Top 10 wine destinations for 2013 For wine lovers, there is no better way to cement that connection than to explore the world around those vines. Wine Enthusiast Magazine editors selected this year’s best in wine, food and cultural adventure. As the wine market becomes ever more global, packed with offerings ranging from the most … Read more
Jeff Koons designs 2010 Mouton Rothschild label Modernist American artist Jeff Koons has been commissioned to design a wine label for Chateau Mouton Rothschild’s 2010 vintage, one of Bordeaux’s premier cru red wines. The artist known for his reproductions of banal objects—such as Balloon animals produced in stainless steel, continues the annual tradition to … Read more
The elBulli Wine Cellar to be sold at Sotheby’s On 3 April 2013 in Hong Kong and 26 April 2013 in New York, Sotheby’s will offer wines from the cellar of the now-shuttered El Bulli, the celebrated Catalan restaurant by Ferran Adrià. Founded over 50 years ago in 1961, elBulli was led by Ferran Adrià … Read more
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to preside over charity wine auction Corton Grand Cru – Cuvée Charlotte Dumay – Pièce du Président at the 152nd Hospices de Beaune wine sale Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, France’s former first lady, is be the president of the 152nd Hospices de Beaune wine sale, the auction of Burgundy wines hels annually and directed by Christie’s. The … Read more
Limited-Edition Château Fombrauge in an original Stradivarius case from Billionaire and French wine magnate Bernard Magrez (born 1936), French Château Fombrauge estate’s owner, has transformed his love for art, violins and Stradivarius into a limited edition Château Fombrauge 2008 magnum nestled in an original Stradivarius case. The exclusive edition, limited to five cases dating from … Read more
Georges Baptiste Cup, the international competition which determines the top high-end server, has named Shin Miyazaki “World’s Best Waiter”. Contestants from 14 countries met in Japan to be tested in categories such as serving etiquette to wines and recommendations on what would go best with a certain dish. The top high-end server competition was established … Read more