Blend by Jacob’s Creek gives enthusiasts a chance to create their own unique wine
It’s often hard to beat experiential marketing, and Jacob’s Creek knows this. Just like some of the exclusive wine-themed boutiques internationally, Blend by Jacob’s Creek will be open between January 29 and February 15 from 12 p.m. at Takutai Square in Britomart, Auckland, New Zealand, giving customers a chance to blend a wine perfectly matched […]
Miss France 2014 your top story, and Princess Madeleine your favourite newsmaker
Bruno Ehrs/Kungahuset Above HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden was the person you searched for the most this year. We’ve told you who we thought 2013’s newsmakers were. But who did you want to read about this year? In first place: HRH Princess Madeleine of Sweden. The younger of HM King Carl XVI Gustaf’s daughters […]
Church Road’s Chris Scott is New Zealand Winemaker of the Year 2013
The New Zealand Winemaker of the Year was announced earlier this week as being Hawke’s Bay winemaker, Chris Scott. Scott took out the esteemed prize given by Winestate magazine. He boasts a passion for chardonnay and red-blend winemaking, and with the support of a distinguished team behind him, he has been crafting award-winning Church Road […]
The 2013 Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art awards: Kiwis take Supreme prizes
World of Wearable Art Above The Exchange, by Christchurch sisters Tatyanna Meharry and Natasha Meharry, which took home the Supreme Award in the 25th Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art (WOW) awards’ show tonight. In a departure from recent years, Kiwis stole the show at the 25th Brancott Estate World of Wearable Art (WOW) awards’ […]
Sponsored video: Beefeater Gin’s limited-edition bottle is an authentic glimpse into #MyLondon
A Lucire special promotion Pernod Ricard knows its markets, and Beefeater Gin, the international premium gin, has one asset that its competitors don’t: it really is distilled in London. With London often seeing itself as the capital of cool—its Fashion Week, for instance, takes up more pages in Lucire’s print editions than our usual […]
Hawke’s Bay’s Church Road winery releases two premium wines this July
Hawke’s Bay’s Church Road has released two wines this month, the Tom Cabernet Merlot 2009 and the Tom Chardonnay 2010. Tom—officially all in caps—are Church Road’s premium offering, named after the patriarch of the winery, Tom McDonald (1907–87). The two wines contain the best of the region’s fruit and the wine-making has been […]
Getty Images The Jameson Empire Awards took place at the Grosvenor House, a J. W. Marriott Hotel, in Park Lane in London at the weekend, with Sam Mendes, Dame Helen Mirren, Daniel Radcliffe, Martin Freeman, and Jennifer Lawrence among those honoured. Other VIPs included Sir Ian McKellen, Jenna-Louise Coleman, Kevin Spacey, Mark Strong, Vanessa […]
Brancott Estate launches limited-edition sauvignon blanc with Hayley Westenra and WOW models
Top WOW models at Brancott Vineyard celebrating the start of harvest with Patrick Materman, chief winemaker for Brancott Estate. Above Hayley Westenra performs at the Brancott Estate vineyard. Brancott Estate not only has a new wine out—its limited-edition Brancott Estate Chosen Rows Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2010—but it marked the occasion with an exclusive performance at […]
With our server shift (great service from Xplosiv.ly) and all the fashion weeks happening through February, a few news items on our radar have been delayed—but we believe they are of interest to our readers, regardless. The first is Jameson Irish Whiskey’s new limited-edition bottle for St Patrick’s Day 2013 (right). Jameson had already […]
Silver Linings Playbook triumphs at Film Independent Spirit Awards
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards took place in a tent at Santa Monica beach on Saturday, supported by Jameson Irish Whiskey, with Silver Linings Playbook the big winner at the event. Silver Linings Playbook beat rival independent films Beasts of the Southern Wild, Bernie, Keep the Lights on, and […]
