Some of Australia’s most-loved authors and performers are coming to town in September for the inaugural Hunter Valley Writing & Wine Weekend. The star-studded line-up on September 11 and 12 includes Wendy Harmer, Peter FitzSimons, Lyndey Milan OAM, Malla Nunn, Jacinta Tynan and Sarah Ayoub. The event is the brainchild of long-time friends, author and… Read More »
Drinking more than two bottles of wine or around 10 pints of low-strength beer a week can increase the chance of developing dementia, a major new study reveals. onsuming more than 21 UK units of alcohol a week has been listed among three new risk factors for the condition, which affects 55,000 people in Ireland.… Read More »
At the starting line, I stamped my feet in the snow and repeated this mantra: ‘There’ll be hot wine at the end.’ The promise of plentiful wine, local color, and a unique experience had drawn me to travel on a bitingly cold, gray January weekend to Moldova, one of the least-visited countries in Europe. I… Read More »
Tips for Hosting a Splendid Wine Tasting Party Don’t you just love wine tasting parties? A wine tasting party brings family and friends together to gain new wine experience and enjoy delicious food. The wine party can be as simple as pairing wine with specific cheeses or doing a horizontal or vertical tasting; whatever you… Read More »
Apparently, this is an important question for people hoping to avoid hangovers — at least, it was important enough that researchers have published a study about it. And we may now have an answer. Researchers enrolled 90 adults between the ages of 19 and 40, randomly assigning them to one of three groups: Group 1… Read More »
Media playback is unsupported on your device “Beer before wine and you’ll feel fine, wine before beer and you’ll feel queer” – many of us may swear by this time-honoured tip when “mixing” our drinks. But a new study has refuted the idea that the order we have alcoholic drinks in affects the severity of… Read More »