Douglas Green
A blog by bivio
Blog description:
This blog facilitate conversations about wine, dine and living life. It celebrates friends, family and uncomplicated lifestyles.
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Douglas Green ranks 688 in Africa and 437 in South Africa. According to site visitors it ranks 92, and 129 according to page views:
According to blogroll links it ranks 2118 and 2100 according to the amount of links within Afrigator blog posts
Who was St Valentine?
Valentine’s Day – the popular festival of love and romances traces its origin to ancient Roman festival and has not been created by card companies as some people believe it to be. The story goes that during the reign of Emperor Claudius II Rome was involved in several
Win daily Valentine’s prizes with Douglas Green
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day Douglas Green will give away wine prizes to be enjoyed with (or with out) your Valentine. For the week prior to Valentine’s Day (8-12 Feb) we will give away daily Douglas Green wine prizes to the Facebook comment of the day. To
Pairing wine and chocolate
Good news for those who love wine and chocolate is that wine and chocolate complement each other. What might sound at first like an unlikely marriage is quite a harmonious one – with a bit of pre-marital counseling. As with foods, there are many kinds of chocolate preparations
What makes a good restaurant great?
Everyone has their own criteria for choosing their favourite Restaurant. It can be the food, the locations, the wine list, the service, the surroundings, the general ambience and of course the price? I think a great restaurant must first have consistently good tasting food. This applies to all
Hotel to offer a human bed warming service
I am all for new marketing ideas but Holiday Inn has maybe gone too far by offering a “human bed warming service”. Holiday Inn, operator of over 4,000 hotels worldwide, will begin to offer a free five-minute “human bed warming service” at it’s London Kensington hotel throughout next
How to survive a Snack Attack
Snacks and snacking has sunk many diets but there is hope. Snacks are a terrific way to satisfy your hunger and speed up your metabolism but you need to snack right. It’s so much easier to eat on the go, but snacking can do major calorie damage to
Fewer corkage fees – A gift from the recession?
Some US restaurateurs have elected to drop the corkage fees to attract customers in a climate that has restaurants competing for diners’ attention. This is one thing you can thank the recession for. It remains to be seen if South African restaurants follow this trend. Diners, of course,
The First Sex and City 2 trailer – What do you think?
The first trailer for Sex and the City 2 is upon us, and it’s full of the bling, runway fashions, and over-the-top flavah we’ve come to expect … plus a whole desert twist. The movie’s US release date is 28 May and hopefully the South African release will
Women have more nightmares than men
Women suffer more nightmares than men because they find it harder to switch off their emotions at the end of the day, research has found. Women carry their worries into their dreams, and continue to process emotional concerns while they are asleep, according to the study. The findings
60 seconds – The Average decision making time to order restaura
A recent study found that the average consumer takes 60 seconds with a restaurant wine list before making a selection. This particular statistic speaks volumes. It means that we reach for what is familiar, that we are intimidated by the unfamiliar and that we don’t want to think
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