A sneak peek of the new infinity pool at London’s most anticipated address. Now open: the 52nd-floor infinity pool at Shangri-La Shard, London A stunning infinity Skypool is now open 52 floors above ground level in the sleek Gŏng bar at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London – making it the highest pool in Western Europe. … Read more
Champagne of success & glamour: Top 10 most popular brands of champagne for 2013. 2,415,900 9-liter cases of Moet and Chandon champagne sold in 2013 placed the champagne house on the first place of a ranking compiled by industry publication The Drinks Business. The new list shows the total number of volumes sold last … Read more
Luxury Viennese Palais Coburg Residenz wins World’s Best Wine List Award Palais Coburg Residenz in Austria took the top spot in The World of Fine Wine’s inaugural World’s Best Wine Lists. The Viennese hotel’s cellar boasts 60,000 bottles and a menu with 138 pages. “An extraordinary wine list for an extraordinary place, the cellar at … Read more
A Champagne Celebration For Charles Heidsieck. Champagne house Charles Heidsieck celebrates Thierry Roset’s 25th anniversary as Chef de Cave with re-releasing a limited number of one of its finest creations – Blanc des Millénaires 1985. A blend of five of the most renowned Chardonnay crus from the Côtes des Blancs region and having rested in … Read more
Lowering Veuve into the Baltic: Veuve Clicquot’s Åland Vault. Veuve Clicquot is the latest champagne maison to experiment with sea wine aging. In a 50-year ageing experiment, Veuve Clicquot champagne house lowered its precious bubbles into the Baltic Sea. Dubbed “the Cellar in the Sea”, the project includes three hundred regular bottles and 50 magnums … Read more
Time is a fundamental element in the Dom Pérignon equation. The Second Plénitude of Dom Pérignon 1998. Dom Pérignon champagne house launched the Second Plénitude wine in a unique location – Iceland, a magnetic island in the North Atlantic. In the the P2 –1998 wine, the champagne’s intensity has been magnified by 16 years of elaboration … Read more