Platter’s South African Wine Guide, has announced a record 41 five-star wines, defined as being ‘superlative, a Cape Classic’. This follows a blind tasting by the assembled Platter’s tasting team of potential five-star wines for the 2010 edition, nominated by individual members during their sampling of South Africa’s wines over the past two months.
For the […]
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According to a recent study the type of alcohol you consume may determine how hungry you feel afterwards. In other words, the intensity of your “munchies” is different for wine, beer or spirits.
A recent study shows that while alcohol has a specific effect on the body, the additional nutritional content of white wine, red wine […]
Why you should chill that wine
Posted in Wine on Aug 26th, 2009
Wine is like revenge. Both are best served cold. But just how cold?
How cold the wine should be depends on type -red, white or pink - plus grape variety, flavour profile, quality level and even where it was made.
Americans and South Africans are generally faulted for serving red wine too warm and white wine too […]
Food directly affects your mood and general health
Posted in Health on Aug 26th, 2009
Research shows the food you eat directly affects your mood and general health. More so, it has an influence on the way the brain works – its general tone, level of energy and how it handles tasks.
The benefits of regular exercise and a balanced diet are well known. Yet by combining essential natural super […]
TV se beroemde Simpsons het as’t ware die De Bruins geword – nadat hulle in Angolese “getransformeer” is.
Dié strokiesprent-gesin se voorkoms is dramaties deur ’n advertensie-agentskap in Angola verander voordat die reeks daar uitgesaai word.
Homer, Marge, Lisa, Maggie and Bart se geel velle is nou donkerbruin nadat die agentskap hul bekende promosie-skoot aan […]
Italian bank vaults may soon resemble well stocked delicatessens if a plan goes ahead to accept expensive wines and dry-cured hams as collateral on bank loans from crisis-hit producers.
The idea, which was launched this week by an influential Italian bank chairman and wine producer, was backed by an Italian minister and follows the tradition of […]
Retail Therapy: Does Sadness Mean Spending?
Posted in news on Aug 18th, 2009
We may be willing to spend more when we’re feeling down, new research suggests
It’s a practice so common it has come to be called retail therapy. And in a recent study, researchers uncovered evidence of what shopaholics have known for years — that people may be willing to spend more on themselves when they’re feeling […]
Several studies have concluded that red wine may be helpful in fighting off several diseases and conditions, including high cholesterol, heart disease, various cancers and even aging.
Now, two new studies indicate that resveratrol, the antioxidant chemical in red wine, also may decrease pain and boost your love life.
An Italian study found that women who drank […]
Celebrity wines are growing rapidly
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 14th, 2009
The number of celebrities (both living and dead) who are putting their names and images on wine is growing rapidly.
Wine writers are divided as to whether these are serious wines or simply marketing gimmicks, but recent wine tastings show how much more seriously they are being taken. Prices can be high, fans being willing […]
Sparkling wine has become a more popular any-occasion-drink and it has shed the image of being exclusively consumed as a celebration drink.
One of the great pities of the wine world is that some how, some way, sparkling wines have gotten the reputation of being associated only with celebrations. The most probable reason is that in […]
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