Paris, France — There is a gold-encrusted maze, the endearing elephant head brooch, and an orb of gold. All works by the artist, goldsmith, painter, sculptor and philosopher that is Daniel Brush. […]
In the Line and Light of Creation
Moments in Time: George Clooney’s Golden Lion Time
George Clooney received the Golden Lion lifetime achievement award at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on the opening day of the prestigious movie festival. The legendary actor was sporting a legendary watch […]
The Royal Mint Boldly Goes Where No Coin Has Gone Before With New Star Trek 50 Pence Coins
Six decades after Star Trek first beamed onto television screens across the world, The Royal Mint is unveiling two collectable 50 pence coins to celebrate the global phenomenon and its intergalactic legacy. […]
It’s Cocktail Time with a Fiorente Spritz
This is another twist on the traditional Spritz. A floral twist known as the Hugo Spritz. Its all about combining one of our favorite Proseccos, Prosecco Riccadonna with Fiorente elderflower liquor and […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: A Surprising Chardonnay by Saint-Emilion Way
The harvest of chardonnay grapes began last August 17th in the very red wine region of Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion. This was the fifth harvest of the chardonnay vine plants at Château Clarisse. Five years […]
Critic’s Choice: A Road to Travel By
Giant mushrooms, an ephemeral wolf, rushing water are all on a road that stretches into the countryside and wends about the Othe forest in the northern reaches of the Yonne, a region […]
Moments in Time: ArtyA’s Complexity Time
It is a total mechanical spectacle and a world first. The house of ArtyA brought out its Complexity timepiece at Watches & Wonders 2026. It was an eye-catching and awe-inspiring moment at […]
It’s Champagne Time With Chassenay d’Arce and Perfect Pairings
It all began down in a valley. The Arce Valley in the Côte des Bar region of Champagne where there is a house of winemakers, Chassenay d’Arce, a champagne-making cooperative founded in […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find: Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Once upon a time there was Asolo, a walled medieval city in northeastern Italy in the province of Treviso less than 60 miles (100 km) from Venice. Its beauty attracted the Queen […]
Wine of the Week: A Royal Reuilly
It is a tale of an old forest and a 40-year-old vineyard. And it’s about a wine that is off most wine radar screens: the great and gastronomic Reuilly of the largely […]
