This delicious and easy-to-make Lemon Chicken with Olives recipe first appeared in the September issue of the South African edition of Real Simple magazine.

This meal is ideal for a weeknight dinner but it can also be served to your weekend dinner guests. Arniston Bay’s Sauvignon Blanc will perfectly complement this meal.
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In an recent article by Debra Gordon she explains some health benefits of wine , especially for women.
The list of wine’s benefits is long—and getting more surprising all the time. Already well-known as heart-healthy, wine in moderation might help you lose weight, reduce forgetfulness, boost your immunity, and help prevent bone loss.
With women buying [...]

Sales of French wines are down almost everywhere, even in France itself.

While global consumption of wine rose 4 percent from 2001 to 2005, France’s dropped by 11 percent. Exports to the U.S. slipped 12.5 percent so far this year.
The worldwide wine consumption is expected to grow 10 percent within the next two years. It [...]

The fifth biennial Cape Wine trade show will again be held in the state-of-the-art Cape Town International Convention Centre from 23 to 25 September 2008.
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A stone’s throw from the city, international hotels and the famous V&A Waterfront, this spacious venue is only 25 minutes’ drive from the winelands. The entire South African wine industry [...]

 India’s domestic wine consumption is likely to go up to 9 million lites per annum by 2010 from the current level of 5 million litres, registering a growth of 25 per cent for the next two year, according to an estimate by industry body Assocham.
“India’s wine market is currently growing at 20 per cent per [...]

Arniston Bay is one of the pioneers in pouch wine packaging. It seems that the Americans are also starting to see the advantages of wines in pouches.

A recent opinion article in the New York Times suggests that US consumers must change their options of non-bottled wines. This suggestion is based on the environmental benefits considering [...]

Decanter reports that the French wine sector has sent an open letter to the government, demanding it do more to protect the industry against the threat of the anti-alcohol lobby.
 

The letter describes how, ‘contrary to promises by the president, the government is ignoring the legal injustice to the wine sector’. A copy has been [...]

This non-vintage Charmat Brut is made from Colombard grapes – known for their fresh aromas and natural acidity – by Arniston Bay winemaker, Abraham de Villiers. It joins the range of easy-drinking wines currently in the extensive Arniston Bay portfolio. The traditional bottle is elegantly adorned with a simple label and a distinctive royal blue [...]

Rosé wine has continued to establish its place in UK wine drinking culture, despite poor summer weather, according to new research.

The number of regular wine drinkers who are partial to a glass of rosé has risen by 60% in the UK in the last three years, according to research published this week by Wine Intelligence.
Around [...]

Supermarkets can play a vital role in ensuring that emissions are cut and businesses improve their green credentials, Tesco’s chief executive Sir Terry Leahy has said.

Leahy argued that if the organisation wants to witness long-term growth then it must adopt a green strategy and disagrees with those who think this sort of thinking and business [...]

South African wine exports are soaring in defiance of the international economic slowdown, chief executive of the industry body Wines of South Africa, Su Birch, said on Thursday.  FIN24

She said over 363m litres were sold offshore during the 12 months to July, an increase of 27% on the previous 12 months.
“This is way [...]

Arniston Bay, the South African wine producer, is to launch a parcel of Limited Release wines into the UK market. This is according to the website of Harpers .

The Arniston Bay Limited Release range is a premium addition to the portfolio and comprises two single varietal wines – Limited Release Shiraz 2007 and [...]

South African wines dominated the 2008 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Decanter also reports that South Africa is the fastest-growing category in the UK off-trade wine market, according to the latest data from AC Nielsen – growing by 13% in volume, against a total market growth of 1.1%. The country’s value sales also grew by 13%, making [...]

In the world of varietal labeling, there are both deceptions as well as limitations that come into play. First let’s consider the deceptions. These are certainly not meant to be malicious in any way but they simplify the marketing of a wine so that the consumer has an easier time finding what he or she [...]

Wine lovers should only spend £6.99 on a bottle of wine to impress dinner party guests because they are unlikely to be able to tell the difference between that and a more expensive tipple, experts have said.

A group of leading connoisseurs from around the world agreed that £6.99 should be enough to buy what they [...]

Using wine in food and pairing wine with food are greatly misunderstood concepts.
Although both are incredibly complicated, they are at the same time very simple if you keep to two general guidelines:

When cooking with wine, treat it as a spice or flavor.
When pairing wine with food, consider its acidity or tartness as the [...]

‘A meal without wine is called breakfast’ is a common saying in the wine world.
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Wine and food are meant to be, but most persons don’t really know too much about wine. So what exactly do you need to know about wine and food matching in order to enjoy it? If you are not planning [...]

Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank has bought the film rights to best-selling lifestyle book French Women Don’t Get Fat.

According to news agency AFP, the 34-year-old US star (pictured) will produce a romantic comedy based on the book, which extols the virtues of a continental diet – meals rich in fat and carbohydrates.
Written by Mireille Guiliano, a [...]