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aftertaste

The most infamous wine bath in Australian history was the legendary opera singer Dame Nellie Melba’s dunking in 152 bottles of sparkling wine at the winery that became Seppelts Great Western.

THE recent movie, Mary Queen of Scots, has been criticised for a string of historical inaccuracies. But the fresh complexion of Irish actress, Saoirse Ronan, in the title role could have prompted a scene indisputably rooted in fact. Following her upbringing in France, the ill-fated monarch was famous for her luminous complexion and was a fan of white wine baths to maintain an all-over glow.

The practice certainly wasn’t new. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, often

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