How Shipwrecked Champagne Is Changing Winemaking: In 2010 Dominique Demarville, cellar master for the champagne house Veuve Clicquot, got what he thought was a joke call: 168 bottles of likely the world’s oldest champagne had been found in a shipwreck beneath the Baltic Sea. Soon Demarville was sniffing and sipping the 170-year-old champagne, which he found sweet and fresh, … [Read more...]
Trudie Styler and Sting launch Il Palagio tasting tour at ProWein in Dusseldorf
Trudie Styler and Sting have launched the Il Palagio Tasting Tour at this year's ProWein, the world's leading trade fair for wine and spirits that was held in Dusseldorf, Germany from March 19 to 21. The traveling caravan has been designed to create a welcoming atmosphere for wine lovers from all over the world as they stop to taste Il Palagio wines and learn more about the … [Read more...]
Sergio Herman’s AIRrepublic to open on 31 March: Reservation system now open
AIRrepublic, the restaurant and terrace café created by Sergio Herman in Cadzand, Zeeland Netherlands will open on 31st March. The restaurant has now launched its online reservation system. The restaurant is a tribute to Sergio's father. In their open kitchen, they will focus on simple preparations using products from the Zeeland region. The focus will be on classic dishes … [Read more...]
Blumenthal, Bains, Bosi and Atherton in fourth Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience
Curator and co-founder of the fourth Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience Heston Blumenthal has invited his friends Sat Bains, Claude Bosi and Jason Atherton to join him in Courmayeur this weekend for three days of skiing, mountain experiences, rustic regional cuisine and two dinners created and preapred by the chefs and their teams in mountain venues as the true highlights of the … [Read more...]
A perfect day in Gozo
Most tourists visiting Malta dedicate just a day to the sister island, Gozo and that in our view is a mistake because this little Mediterranean island measuring just 14 kilometres in length by 7.5 kilometres in width has a rural character, is less developed and is a haven of tranquility. The island, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago was in world news as … [Read more...]
