NEWS    SEPTEMBER 2007

Zorgvliet Wines was awarded six medals at the 2007 Michelangelo International Wine Awards.

Now comes ''The Red Wine Diet'' by scientist Roger Corder, who insists that drinking red wine regularly is good for just about everything that might ail you, including heart disease, diabetes and dementia.

What is it about a wine that gives it winning status? Is it the rich aromas or the silky tannins? Could it be the fruity character or the zesty acidity? Find out what makes a Veritas winning wine, by meeting the faces behind the experienced palates of the Veritas judges.

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” is one of the greatest pick up lines in English literature.  The two cities in Dickens’ masterpiece were London and Paris and the times were the heady days of hedonism before the French Revolution.

What does perfume, talking, smoking and tea breaks have in common? Nothing much you would think. Wrong, at Veritas judging things like these are taken very seriously.

RMB WineX, South Africa’s premier wine festival, boasting the greatest number of established and new wineries under one roof, opens at the Cape Town International Convention Centre today.