Merovingian-style ring in brass and amazonite. Photo courtesy Rmn-Grand Palais. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette They were the house that united, essentially, France. The Merovingian dynasty were the ruling family of the […]
The Christmas end of year holiday season takes on a special meaning in France’s celebrated Provence region where living Nativity scenes, the hand-crafted santon figurines and the 13 special desserts (representing Christ […]
Paris, France —A gold phoenix hairpin, a sceptre of gemstones and jade. The court of the Ming Dynasty, which ruled from 1368 until 1644, has made its way to the French capital […]
Rome, Italy — Wisteria, one of the world’s favorite climbing plants has been immortalized in the Roman workshops of Le Sibille, the high jewlery house specialized in the ancient technique of micro-mosaics. […]
Paris, France — In our dry sparkling wines alternatives to champagne mode, we’ve just tasted a new Crémant, a Crémant made in Bordeaux with the Sémillon grape variety, a golden-skinned grape that […]
The Gourmet Gazette returns to one of its fine wine finds of the year with the splendid wines of Divineo whose vineyards are in central southern France but whose oak ageing casks […]
Diamonds, white gold, mother-of-pearl and ruthenium blend together gloriously on the Perpetual Moon 38 Night Tide from the house of Arnold & Son. This is a blue moon with cascades of soft […]
These are majestic birds which seem to fold into their feathers every imaginable shade of pink. Flamingos, specifically the Greater Flamingos, are synonymous with the Camargue region of south central France, a […]
Left: Ring from the Barbelés Collection by Djula. Photo courtesy Djula. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette. Right: Bracelet from the Barbelés Collection by Djula. Photo courtesy Djula. Handout via The Gourmet Gazette […]
Paris, France —Global efforts to respond to the environmental problems plaguing the world appear to be breaking down — witness the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification — the UN talks in Saud […]
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