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Marika Sboros: what alcohol gets you up to between the sheets
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French women do get fat! They have curves, and they fit into high fashion
The French paradox and books like French Women Don’t Get Fat fuels myths about health, beauty and the country’s women: that they’re always wafer thin, despite drinking gallons of red wine, stuffing...
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If you’re hoarding wine as investment… you should probably just drink it
Photo credit: iWoman / CC BY-SAPhoto credit: iWoman / CC BY-SA If you’ve been saving a bottle of wine as an investment, according to Reuters columnist James Saft, there’s no better thing to do with it...
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Sipping champagne at 35 000 feet
Photo credit: iWoman / CC BY-SA US airlines have led the way in the layout of their quality – and quality-priced – airline compartments. Stretch-out beds, proper beds, cuisine that wouldn’t embarrass a...
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Reason to celebrate – Soweto embraces wine, reflecting growing middle class
Many South Africans struggle with what it means to be a Constitutional Democracy. But behind depressing headlines, there’s plenty of progress for those caring to look. The most obvious of these has...
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DA: AGOA-gate – agri job losses on Rob Davies hands
It seems the flood gates are opening up in South Africa as the ministers Jacob Zuma has entrusted in creating jobs and growth are falling in all respects. Malusi Gigaba’s visa-gate cost the travel...
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Drink up! Red wine boosts diabetics’ heart health, say scientists
Lovers of fine red wine can finally take heart. Scientists have been studying the popular drink for years and produced compelling evidence that it promotes longevity, protects against certain cancers,...
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AGOA talks go into “extra time” but final whistle not blown yet
By Thekiso Anthony Lefifi PRETORIA, Jan 4 (Reuters) – South Africa still hopes to solve a dispute with the United States over farm exports, despite the expiry of a U.S.-set deadline that could penalise...
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Drought cuts Wine crop. Grape harvest expected to be halved.
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Herbst: ANC & Western Cape farmers – an affair set to spark food riots
By Ed Herbst* “I am a farmer. It is not for sissies, trust me. They get murdered. There is no security. They are prone to be violently attacked and murdered, land tenure is under threat. We have to...
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French women do get fat! They have curves, and they fit into high fashion
The French paradox and books like French Women Don’t Get Fat fuels myths about health, beauty and the country’s women: that they’re always wafer thin, despite drinking gallons of red wine, stuffing...
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If you’re hoarding wine as investment… you should probably just drink it
Photo credit: iWoman / CC BY-SAPhoto credit: iWoman / CC BY-SA If you’ve been saving a bottle of wine as an investment, according to Reuters columnist James Saft, there’s no better thing to do with it...
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Sipping champagne at 35 000 feet
Photo credit: iWoman / CC BY-SA US airlines have led the way in the layout of their quality – and quality-priced – airline compartments. Stretch-out beds, proper beds, cuisine that wouldn’t embarrass a...
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Reason to celebrate – Soweto embraces wine, reflecting growing middle class
Many South Africans struggle with what it means to be a Constitutional Democracy. But behind depressing headlines, there’s plenty of progress for those caring to look. The most obvious of these has...
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DA: AGOA-gate – agri job losses on Rob Davies hands
It seems the flood gates are opening up in South Africa as the ministers Jacob Zuma has entrusted in creating jobs and growth are falling in all respects. Malusi Gigaba’s visa-gate cost the travel...
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Drink up! Red wine boosts diabetics’ heart health, say scientists
Lovers of fine red wine can finally take heart. Scientists have been studying the popular drink for years and produced compelling evidence that it promotes longevity, protects against certain cancers,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
AGOA talks go into “extra time” but final whistle not blown yet
By Thekiso Anthony Lefifi PRETORIA, Jan 4 (Reuters) – South Africa still hopes to solve a dispute with the United States over farm exports, despite the expiry of a U.S.-set deadline that could penalise...
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Drought cuts Wine crop. Grape harvest expected to be halved.
By Tammy Petersen Cape Town – While the drought in parts of the Western Cape will affect this year’s grape harvest, experts have predicted the smaller vintage would lead to higher quality wines this...
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Herbst: ANC & Western Cape farmers – an affair set to spark food riots
By Ed Herbst* “I am a farmer. It is not for sissies, trust me. They get murdered. There is no security. They are prone to be violently attacked and murdered, land tenure is under threat. We have to...
View ArticleThe next big thing in wine is… Germany? – The Wall Street Journal
“The Sauvignon Blanc opened the door for the Riesling.” It was the last thing I expected to hear from a winemaker in Germany, a country whose vinous reputation rests almost entirely upon Riesling....
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