Sauternes. That majestic and mythical wine. The wine that played a role in the The Great Gatsby when Daisy drank a bottle when regretting her decision to marry Tom Buchanan. You have […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: A Dry White Wine Made Surprisingly in Sauternes
Moments in Time: HYT’s Precious Gemstone Tourbillon Time
A groundbreaking conical tourbillon, high jewelry know-how and animated precious stones come together for this jewel box of a watch from the house of HYT. The house’s Conical Tourbillon Infinity Sapphires is […]
Meanderings in the Marais
Paris, France — It is one of the historic hearts of Paris, filled with distinguished manor houses, mainstream and offbeat museums, art galleries and cultural institutions. The Marais, practically in the center […]
It’s Champagne Time with Chassenay d’Arce
Chassenay d’Arce has the largest vineyard of all of the cooperatives in Champagne with 315 hectares (778 acres) stretching out over 14 villages in the Côte des Bar region of Champagne country. […]
Seaside Summer Blue from Harry Winston
Blue is a color for every season but with the shimmering seas and sunshine of summer, it seems to come alive even more. Blue diamonds are highly sought after by collectors. They […]
It’s Champagne Time with Glorious Gosset
Left: Gosset’s fabulous Grand Réserve champagne. Courtesy Gosset. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette. Right: Drawing of the Remuage sculpture by Fiona Paterson and Jill Gibson for Gosset during Vign’Art. Courtesy Gosset. Handout […]
Moments in Time: Sleek Skyline Skeleton Time from Maurice Lacroix
It’s time for the award-winning Swiss house of Maurice Lacroix to reach, literally, new heights. The house has just brought out its Aikon Skeleton Urban Tribe timepiece in line with its Aikon […]
Nature in Nature
Paris, France — It is one of the lush, nature-filled places in Paris, the Luxembourg Garden home to the French Senate, an orchid collection, a fruit orchard and honey-producing bee hives. It […]
It’s Diamonds and Pearls Time
Paris, France —The pearl jewelry of French designer Isabelle Langlois seems to roll out of the waves and the mist of the sea. The French jeweler usually works in precious gemstones but […]
Art Nouveau: When Jewelry Became an Art Form
Paris, France — The Art Nouveau movement came in 1890 and went circa 1910, but its soothing, return to nature objects have fortunately remained with us to this day. Flora and fauna, […]