The beauty, fine wines and spirits, and fine food segments all grew, reflecting a redirection of luxury spending away from goods and toward personal pampering and experiences. Last 12 months, the luxury consumption shifted away from goods and toward experiences such as travel and gastronomy, which grew faster than luxury goods by at least 5 … Read more
Wine Spectator Ranks Domaine Serene Chardonnay No. 1 White Wine of the Year for 2016. The Wine Spectator magazine announced that Domaine Serene 2014 Evenstad Reserve Chardonnay has been ranked #2 Wine of the Year in their list of the Top 100 Wines of Year, making it their top- ranked white wine of 2016. Wine … Read more
This unique fountain pen by Montegrappa and Wealth Solutions is enhanced with a drop of the oldest cognac in the world. The Cognac Pen has been created by Montegrappa and contains an actual sample of the oldest cognac in the world. The rare potion is also found in Armin Strom Cognac Watch – the luxury watch … Read more
Henry Jeffreys raises a glass to the British pub – and goes in search of volcanic wines
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Ao Yun, the new Chinese wine from Estates & Wines, produced in the foothills of the Himalayas, unveils first vintage. The name of the Ao Yung’s wine means “flying above the clouds”, a reference to the clouds that cap the summits of the Himalayan mountains, the region of provenence of the wine. The vineyards, which … Read more
Champagne Maison Perrier-Jouët is making an exciting contribution to the 2016 Design Miami/ global art forum via an exclusive partnership with American designer and architect Andrew Kudless. Kudless is presenting visionary works founded on the notion of digital craftsmanship. Maison Perrier-Jouët has just embarked on a new creative collaboration with designer Andrew Kudless for the … Read more