva pronto

  The largest arts festival programme in the country: nine days of Afrikaans theatre, music and books through the town's halls and church venues. It moved off its old March slot to October, so check before you plan around it. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, Term 3–4 (spring) break en Sudáfrica

En octubre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees (3–11 Oct)

Concurrido — vacaciones escolares en 2 de los mercados que lo llenan, uno de sus mejores meses por clima

• Riesgo

  The summer south-easter

  15 Nov – 28 Feb · normalmenteTemporada de viento

  The wind that runs Cape Town reaches the valley too, blunted by the mountains but still enough to move an outdoor tasting indoors after lunch. It blows hardest through midsummer and it dries the fynbos out. Fuente ↗

Máxima afluencia — Festive season in the Winelands, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break en Sudáfrica

• Festivo

  Festive season in the Winelands

  15 Dic – 15 Ene · normalmenteVacaciones escolaresMucha genteReserva pronto

  Cape Town's holiday crowd drives out for lunch and the well-known estates need a booking weeks ahead. The students are away, so the town itself is calmer than it is in term. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: The summer south-easter (15 Nov – 28 Feb (normalmente))