Red wine or grape juice?

People usually say that they drink red wine, because it's good for their hearts. Wine is made from grapes and it is within grapes that we find heart healthy benefits.

Grapes are filled with a number of vitamins and minerals, but it's health benefits are believed to lie in its compounds - flavonoids. Flavonoids are polyphenols (a potent antioxidant) that give grapes a deep purple colour. These flavonoids are believed to be beneficial for your health, being associated with protection against cardiovascular disease, cancer and other age-related diseases.

If drinking red wine is not for you, try the healthy alternative - Grape Juice. Wilde 100% Red Grape Juice Lite is made from grapes that were juiced and then purified to promote a clear, consistent texture in the juice. The result is a lite, refreshing grape juice that can be enjoyed with meals such as a crunchy summer salad or quiche.

Wilde also recommends this article on the health benefits of grape juice.

Tropical vacation for your taste buds

Take your taste buds on a stroll down a white sanded beach with clear blue waters gently caressing its shore. Wilde 100% Tropical is an amazingly healthy blend of fresh fruits, packed with the energy and nutrition of fruits such as pear, grape, apple, pineapple, banana, peach and mango.

Wilde 100% Fruit Punch is made from a selection of fresh South African fruit that was juiced and then purified to remove the pulp, yielding a more consistent texture in the juice. The result is a smooth, easy drinking tropical blend. Try it in the morning before breakfast to boost your body with essential vitamins and minerals. It is not only great in taste but nutritious and filling too and can even act as a rocket fuel, providing a real boost in your energy level.

Give Wilde 100% Fruit Punch a try if you want a taste of the exotic!

I feel like a kid again

This year marks the 10th South African Cheese Festival. Visitors and exhibitors are equally excited as much anticipation has built up for the weekend of 29 April to 2 May 2011!

Wilde Fruit Juice will proudly host the Kiddies Corner at the 2011 South African Cheese Festival! The Wilde Kiddies Corner forms part of the Carnival Park and provides a secure, supervised area for the young ones to play in. There will be loads of entertainment provided by jumping castles, clowns, cartoon characters from the DStv Kids Channel, as well as competitions for the offspring to partake in.

While their having a ball in the Wilde Kiddies Corner, parents can stroll around the festival and even celebrate the 70th anniversary of Pinotage at the Pinotage Experience (also part of the Carnival Park), with 18 stands showcasing proudly South African Pinotage.

Visit the official South African Cheese Festival website for more exciting details.

Hopping here, hopping there

Wilde 100% easter promotion packs has been hopping around retail outlets across the country. To enter the easter promotion for the chance to win iPads, mocktail sets and fruit juice hampers, purchase one of our promotionally marked packs in-store and follow the instructions.

Putting faces to the names

If you remember correctly, Wilde 100% ran an SMS competition during February 2011. We already mentioned the names of our winners, but here are two of our winners on the day they received their Wilde 100% prizes.

Charles Amos from Kuilsriver received 1 of the 5 bar fridges that were up for grabs. His bar fridge came fully stocked with Wilde 100% and he didn't compromise the opportunity when it arrived!

Jo-ander Lombard received 1 of 10 Wilde mocktail sets. These mocktail sets invites a fun element to entertaining guests with fruit juice beverages. Wilde has loads of mocktail recipes for her to try.

Running for good health

Wilde 100% sponsored fruit juice to the Stellenbosch Wellness Department's mini marathon in aid of World Health Day on 7 April 2011. The runners who completed the route received a glass of refreshing Wilde 100% fruit juice.

Little Miss Winelands 2011

Wilde Fruit Juice is one of the proud sponsors of Little Miss Winelands 2011. The pageant was held on 12 March 2011 at the CP van der Merwe Hall in Wellington. All the finalists looked astonishing and competed in the following categories:

• Tiny Twinkle Tippy Toes
• Tiny Twinkle Fairy Wings
• Pearly Perfect
• Beautiful Blossom
• Pretty Pre-Teen

Have a look at the results on the official Miss Winelands website.

Proudly, official sponsor

Wilde Fruit Juice is the official sponsor of the Big Bay Surf Life Saving Club. The team competed in the 2011 Surf National Championships that took place at Camps Bay between 31 March and 2 April 2011. Find out more about the Big Bay Surf Life Saving Club at their website!

Epic finish for Team Wilde

Team Wilde's Alan Dawson, Malcolm Charles, Philip Foure and Colin Anderson participated in the 2011 ABSA Cape Epic, presented by Adidas. Even though just under 90% of the cyclists who started this race on the 27th of March 2011 saw it through to the finish line on 3 April, Team Wilde proudly faced the grueling challenge of the 2011 ABSA Cape Epic to the very end. We are proud of you. Well done.

Hunt the adventure

Wilde Fruit Juice will be sponsoring some egg-celent Wildthing weekend adventures during the April school holidays, along with First Ascent and Glider.