■ The Avontuur restaurant’s Early Bird Dinners have started up again, where on Wednesday or Friday evenings, between 5pm and 6.30pm, diners can enjoy a two-course (R180) or three-course (R220) meal with a glass or two of the estate’s award-winning wine. Bookings are essential, at openhand@polka.co.za or 021 855 4296. Avontuur Estate is on the R44 between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.