Stellenbosch is at the heart of South Africa's wine industry and with 106 cellars it is arguably one of South Africa's most famous wine-producing regions. 

Ditch the klippies-and-coke perception in favour of a local pot-stilled brandy smoothly blazing a name for itself in Wellington 

What could be better than planning your winter break in the South Africa's gourmet capital, Franschhoek? Coinciding your trip with the celebration of the town's French Huguenot heritage.

Conventionally Stellenbosch is all about the vine - but Dornier Wines is going against the grain in a good way thanks to its owner.

Hitting a spa is one of life's little absolute luxuries and divine experiences. For a day you get to feel like a prince(ss), regardless of who you are and whether you have recently kissed a toad 

There's no doubt that a weekend away in Franschhoek is a culinary delight

Consider this 5-minute city guide as your passport to the Winelands...

Whether you prefer your wine in a whiter shade of pale or a plum hue, it's never in short supply locally. 

I enjoyed a Klein Zalze picnic, well more like a foodie adventure of note, in the area - and was slightly taken aback by how much it has changed over the past decade or so.

If the thought of a wine festival fills you with terror; moustached French accented men, international ladies of leisure, and other wine snobs snottily gargling and spitting the Pinot - worry not.