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Vinotherapy, Stellenbosch

To be immersed in a tub, rubbed with oils and massaged with crushed grapeseeds may sound like an exotic erotic fantasy, but it's actually a new kind of spa treatment that is fast gaining adherents worldwide. Fiona McDonald finds out more about vinotherapy.
 

Wine and music

Can songs and sounds influence our enjoyment of a particular wine? Dave Swingler investigates.
 

How to set up a tasting group

Enrich your wine experience and expand your knowledge by getting together regularly with like-minded souls. Sara Steer finds out how to get a tasting group going.
 

Having a Boule!

It's been played in France, Spain and Italy for centuries - and in the South African winelands for the past decade or so. Boule, bocce or petanque is a simple game which anyone can play, anywhere, any time. Fiona Mcdonald attempts to chronicle its growth in the winelands.
 

Priorat

Priorat is today the undisputed "rock star" wine region of Spain, if not the world. In just a decade or two it's dramatically turned its fortunes around.
 

Does imported wine offer value?

A flood of value-for-money wine imports means the local wine lover has rarely had it so good. Christian Eedes investigates the state of wine retail in South Africa.
 

Tracking wine value

For his MBA thesis, WINE reader David Priilaid designed a new way of tracking good (and not so good) value wines. His interesting and provocative take on a tricky issue earned him a distinction - and should stir a healthy debate.
 

Ribera Del Duero, Ribera Del Duero

This region is home to two of Spain's most famous and most expensive wines - Vega Sicilia and Domaine Pingus. Map illustrations by Kian Eriksen.
 

Moderate wine consumption for health

Pathologist Dr Erna Mansvelt and Professor David van Velden of Stellenbosch University ask whether more people should drink less, as they talk you through Moderate Wine Consumption for good Health.
 

Rioja, Rioja

Rioja is Spain's most prestigious wine region, with grape prices that fetch at least 200% more than the national average.
 
 

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