Mont Destin Wine Estate near Stellenbosch in the Cape has come up with a Cleopatra-type experience. Substitute red wine for milk.
Now you (and a partner) can enjoy a red-wine bath in the vineyards. The official term for this is vinotherapy.
Wine in moderate amounts is good for you. Red wine, again in moderate amounts, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Hippocrates prescribed wine for his patients. Ancient Greek philosopher Pliny the Elder combined crushed grape skins with other ingredients to create a variety of topical pastes for the treatment of snake bites and poor circulation. And Louis Pasteur named wine the "most healthful and hygienic beverage".
- For more info call Mont Destin Wines on 021 875 5870 or visit www.montdestin.co.za