Secret to longevity: fruits, green tea, red wine

Want to know the secret to longevity? Just rev up your diet with fresh fruits, green tea, fish and red wine. Dr. Seema Puri says dietary adjustments may not only influence present health but may determine whether or not an individual will develop diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes much later in life. She [...]

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Cape Town Good Food & Wine Show set to amaze visitors

Southern Africa’s finest food and beverage exhibition promises to bring Cape Town gourmets, gourmands and good-life devotees to their knees this year, with a sensational line-up of the finest international celebrity and BBC chefs, flown courtesy of Swiss International Air Lines, joined by our finest South African Chefs, in no less than nine state-of-the-art kitchen [...]

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Taste and enjoy at Joburg wine show

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 Douglas Green, Vriesenhof, Bellingham and Annandale Shiraz, and the Cape Wine Academy. While most of the exhibitors have [...]

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How much is your favorite celebrity making?

Ever wonder how much Jennifer Aniston makes in a year? How about Britney Spears? Or Tiger Woods? Check out what these celebs earned according to Parade.com. You may be shocked to find out. Jennifer Aniston pulled in a cool $27 million. Singer/actress Beyoncé collected $80 million … while hubby Jay-Z made $82 million. Taylor Swift [...]

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Recession sales winners: Wine, Chocolate and condoms are flying off shelves

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 [...]

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Top 10 World Wine destinations

Wine lovers are increasingly following their passion on vacation with more visitors to wine regions, which now boast top hotels, restaurants and tours. TripAdvisor, an online travel community, has come up with a list of 10 top wine destinations in the world, according to its editors and traveller popularity. 1. Geaux Bordeaux: Bordeaux, France: Perhaps [...]

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Douglas Green brings home the gold

Where Douglas Green? Winning gold medals in Europe, that’s where. The enigmatic South African Wineland character and a household name among wine-lovers world-wide, has won two Gold Medals at this year’s Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, one of Europe’s foremost annual wine competitions that was held in Valencia, Spain at the end of April. The Douglas [...]

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All this booze research makes my head spin

Beer will help my bones but shrink my brain. Which should I sacrifice? 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 rate. [...]

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Wine is the preferred alcoholic drink in UK

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 [...]

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Business Trip Tips

So you’re going on another business trip… but don’t let bad past experiences jade you. Work travel can be a career and personal growth booster. Here’s how. While the chance to escape from the office environment may be a welcome reprieve, a domestic business trip often brings new challenges and limited relaxation. Yet, proper preparation [...]

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