Join us for a glass of wine at The Soweto Wine Festival

The Soweto Wine Festival has grown tremendously and the organisers indicate that this year’s festival is going to be bigger and better. The Soweto Wine Festival has built up cult status over the past 6 years. Having fun and learning about wine in a safe and vibrant atmosphere is truly the Mzansi way. And 2010 [...]

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Wine makes women ‘clever’

A recent study found that women wine drinkers had higher cognitive performance (smarter) than non drinking women. This is according to a recent Norwegian study which also found that moderate wine drinking stimulates the brain and  improve cognitive functions. So that is why we feel so ‘clever’ after a few glasses of wine. I’ve had [...]

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Calculating the number of hors d’oeuvres per guest

When hosting people it’s always difficult to determine the number of Hors d’ oeuvres per person. The main question is… Will you also serve a dinner? or Will you be hosting a cocktail party? (no dinner to follow). If you will be serving dinner, allow 4 to 6 hors d’oeuvres per person.  If you’re hosting [...]

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Why women live longer than men

Women have higher life expectancies than men. Currently, the worldwide life expectancy for all people is 64.3 years but for males it’s 62.7 years and for females life expectancy is 66 years, a difference of more than three years. The reasons for the difference between male and female life expectancy are not fully understood. Some [...]

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SA Blog Awards – Please nominate me

If you like what I’ve done on the Douglas Green  blog  please nominate me for SA Blog awards. It’s easy. Click on the banner on the right of the page.  Fill in your email (confirm) and you done. Thanks a mill’

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My wine cocktail – Dolce Merloti

For some reason wine cocktails are not as common and well known as the original spirit based cocktails. But the glass is half full as many undiscovered wine cocktails awaits and you can actually make your own and claim a name.   I spotted this cocktail and wanted to call it Dolce Douglas but it [...]

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Women’s Day Winners

Congratulations to Charlene Hendricks and Sharon Duvill Pnematicatos Charlene and Sharon are the winners of our Women’s Day wine prizes. Enjoy the wine. Cheers!   

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Hey, Hey ,Hey – It’s Women’s Day – win wine

  To celebrate Women’s Day we are giving away wine prizes to our Facebook fans We will post daily questions (Today & Friday) on our Facebook page . All you have to do is to leave a comment or upload a fan image to stand a chance to win wine. Thursday’s question: Who do you [...]

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New study: Wine may help women keep weight in check

  A recent study found that red wine is not only good for a woman’s heart it is also good for her waistline. This US study , of nearly 20000 trim middle aged women, found the women who drank alcohol in moderation put on less weight and were less likely  to become overweight, compared to [...]

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