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Arniston Bay goes for gold at Veritas Awards

The newly launched Arniston Bay Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2008 clinched a gold medal at the prestigious 2008 Veritas Awards over the weekend.
Top quality grapes, sourced throughout the Western Cape, were used to create this premium wine. Consumers are subsequently rewarded with cut grass and green pea aromas, typical Sauvignon Blanc character on the palate with [...]

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Rosé hold their own throughout the year

John Mariani, the wine writer for Bloomberg’s, recently indicated that Rosé wine has come of age and can be enjoyed throughout the year.
Mariani writes that in the past conventional wisdom (or mindless tradition) dictates that rosé wines are delightful for summer but not serious enough for drinking past Labour Day (1 May).
Mariani debates whether [...]

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Recipe: Hot Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta

This recipe, from Real Simple magazine, is an easy and delicious meal and is highly recommended by readers.
With its crispy, fresh taste and melon and pineapple flavours on the nose, the Arniston Bay 2008 Chenin Blanc / Chardonnay will complement this dish.
Recipe: Hot Italian Sausage and Tomato Pasta
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 pound (1/2 kg) [...]

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Wine bug has bitten America regardless of the economy

American wine consumption is on the rise , while in France wine consumption is declining. This is according to the well known wine writer, Tyler Colen , also known as Dr Vino.
Colman suggest that in the past 10 to 15 years, there’s been a decline in the consumption of wine in France for a [...]

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Arniston Bay gets UK off-trade extension

The company of wine peopleTM has readied a three-pronged extension of its Arniston Bay wine brand in the UK off-trade.
The South Africa-based company said late last week that Arniston Bay: The Reef will launch exclusively in the Asda supermarket chain from 11 October, and will consist of a white, a red and a rosé variant. [...]

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Wine Industry intent on going green

Recent US surveys indicted that the wine industry are intending to increase their focus on environmental aspects.
The wine industry is making a concerted effort to adopt environmentally responsible practices but sees a need for better education among both consumers and professionals on many “green” issues, according to two surveys of wine industry professionals and [...]

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UK retail group announces exclusive value wine deal

The UK retailing group ASDA announced that they have clinched an exclusive value-for- money wine deal.
Mike Dennis from Talking Retail indicates that a new value-for-money range of wines under the Arniston Bay brand umbrella is being launched exclusively with Asda next Saturday (October 11).
The South African brand, owned by the company of wine peopleTM, [...]

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Great Britain: The world’s most important wine market?

Great Britain is probably the world’s most important wine market. Mike Veseth from the Wine Economist discusses this statement and indicates why this statement maybe true.
Veseth writes:
“How can Great Britain (and not the United States) be the world’s most important wine market? The simple answer is that the British produce little of their own [...]

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