If Boxing Day plans usually involve leftovers and scrolling, this year offers a far better option. The Bike Forge is turning 26 December into a full-blown celebration of live music, great food, cold drinks, and easy holiday vibes — all set against the scenic backdrop between Tulbagh and Wolseley. From midday to early evening, the…
There’s something quietly magical about Christmas Eve. It’s the moment before the rush, when the table is set, glasses are poured, and time slows just enough to savour it all. This year, Nederburg is turning that feeling into a full festive celebration with a Christmas Eve Feast designed for sharing, lingering, and making memories. Set…
There’s something about a Sunday morning in the winelands that calls for good coffee, a relaxed breakfast, and music that drifts easily through the air. This weekend, The Bike Forge delivers all three, with a live performance that turns an ordinary brunch into a proper outing. From 10am, the smell of fresh coffee and breakfast…
If you love road trips that lead you through wide-open landscapes, friendly little towns, and stretches of wild coastline where you can explore at your own pace, then you’ll find everything you’re looking for on South Africa’s West Coast Way. Stretching north, just 20 minutes from Cape Town, the Cape West Coast follows the Atlantic…
DGB has been named The Ethical Award Winner at the 2025 The Drinks Business Green Awards for its Travelling Classrooms a DGB Charitable Trust initiative, announced on 2 December 2025 at Home House, London. This international accolade recognises the company’s deep commitment to uplifting the communities in which it works and setting a benchmark for…
As the sun dips behind the vineyards and the air cools just enough to linger a little longer outdoors, La Paris Bistro is inviting guests to settle in for dinner and make a night of it. From 19 December, the beloved Cape Winelands bistro opens its doors for dinner on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from…
Boxing Day is often that deliciously in-between moment of the festive season — the gifts are unwrapped, the fridge is still full, and the only real plan is to enjoy good company. At Bike Forge in Tulbagh, that easygoing spirit is being turned up a notch with their much-anticipated Boxing Day Bash on 26 December…
There are coffees that wake you up… and then there are coffees that make you pause, smile, and take another sip just to be sure you tasted that correctly. Malawi Gold by Tribe Coffee comfortably falls into the second category. This limited-edition African beauty is a celebration of flavour, heritage, and pure indulgence. Grown in…
Every festive season brings the same challenge: finding a gift that feels thoughtful, exciting and genuinely useful. This year, Truth Coffee has quietly solved that problem with a Christmas gift idea that keeps delivering long after the wrapping paper is gone — a coffee subscription designed for people who take their morning brew seriously. Truth…
Summer has officially arrived in Franschhoek, and at La Petite Ferme, the season is being served beautifully on every plate. With vineyard views stretching across the valley and sunshine setting the pace for long, leisurely afternoons, the estate’s new summer menu feels perfectly timed — fresh, vibrant and designed to be shared. [full menu] The…
Christmas Eve is one of those rare moments that deserves slowing down. The rush is mostly over, the excitement is building, and the table is where everyone naturally gathers. This year, Clos Malverne Wine Estate offers a beautifully curated way to ease into the festive season with a four-course food and wine pairing designed to…
When the festive season rolls around, plans tend to fall into two categories: over-scheduled or wonderfully spontaneous. The Bike Forge in Tulbagh is firmly in the second camp, offering locals and holidaymakers an easygoing place to land between family lunches, road trips and scenic rides. This December, The Bike Forge keeps the doors open with…
