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Posted in Wine on Sep 30th, 2009
New York-based wine importer Cape Classics has defended South African wine in the face of a critical article published in ‘Time’ Magazine, which claimed the country only exports “crud”.
In the September 7 issue of Time Magazine, journalist Alex Perry wrote: “And the answer to how South Africa can produce some of the world’s best […]
Posted in Wine on Sep 28th, 2009
Summer may be the traditional rosé drinking time, but why limit yourself? If glasses of beautiful salmon- or scarlet-colored wines look like partytime on a picnic table, they look even better indoors. And they still provide white-wine refreshment with some red wine body and flavour.
And just because you’re not yet braai-ing in the backyard, doesn’t […]
Bring out the Champagne because South Africa is having a great sports year as we conquered the British and Irish Lions, the Tri-Nations and the Cricket Aussies Down Under. Have you ever wondered where celebrating sport victories with wine started?
Celebrating an athletic or sport victory with wine or Champagne is not a recent phenomenon. […]
Posted in Afrikaans on Sep 21st, 2009
Koos Kombuis wonder wat is n regte Suid Afrikaner. Hoe lyk hy? Wat eet hy? Wat is sy gunsteling-sport? Hoe trek hy aan? Watse taal praat hy? Wie IS hierdie dude?
Hy se verder dat “Mens kan dadelik ’n Amerikaner uitken, of hy nou wit of swart is. Sy aksent gee hom weg.
Australiërs is daai ouens […]
Red wine’s health benefits lie in resveratrol which works as an effective therapy for life-threatening inflammation, a new study has found.
The study not only explains resveratrol’s one-two punch on inflammation, but also shows how it, or a derivative, can be used to treat potentially deadly inflammatory disease, such as appendicitis, peritonitis, and systemic sepsis, […]
Posted in Afrikaans on Sep 16th, 2009
Hier is n paar woorde van wysheid wat Nataniel gesê het.
Wees altyd dankbaar vir alles wat jy het en lewe eenvoudig. Hoe minder
goeters jy het, hoe minder wharries het jy ..en hoe lekkerder slaap jy!
Wees onvoorwaardelik lief vir jou gesin en familie en aanvaar elkeen
presies net soos hy/sy daar is ..vriende kan jy kies, familie […]
Call it fluoride for grown-ups: new research suggests a crisp chardonnay may fight cavities. Italian researchers who tested supermarket-bought red and white wines report both were effective in controlling the growth of bacteria that cause tooth decay and sore throats.
Sadly, though, the ingredients work best when you remove them from wine.
The researcher says the components […]
Ten spyte van die swak ekonomiese toestande het die internasionale Nederburg-veiling vanjaar die R4 miljoen-merk behaal.
Dit was die 35ste keer dat die veiling aangebied was en behalwe die groot wyn aankopers was die “who’s who” ook daar.
Die totale verkope van R4021920 is egter aansienlik minder as verlede jaar se verkope van R4,79 miljoen […]
Posted in Wine on Sep 11th, 2009
It is official. Soweto loves South African wine. On the 4th and 5th September, 5,520 people flocked to the 2009 Standard Bank Soweto Wine Festival to taste over 800 wines.
This is an increase of nearly 1,000 people in comparison to 2008. If wine once had a bad reputation in the townships, this […]
Does red wine protect against heart disease? Maybe.
Many studies investigated the benefits of red wine suggested that moderate amount of red wine (one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men) lowers the risk of heart attack for people in middle age by ~ 30 to 50 percent. It is […]
