Hva som skjer i Stellenbosch (Winelands), South Africa gjennom året

Toppsesong — Festive season in the Winelands, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

• Sesong

  Wine harvest

  20. jan – 10. apr · vanligvis

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: The summer south-easter (15. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis)), Festive season in the Winelands (15. des – 15. jan (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Wine harvest (20. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis)), The summer south-easter (15. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Easter long weekend

  3.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidligStengninger

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Wine harvest (20. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter long weekend, Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa

• Natur

  The oaks turn

  15. apr – 5. jun · vanligvisHøstfarger

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Wine harvest (20. jan – 10. apr (vanligvis)), Easter long weekend (3.–6. apr)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: The oaks turn (15. apr – 5. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Wet winter, quiet cellars

  1. jun – 31. aug · vanligvisStengt utenfor sesong

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: The oaks turn (15. apr – 5. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Stellenbosch Wine Festival, Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa

• Festival

  Stellenbosch Wine Festival

  31. jul – 1. augMat- og drikkefestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Stellenbosch Wine Festival, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1. jun – 31. aug (vanligvis)), Stellenbosch Wine Festival (31. jul – 1. aug)

Travelt — Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

• Festival

  Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees

  3.–11. oktKunstfestivalMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, Term 3–4 (spring) break i South Africa

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees (3.–11. okt)

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Fare

  The summer south-easter

  15. nov – 28. feb · vanligvisVindsesong

  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. Kilde ↗

Toppsesong — Festive season in the Winelands, Term 4–1 (summer, year-end) break i South Africa

• Helligdag

  Festive season in the Winelands

  15. des – 15. jan · vanligvisSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: The summer south-easter (15. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis))