The Lynchpin of a Wine Bargain
There are few marketing exercises that have given me as much pleasure as launching Cloof’s Bordeaux-style blend Lynchpin to the […]
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My Little Black Book
Someone had to eat the first mushroom; work out that lemons are sour and oranges sweet. Spare a thought for the inebriated consternation of the first human to drink the fizzy juice of grapes that had fermented spontaneously.
In the process of rushing where angels fear to tread I have made some discoveries that are worth sharing – products and services that offer great value, great experiences, or just generally make life easier.
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Building professional websites really easily
I was very excited last week to discover an amazing tool for building websites. What makes it amazing – with
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The McCure for Big Macs
Travel is exhausting at the best of times. Add to that the inevitable late nights (and drinking!) with customers, which
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Hiking the Garden Route beaches
I have fond memories of time spent along various parts of the Garden Route. Two of these – cycling the
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The Cure for Technophobia
My favourite web hosting service, FatCow.com has a new ‘drag and drop’ function for building websites, which makes setting up
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No Time Like the Present
[row][span4]In a movie restaurant scene that (to wine geeks, at least) could be as famous as Sally’s fake orgasm (When
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Angelic Red Snapper
I am usually loath to describe something as “the best” experience ever. Speed or distance travelled, weight and other such
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Awed into Silence
Words have a way of forcing their way out of my brain, into spoken or written existence. This is especially
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Skin Contact
While in Mumbai last week I was a guest at two Bertani wine dinners. Apart from the pleasure of watching
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Could this be Dubai’s best hotel deal?
There are several things one doesn’t expect to find in Dubai. Cheap, widely available alcohol is top of the list,