Word: shiraz
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...iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder grape seeds, skins, stalks and pulp. There are exfoliating Shiraz or Cabernet body scrubs using essential oils and crushed seeds, as well as Merlot and Chardonnay wraps - you're plastered in a grape paste, wrapped in plastic and lowered onto a waterbed. Santé Winelands Hotel is a 45-minute drive from Cape Town . tel: (27-21) 875 8100; www.santewellness.co.za...
...number of wineries producing world-class Pinot Noir. The silt-loam soils of New Zealand yield a Pinot Noir somewhere between the robust Australian reds beloved of influential American critic Robert Parker and the more complex Bordeaux wines. Some Kiwi wineries have even taken on the Australian stranglehold on Shiraz, or Syrah as it's sometimes called. In the Hawke's Bay area of New Zealand's North Island, Craggy Range has produced some wonderful Merlots and Syrahs that were launched in the U.S. to much acclaim last year. On the South Island, other wineries are winning plaudits for their...
...World winemakers have always chafed under Europe's 75% share of the $7 billion global-export market. But Australia, with the help of its Shiraz, managed to overtake France as the No. 2 exporter to the U.S., bested only by Italy. South Americans have also learned a little something about the value of an offbeat grape. Chilean wine exports top $500 million, but they're better known for value than vintage. And so since 1997, the area of Carmenere vines has risen 1,800% in Chile, to more than 15,000 acres and counting. (Terrunyo--the best Carmenere at Chile...
...European recipe. If all that food has made you thirsty, head for the wine district east of Cape Town and sample vintages made from the national grape pinotage - a cross between Pinot Noir and Hermitage - or a delicious tipple from one of the newer plantings of sauvignon blanc or shiraz. Or try a shot of the fiery fruit liqueur mampoer, also called witblitz. End your meal with a cup of rooibos tea, a popular herbal brew with no caffeine, low tannin and, reputedly, medicinal properties especially helpful for soothing babies...
...type of grape matters. Though South Africa's pinotage grape handles the rigors of air travel well, Pinot Noir varietals are not considered high flyers. "But Australian Shiraz is no trouble at all," says Charles Grossrieder, catering services manager at Cathay Pacific, which serves first-class passengers Taylors St. Andrew Shiraz 1999, among others. And though we're used to thinking of champagne as delicate, it's often the least of an airline's beverage problems. Apart from a few labels, it's rarely spoiled by travel, and Cathay Pacific has no problems dispatching some of the finest bubbly available...