If ever there was a time to escape to the winelands, April is it. The heat is mellowing, the vineyards are golden, and Paarl is serving up a month packed with flavour, fun, and a little ...

Paarl, and Franschhoek, where a hop-on, hop-off wine tram runs through the valley. Instead, the Swartland is the opposite of a wine tourism hub, with dirt roads carving through golden wheat fields ...