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, […]
Monthly Archive for December, 2009
Why wines ‘go bad’ after a few days?
Posted in Wine on Dec 23rd, 2009
All opened wines will oxidise and this is the process which turns wine to vinegar. This process is influenced by a few factors and here is a few tips to take into account with regards to wine “going bad”.
After opening a bottle of wine it just takes a few days for the […]
Is wine good for you? In moderation and as part of an overall healthy diet, the short answer is yes!
Thanks to its alcohol content and non-alcoholic phytochemicals (natural occurring plant compounds), wine has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, certain cancers and slow the progression of neurological degenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s […]
“I love everything that’s old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.” — Oliver Goldsmith
“And wine can of their wits the wise beguile, make the sage frolic, and the serious smile.” — Alexander Pope
“A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover.” — Clifton Fadiman
“Don’t […]
Good news for chocolate, wine and tea lovers as consuming the three delights daily actually helps improve your cognitive performance.
Researchers in Norway and the Oxford University studied the relation between cognitive performance and the intake of three common foodstuffs that contain flavonoids (chocolate, wine and tea) on 2,031 older people aged between 70 and […]
Killers’ concerts spark bad organizing debate
Posted in entertainment, news on Dec 9th, 2009
Las Vegas rock group The Killers, entertained South African crowds over the weekend and it seems that the poor organizing are over shadowing the bands performance.
Blogs and online debates indicate that the band gave an exceptional performance but the organising of these events came under scrutiny.
News24 reports that not everyone is happy with […]
Springbok wing and immensely popular Bryan Habana has claim the top spot as South Africa’s favourite sports star by beating the likes of Makhaya Ntini, Teko Modise, Graeme Smith and Morne Steyn to the number one spot in 2009.
South Africans voted the Springbok wing their most popular sports star in the 21st BMI Adult Sporttrack […]
Recipe to save your braai day
Posted in Food on Dec 3rd, 2009
The guests have arrived and you had a braai in mind but the weather is not permitting a braai. What to do now?
The best bet is not to try and fight the elements by asking your guests to stand outside and face the wind and/or rain with you. Go inside and prepare the […]
Drinking red wine in moderate amount helps to rinse teeth clean of bacteria during and after meals, says a new Study
Earlier studies have linked moderate red wine intake with everything from improved longevity to diminished risk of cardiovascular and neurological diseases.
And because the new study was conducted with non-alcoholic red wine, even teetotallers can […]
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