Lifestyle

Lookin' to impress someone? The President Hotel in Seapoint has it all going on this Valentine's Day. Think alfresco cinema and salty sea breezes, think delicious food and sublime wine, think cosy snuggles with cocktails around the infinity pool watching the golden sunset...then hurry up and make your booking...

If you've never been to Rawsonville, now's your chance to get acquainted. Less than an hour’s drive from Cape Town you’ll find the family-owned wine estate, Jason’s Hill Private Cellar, which is also the venue for the not-to-be missed Jason’s Hill musical Makietie Outdoor Music Show on Saturday, 28 January...

It's harvest season in the Cape Winelands and amidst the hard work, a festive spirit prevails. On 28 January the annual Stellenbosch Harvest Parade takes to the streets, filling the air with sounds of joyous celebration. The oak-lined streets of Stellenbosch will host throngs of festive community members, united by...

Summertime, and the living is easy. Nowhere more so than in Stellenbosch, where the Stellenbosch Street Soirees are back in full swing. From now until the end of March, the City of Oaks’ popular bi-monthly street parties will have people lapping up the glorious weather with some fine wine and music. The Stellenbosch...

Harvest Festivals are traditionally a way of saying thanks for blessings and abundance and at Delheim this year, spirits are running high. Devastated by fire a year ago, it is particularly poignant that Delheim is rising like a phoenix from the ashes in 2017 to celebrate Start of Harvest...

Who needs a mall when you can shop at a market? This year’s Festive Ideas Market at the Simondium’s Country Lodge promises to be a star-studded event for festival goers.  From Wednesday, 2 November, until Sunday, 6 November, this distinctive market is celebrating its uniqueness beneath the Southern Cross. More than...

All things artisanal, handmade and lovingly crafted are celebrated this weekend at the Franschhoek Craft Festival. Craft, of course, refers to food and drink made in traditional or non-mechanised ways by individuals and small companies. What you can expect is heaps of goodness, delicious bites and sips, and some covetable...

Love bubbly? Then this is for you! The first weekend in December is when Franschhoek celebrates local MCC's and champagnes from abroad with The Magic of Bubbles Festival each year. Tickets sell out fast, so don't delay in getting yours online from www.webticket.co.za Touted as the social calendar event of...

Time to put the Franschhoek MCC Route top of your bucketlist, winelovers! A whole day spent driving around the countryside, drinking bubbly? What a breeze. MCC - Méthode Cap Classique - is what we call champagne in South Africa, and it's as good as anything the French put out.  Seriously....

While the weather is making up its mind which mode to be in for the day, you might as well take out your notebook and jot down some top destinations for Cape Winelands picnics this summer. Delheim Wine Estate at the foothills of Simonsberg should top that list. The season for...