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Harrods unveils jewel-encrusted champagne at £115,000 a pop

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The three rare bottles are adorned with a ruby, sapphire or emerald

Perrier-Jouët: 2018 Design Miami/, Hypernature and Lifetime Achievement Award for Hervé Deschamps

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Hervé Deschamps, Cellar Master of Maison Perrier-Jouët, received Lifetime Achievement Award at the Champagne and Sparkling Wines World Championships. Hervé Deschamps was awarded the trophy during the Gala Dinner of the CSWWC on October 24th 2018. Hervé Deschamps arrived at Maison Perrier-Jouët in 1983. A decade later, he became the seventh Cellar Master since the … Read more

Masterpiece Estates – a handpicked selection of remarkable properties, your very own bespoke retreat

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  Masterpiece Estates is the latest, most unique offering from the Oetker Collection. Masterpiece Estates is a small portfolio of historical houses and private luxury estates. Germany’s luxury hospitality group Oetker Collection is offering extraordinary houses in spectacular countryside. Each historical property called “Masterpiece Estate” offers a huge choice of outstanding activities, and is staffed … Read more

It’s time to explore ‘suburban wine’

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As land in France’s grand cru regions and the Napa Valley becomes eye-wateringly expensive, innovative winemakers are transforming previously unfashionable areas

Slow Travel: The best of the France’s countryside enjoyed on a luxury barge

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  Luxury leisure and hotel company Belmond creates luxury barge adventures in rural France. Belmond Afloat is visiting the verdant and picturesque regions of Champagne, Burgundy, Alsace, and Provence. In 1966 Richard Parsons, a Reuter’s news reporter, had the idea to convert an old coal barge into a passenger ship accommodating 20 guests to travel … Read more

2018 Cognac Key Figures: Cognac spearheading French wine and spirits exports

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Exports of Cognac have continued their steady rise. Cognac is at the top of the major appellations. Cognac Exports Set New Record in 2017-2018. For the fourth straight year, exports of Cognac have continued their steady rise, with an increase of 8.2% in volume and 5.4% in value1. The previous record of cognac bottles shipped … Read more