Women buy the most wine

An UK study has found that ladies buy eight out of 10 bottles to drink at home.

Females are now the major buyers of wine, prompting experts to urge wine brands to cater for feminine tastes.

Their love affair with white wine - typified by Bridget Jones’s affection for Chardonnay - has faded. Instead 55 per cent say red is their favourite, followed by 35 per cent who favour white wine and seven per cent rose.

More than half (54 per cent) of the 1,300 British women questioned for Vinexpo said they were not put off by health warnings Some 4,306 women across the UK, France, Germany, Japan and the USA were questioned.

I think that these women wine buying trends also holds true for the South African market. After the easing of wine sale restrictions the general retailers (Checkers, Woolworths, Pick & Pay etc. ) has taken a huge part of the wine sales market. This contributed to the increase in wine buying by women and it will continue to increase in the future.

Source: Daily Express

http://boschendal.blat.co.za/2009/04/02/women-buy-the-most-wine/

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First Wine Trivia Evening a huge success

The stars of the evening: Lovane's Cabernet Franc 2006, Hermanuspietersfontein's Die Martha 2005 and Lovane's Petit Verdot 2006.

On Saturday 25 April Lovane's first Wine Trivia Evening, organised by Van Pepper Wines, was held with Bartho Eksteen from Hermanuspietersfontein.

Philip and Gail Gous from Lovane and Suné and Bartho Eksteen from Hermanuspietersfontein

Guests were treated to a 3-course meal paired with Lovane's and Hermanuspietersfontein's wines. Chef Gail Gous did a great job of pairing Lovane's Cabernet Franc 2006 with Grilled Spicy Vegetable Bruschetta with Rocket & Permasan Shavings; HPF's Die Martha 2005 (great Shiraz and definitely one of my top choices for winter 2009) with Korma Lamb served with rice, cucumber sambals, sweet potatoes & curry beans; and Lovane's Petit Verdot 2006 with Homemade ice-cream served with chocolate sauce and fresh berries.

The Trivia itself consisted of six nailbiting rounds with a strong start from the Zilles. In the end, the winemakers' knowledge contributed to Whine's success and they were crowned the winners on the evening.

The winners of the first Wine Trivia Evening, Whine, fltr: Philip Gous (Lovane), Marcolette van Baaden, Kyle Shimmon, Natalie Nel, Mariska du Preez (Van Pepper Wines), Bartho Eksteen (Hermanuspietersfontein), Van du Preez, Johnny King and Andrew Knight.

A great time was had by all, and we are looking forward to the next Trivia Evening on Saturday 30 May with Alto's winemaker, Schalk van der Westhuizen.
For more information, visit the Van Pepper website.

To order some of Bartho's award winning wines, visit the HPF Wine Shop.
For more photos of the evening, visit the Facebook photo album