It’s summer in my part of the world, and spontaneous picnics are happening everywhere. I can’t think of anything better for a picnic than a watermelon.
The problem is that it is tough to transport a watermelon to your picnic. Not only are they heavy, but their smooth rind and curvaceous shape make them easy [...]

NO California wine region dominates its field the way Napa Valley rules cabernet sauvignon. It’s simply a fact of life for the California wine industry. If you make cabernet sauvignon and can put Napa Valley on the label, or better yet, add one of Napa’s subregions, like the Stags Leap District, Rutherford or Oakville, you [...]

In line with its value strategy, Rémy Martin confirms its position as market leader in Fine Champagne superior qualities and accelerates its growth in strategic markets.
Rémy Martin’s history and experience in the Fine Champagne appellation guarantees its cognacs unrivalled quality. At the beginning of 2005, Alliance Fine Champagne was created a co-operative bringing together Rémy [...]

Chocolates and diamonds unite this Valentine’s Day bringing two premier brands together to delight consumers. In honor of Godiva’s 80th Anniversary, one lucky Grand Prize winner will have the rare opportunity to choose $80,000 worth of jewels from H.Stern. Teri Hatcher, known for her role as Susan on the television series “Desperate Housewives,” will unveil [...]

This is a great time to be a bourbon drinker. In the past several decades, as the success of single-malt scotch has shown, it pays to distill a smoother, more interesting spirit–for which you can then charge a lot more money. One of the best and last of the independent distillers is family-owned, Louisville, Ky.-based [...]

Bombay Sapphire has a unique distillation process: There are only four Carterhead stills working in the world today and are distinctive to Bombay Sapphire.
Unlike other gins which boil their botanicals with the spirit, the Bombay spirit is distilled alone. To achieve the unique flavour, the spirit passes through the botanicals in vapour form. This allows [...]

This extremely rare Jeroboam features the first artist-labeled Mouton Rothschild by Baron Philippe de Rothschild. Jeroboam (5 lovely liters) Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1945–considered one of the great vintages of the 20th century–sold at Christie’s London in 1997 for $114,614. One of the great vintages of the 20th century was 1945, and although the buyer remains anonymous, [...]

When an enterprising young man named James Christie opened his sales rooms in London in December 1766, his first auction consisted of the estate of a “deceased nobleman” containing “a large Quantity of Madeira and high Flavour’d Claret.” The records don’t relate how much these delightfully described “high Flavour’d clarets” fetched but as the whole [...]

Each evening guests can enjoy local, quality wines and delectable appetizers. During the warm summer months the social hour is hosted outside on the shaded patio, surrounded by the colorful flowers and the sounds of the trickling fountain and smooth jazz. Guests can linger and sample sumptuous appetizers while enjoying the afternoon sun and delightful [...]

In this concept designers have reinvented the food experience. Their multi-layered set of plates, cups, bowls and utencils enhance the visual presentation of the meal. The subtle balance between materials (largely porcelain and wood), smooth lines and discreet stacking diagrams highlights rather than obscures the chef’s art form. The main fabrication challenge required the development [...]