Four Cousins’ Blog

It’s a well-known fact that drinking a glass of red wine for dinner has benefits for your health. Started as a pop-culture myth, it was soon confirmed by doctors. Cardiologists, mainly, advise people to consume moderate quantities of red wine to prevent a number of heart diseases from developing.
Recently, more studies have been conducting, […]

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The 2008 Best Value Wine Show which is hosted by Grand West Casino this year, takes place in the Market Hall, Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 2 December form 17h00 -21h00
The show once again offers Capetonians the opportunity to taste and purchase around seventy value-for-money wines from twenty South African wineries under one roof. All wines […]

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The popular local Four Cousins range has expanded its current offering and has launched three sparkling wines - just in time for the festive season. Boasting a brand new look and label the three new styles are Sweet White, Red and Rosé. To thousands of loyal wine consumers, Four Cousins wines bring consistent pleasure and […]

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U.S. researchers have discovered the reason why people who drink red wine largely avoid heart disease, and may have come up with a naturally-occurring substance that can partly reverse the effects of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study showed.
The researchers at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) said the discovery will now […]

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South African (American) Hotel tycoon Sol Kerzner is planning to open his new Dubai Hotel huge party. Well done Sol you have made your mark , from Bophutstwana to Bahamas to Dubai .
While the rest of the world is tightening its belt, Dubai threw a $20m party on Thursday complete with Hollywood celebrities like […]

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Decanter reports that France’s two main newspapers have slammed the 2008 vintage, saying poor weather has jeopardised the quality of the harvest across the country.
In articles published late last week, both Le Monde and Le Figaro painted a bleak picture of this year’s wines, the latter saying 2008 ‘promised neither quality nor quantity’.
A similarly […]

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James Bond has transformed from a spy to a full blown action hero. In a review by Shaheema Barodien the new James Bond movie Quantum of Solace are given the thumbs up.
With the release of Quantum of Solace the question is: does Craig sustain the excitement and level of expectation for this new brand […]

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Charlize Theron is the newest U.N. Messenger of Peace, turning her Academy Award-winning fame to ending violence against women and girls around the globe.
Theron, 33, told reporters Monday after being inducted into the U.N. role that she was taking on her new responsibilities “very humbly, with a very excited heart.”
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed […]

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Tannie Evita skryf in Die Burger dat daar is deesdae so baie inligting , maar so min kennis.
Sy skryf: Almal lyk bekommerd. Hulle is depressief, neem pille. Wil oppak en trek. Maar waar is daar stilte en hoop?
Ironies is daar vandag meer inligting as ooit beskikbaar. Kyk net na daardie wonderwerk google.com.
Dit is die […]

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The wine buyer of Shoprite Checkers, Stephanus Eksteen is probably one of the most respected and influential individuals in the South African wine market. In a recent interview by The Times, Eksteen gave a few valuable suggestions on buying and enjoying wine.
Here are some of his tips:
-Drink the wine you like and know, but in […]

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