Men who drink up to half a glass of wine a day may live five years longer than non-drinkers, the Wine-of-the-Month Club said.
Men who consumed light quantities of any type of alcohol daily added two-and-a-half years to their life expectancy, said Colin Collard, chairman of Wine-of-the-Month Club, referring to research published by the Journal of [...]

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Arniston, also known as Waenhuiskrans, lies on the shores of Marcus Bay, just north-east of Cape Agulhas. This town got its name after a ship that was wrecked on its coastline in 1815.
It was one of the worst sea disasters in South Africa’s history with only six survivors (out of 378) left alive to tell [...]

For those of you who enjoy a glass of wine (or two or three…), I’ve got some great news.
We’re having a massive Market Day wine sale at our Welmoed farm in Stellenbosch (next to Spier).
Dates: Thursday 28 May to Saturday 30 May 2009
Venue: Welmoed Cellar door. Here’s a link to directions: Directions to Welmoed [...]

Top winemakers, wine experts and chefs will be in Joburg for the Wine Show Joburg, running from 29 to 31 May at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.

Exhibitors who have booked to be at the show include vineyards Vriesenhof, Arniston Bay, Kumkani, Versus, Bellingham and Annandale Shiraz, and the Cape Wine Academy. While most of the exhibitors [...]

It’s not all doom and gloom in the US economy. Some products are bucking the recession and flying off store shelves.
Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven’t stopped sipping; they just seem to be choosing cheaper vintages.
Gold coins are selling like hot cakes. So are gardening seeds. Tanning products are piling [...]

South Africa’s energy supply emergency may have made us worry that we were headed for the “Dark” Ages unless we got rid of every single appliance we own, but the truth is we can make an enormous difference just by making some easy changes to how we use our energy supply.
The kitchen, with all of [...]

When it comes to questions about the environment there are three types of people out there. First off there are the complete eco-ignoramuses, who have no clue and couldn’t be bothered about the dire straits our planet is in. They either haven’t even heard of global warming or think it’s a good thing. More sunny [...]

Beer will help my bones but shrink my brain. Which should I sacrifice, wonders Michael Deacon

For years I’ve tried to hide it but at last I must confess: I have a problem. It’s my drinking. And I’m terribly worried. Either I’m drinking too much – or I’m not drinking enough.
So science tells me, at any [...]

Wine is the preferred alcoholic drink for consumers in the UK, according to a survey commissioned by the Wine and Spirit Trade Association.

The survey, published to coincide with this week’s London International Wine Fair, saw white wine emerge as the number one drink of choice, the WSTA said on Saturday (9 May).
According to the survey, which was carried out by [...]

CAT’S pee and sweaty passion fruit are hardly flavours to make your mouth water but it seems Kiwis can’t get enough of them.

These are the core aromas of New Zealand’s world-leading Sauvignon Blanc, according to a six-year study by a team of wine scientists.
The team spent more than $12m defining the flavours [...]

Dom Perignon famously said “Come quickly, I am tasting the stars” when he discovered champagne.
 A local wine producer helps to answer some questions about this revered drink.
Why is it called sparkling wine and not Champagne?
“Champagne (the bubbly) is named after the region of Champagne in France, which is 160km north-east of Paris. Only the traditionally [...]

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Our next Market Day Sale will take place at Welmoed Cellar Door on Friday 8 May and Saturday 9 May 2009.
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Here is the list of wines that will be promotion this weekend:

-Thandi Chardonnay/Chenin Blanc 2007 @ R 16.00 per bottle (Case lots only – R 96.00)
-Kumkani Chenin Blanc (Barrel fermented) 2006 @ R 10.00 per [...]

Prince Charles has converted his vintage Aston Martin car, given to him on his 21st birthday by Queen Elizabeth II, to run on English wine, a spokesperson said.
The move, part of the prince’s green drive to reduce by 12.5% his carbon footprint up to 2012, was announced in a recent report released on the royal’s [...]

It’s happened to you and it’s happened to me… why does there always seem to be a white shirt, carpet or couch involved? Yes, I’m talking about the dreaded red wine stain!

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So what exactly is the best way to remove a red wine stain? When push comes to shove, everyone seems to have a different [...]

Drinking up to half a glass of wine a day may boost life expectancy by five years-at least in men, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

The Dutch authors base their findings on a total of 1 373 randomly selected men whose cardiovascular health and life expectancy at [...]