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. […]
It’s Champagne Time with Chassenay d’Arce
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 […]
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 […]
Joyful Jewelry
Paris, France — A coral griffon paved with emeralds, amethysts and diamonds tentatively raises a paw. The gleaming nights of Persepolis come to life with violet amethysts and diamonds and deep purple […]
Made in France: Spread Your Wings with Akillis
Paris, France — It is a parade of colors from the Parisian jewelry house of Akillis. Deep greens, London blues and heady purple mark the collection called Spread Your Wings, described by […]
The Pacific Chronicles, Loti’s Specific Pacific Chronicles
Rochefort, France — Writer, naval officer, member of the Academy and inveterate collector, Pierre Loti was born in the scenic French town of Rochefort on the country’s Atlantic coast in 1850. His […]
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