Prince Harry plays at Sentebale’s sixth annual polo match in South Africa; over £3 million raised
Chris Jackson Sentebale, the charity founded by Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso to help those who are HIV-positive in Lesotho, especially its children, has hosted its sixth annual polo match in association with Royal Salute, raising over £3 million. It was the first time the polo match had been played in South Africa, where Prince […]
Absolut releases dazzling limited-edition Electrik bottles to close 2015
The world’s most famous vodka brand, Absolut, has released its limited-edition, celebratory end-of-year bottles, dubbed Absolut Electrik. The blue and silver bottles feature semi-transparent coating, representing ‘Absolut’s signature cobalt blue and the electrical conductivity of silver,’ according to the company. In a release, Kathryn Love, Absolut’s marketing manager for New Zealand, said, ‘Over […]
Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art Awards’ Show 2015 sees Nelson’s Peter Wakeman take top honours
Courtesy World of Wearable Art Awards’ Show Top Diva’s Dreamscape, by Peter Wakeman. Above Deadly Beauty, by Xi Zhang. Nelson, New Zealand designer Peter Wakeman has won the 2015 Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art Supreme WOW Award with his entry Diva’s Dreamscape. Wakeman wins $30,000 in prizes with his design, entered into the […]
Brancott Estate launches new vintages for 2015 in limited-edition World of Wearable Art bottles
Top Into the Blue and Rosebud with Patrick Materman, Brancott Estate chief winemaker. Above The two new limited-edition Brancott Estate bottles. With the Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art (WOW) Awards’ Show back again for 2015, the famed winemaker and naming rights’ sponsor of the event has released two limited-edition bottles along with new vintages […]
Maison Mumm and David Guetta collaborate in advance of Melbourne Cup and Kentucky Derby
Stephane Cardinale Maison Mumm and David Guetta have announced their second collaboration, with the musician reimagining the classic Mumm bottle, and in November, launching a music video. Mumm says there will be a ‘digital activation’ for one of its marketing campaigns, to be released through its social networks at the beginning of October. Guetta’s […]
Keeping it natural: Stoneleigh launches Wild Valley range of wild-fermented wines
Stoneleigh launched its Wild Valley range at the end of last week, a line-up of wild-fermented New Zealand wines comprising a 2015 Marlborough sauvignon blanc and a 2014 Marlborough pinot noir. The Stoneleigh Wild Valley wines get their complexity from nature, fermented by indigenous yeasts that are naturally present in the Rapaura, Marlborough vineyards. […]
Chivas Regal the Icon launches with Dubai tasting; on sale for US$3,500
Warren Little Chivas Regal has released its most iconic Scotch whisky yet, called, appropriately, Chivas Regal the Icon. Having released its first luxury whisky in 1909, Chivas Regal has since been known for its style, substance and exclusivity. Its latest whisky is Chivas Regal’s biggest feat yet, mixing from more than 20 different distilleries, […]
Reasons to raise a glass as Stoneleigh, Mumm, Hennessy and Ardbeg celebrate around the world
Victor Boyko/Getty Images Top Mark Ronson celebrates with Champagne Mumm in Monaco. Above Julie Nollet, Raphaël Gérard, Hervé Mikaeloff, Olga Kisseleva, Bernard Peillon, Laurent Pernot, and François Xavier Desplancke pose at the ribbon-cutting ceremony during the Hennessy 250 Tour at the New Manege in Moskva. Below left The award-winning Stoneleigh Latitude Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2014. […]
Jacob’s Creek introduces Double Barrel range—red wines aged in whisky barrels—in New Zealand
Jacob’s Creek’s new Double Barrel range has made it across the Tasman, with Kiwis now able to sample chief winemaker Bernard Hickin’s successful concept of finishing wine in aged whisk(e)y barrels, the reverse of ageing whisky in old wine barrels. He believes that this hasn’t been done before, and the company has opted to use […]
Jameson Irish Whiskey unveils limited-edition bottle for St Patrick’s Day 2015
Jameson has shown its 2015 limited-edition bottle for St Patrick’s Day, designed by award-winning Dublin-based illustrator, Steve Simpson (above). This marks the fifth limited-edition bottle from the Irish whiskey brand, with a contemporary take, featuring Dubliner phrases on a map of the city. The story that Simpson wanted to convey was a personal one: […]
