A natural harmony
Everyone needs a bit of yesteryear now and again. And whenever this feeling raises it’s head, Emile Joubert makes a beeline for Vriesenhof.
Stewards of the trails
The wind whipping past your face, the blur of singletrack as you descend the trail at pace … Remember to give thanks to the Stellenbosch Trail Fund for the outdoor playground that surrounds the town urges JACQUES MARAIS.
Things to do this weekend: 29 to 31 March
Take a tour of our bumper edition of things to do as the Winelands come alive with events and activities this weekend.
Talk of the Town
This week Eikestadnuus’s Danie Keet reports on the feel-good stories currently uplifting the local community.
Schurter and Langvad guide their newbies home
Former winners Nino Schurter and Annika Langvad on Sunday completed their objectives of guiding two Absa Cape Epic newbies to victories in the gruelling eight-day race around the Western Cape.
Women fly high at Absa Cape Epic
The latest updates from a gruelling day of racing in the penultimate stage of the Absa Cape Epic.
Strong SA line up for World Schools Festivals
Ten powerful South African rugby teams will compete at the 2019 World Schools Festival, with the historic Paul Roos Gymnasium set to play host.
Stellenbosch Air Show
The skies above Stellenbosch will be abuzz with a variety of aircraft on Saturday.
Strauss & Co shatters R100-million barrier
Record-breaking sale total, with a 93% value sell-through rate including a South African record for Alexis Preller
Anything but lost
Allesverloren sounds like a cry of despair, but when RICHARD HOLMES chatted to the farm’s fifth-generation occupant, Danie Malan, he found him thoroughly upbeat – about his wines, pioneering and Portuguese cultivars.
Perfect mix for Winelands Encounter route
Riders in the Liberty Winelands Encounter can expect a perfect mix of mountain-biking ingredients, with a few challenges thrown in, when it takes place next month.
Celebrating the beautiful science of less.
Italtile celebrates design where less means more loveliness.
Winners of the Wine | Beer Label Design Awards 2019 announced
Results of the fifth annual Wine Label Design Awards and the second annual Beer Label Design Awards were announced on 13 March 2019 at Hazendal in Stellenbosch.
An integrated lifestyle
With a positive economic growth for over 25 years and its strategic position at the heart of the Indian Ocean, Mauritius is fast becoming a popular property investment, business and lifestyle destination to South Africans.
Rest & Peace
For more than 40 years, Rust en Vrede has been synonymous with the name Engelbrecht, first Jannie and now Jean. In conversation with WINIFRED BOWMAN, Jean and winemaker Coenie Snyman reveal what makes this renowned wine estate so successful.
TOKARA Autumn Open Garden and Annual Rare Plant Fair
Experience TOKARA in all its autumn splendour when this acclaimed estate opens its extensive farm garden to the public for the annual Rare Plant Fair on Saturday, 13 April 2019.
Things to do this weekend: 15 to 17 March
Another massive weekend ahead as the Winelands prepare for the ABSA Cape Epic, Amazink is set to wow audiences once again with its unique brand of township theatre and the Stellenbosch Air Show promises to be the biggest yet.
Talk of the Town
Tokara trebles its success at the 10 Year Old Wine Awards, Stellenbosch creché’s receive a welcome boost and a new event academy opens its doors.
A fair for the arts
For Melvyn Minnaar, nothing beats the visual pleasures and cultural thrill of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair. The 2019 edition put the spotlight on emerging artists and the impact new media is having on traditional media.
A flair for past and present
Stellenbosch-based architect Carien van der Merwe, known for her warm, elegant and modern spaces, has the ability to create optimal functionality in limited areas.