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 […]
Meanderings in the Marais
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, […]
Moments in Time: Turning Tourbillon Time
Transparency, pure lines, high-tech and a timeless terrific tourbillon come together in the house of Bianchet’s Flying Tourbillon Grande Date B1.618 which is slated to be presented at the Geneva Watch Days […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: Rugby Time Wine
As the world gears up for the World Rugby Cup slated to take place in France in September and October, some French players, all champions of this year’s Six Nations Tournament, which […]
