På gång i Stellenbosch (Winelands), South Africa under året

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

• Säsong

  Wine harvest

  20 jan – 10 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: The summer south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis)), Festive season in the Winelands (15 dec – 15 jan (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Wine harvest (20 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), The summer south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 1–2 (autumn) break i South Africa, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Easter long weekend

  3–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtBoka tidigtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Wine harvest (20 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis))

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

• Natur

  The oaks turn

  15 apr – 5 jun · vanligtvisHöstfärger

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Wine harvest (20 jan – 10 apr (vanligtvis)), Easter long weekend (3–6 apr)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: The oaks turn (15 apr – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Term 2–3 (winter) break i South Africa, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Wet winter, quiet cellars

  1 jun – 31 aug · vanligtvisStängt mellan säsongerna

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: The oaks turn (15 apr – 5 jun (vanligtvis))

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

• Festival

  Stellenbosch Wine Festival

  31 jul – 1 augMat- & dryckesfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Stellenbosch Wine Festival, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Wet winter, quiet cellars (1 jun – 31 aug (vanligtvis)), Stellenbosch Wine Festival (31 jul – 1 aug)

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

• Festival

  Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees

  3–11 oktKulturfestivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees (3–11 okt)

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

• Risk

  The summer south-easter

  15 nov – 28 feb · vanligtvisVindsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Helg

  Festive season in the Winelands

  15 dec – 15 jan · vanligtvisSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: The summer south-easter (15 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))