The gemstones seem to have floated in the air over to the watch dial and bracelet. This is the marvel of a complex technique known as snow setting. Diamonds are placed side […]
Moments in Time: Winter Snow Is Coming
Prophecies in Porcelain
It is sensual, white, shiny, pure and delicate at the same time: porcelain, that magic material one usually associates with elegant tableware. It was in Limoges in the center of France that […]
Moments in Time: Ballon d’Or Time
Paris, France — It’s that time of year again when the Ballon d’or is awarded to the football (soccer) player of the year. This year’s ceremony took place in Paris on November […]
Moments in Time: Malachite Time with Omega
It is a striking watch in the characteristic hypnotic green tones of malachite. Omega has brought out one of its highly aesthetic timepieces, Trésor, with a dial in this precious stone that […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Abundance of Saint-Chinian
This is a powerful wine of notes of spice and berry fruits. A wine for rich red meats and game, better still. Saint-Chinian is a well kept secret of the wines of […]
Moments in Time: The Geneva Grand Prix Watchmaking Awards, featuring a Gourmet Gazette Slide Show
And the Winners Are Geneva, Switzerland — The much awaited 2021 awards from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (the GPHG) were held last November 4th in a festive ceremony. Often referred […]
It’s Champagne Time with the House of Charpentier
This is a champagne for connasseurs, champagne that has been carefully curated by the Maison Charpentier, a house that brings out complex champagnes, champagnes for a simple champagne time, but, too, for […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Sparkling Wine Find: The Crémant of Burgundy
The Burgundian vineyards sits just below that of champagne, and so does not benefit from the Champagne Controlled Designation of Origin Label, but its sparkling wines are one of the great sparkling […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Auction Find: The Domaine de la Poulette
For six generations wine-making savoir-faire has been handed down from mother to daughter at the Domaine de la Poulette, one of the very old and noble estates in Burgundy. The estate harbors […]
A Gourmet Gazette Family-Owned Fine Wine Find
France is gearing up for that fun time of year that is the Beaujolais Nouveau time when athe fruity wines of the Beaujolais region are enjoyed in the same year in which […]
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