Celebrating our French heritage this weekend, I was reminded about why I enjoy the idea of a global village. From the earliest days, exploring the unknown has led to the discovery of other cultures and languages and this interest in a wider...
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Sometimes, in the middle of winter, when it is raining for four days in a row, we as sun-spoiled South Africans are struggling to stay warm. Of course we can exercise or cosy up in front of the fireplace, but most of the time we rely on a b...
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While international trade relations are in an awkward position with all the talk about tariff increases as well as serious political conflict and combat, the South African Wine Industry received a welcome commitment from the EU based on its...
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Do you think the French drinks the most wine, the Dutch is the world leaders in cheese consumption and pizza-eating patterns are a close-call between Italy and America? You will be wrong on all accounts! Quite by default, I found some very ...
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Sommelier is such a beautiful word. It has that lovely French pronunciation and it implies a passion and knowledge that is a little foreign and somewhat exotic to many of us. We might easily be impressed, inspired or even intimidated by a s...
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