Mission Statement for Connoisseur Magazine
What are we about at Connoisseur Magazine? The original Connoisseur Magazine was created in 1901, a periodical and chronicle for collectors and investors in fine art...
Connoisseur’s Guide to Spanish Wine and Sherry
“How to get a handle on Spanish wine and culture in double quick time”
Bodegas Valdemar
When I received an invitation to meet up with a scion from the famous Rioja winemaking family Martinez Bujanda at rather short notice, I jumped at the opportunity.
Brancott Estate Wines – A Connoisseur’s Guide
Marlborough can lay claim to starting the modern New Zealand wine industry. Here in the late 1970s, Marlborough produced Sauvignon Blanc, among other varieties...
Destination Dining - QUAY Restaurant
Situated in the dress circle of the harbour, Quay has some of Sydney’s most spectacular views, sweeping from the Opera House to the Harbour Bridge.
VILLA LUCIA
Historic VILLA LUCIA is situated in the charming traditional village of Vorno, a delightful gathering of rustic stone farmhouses and majestic villas set in the lush countryside at the foot
The Darling Hotel - Star City
One of Sydney’s newest five star hotels, The Darling at The Star, has won world-wide acclaim and numerous awards and accolades.
TapaVino Sherry & Wine Bar Sydney
“A celebration of Sherry, wine, food and friends!” The mission statement of TapaVino is to focus primarily on wine as a drink.
"Bottleshock - The True Story” OR "How Hollywood Botched the “Judgment of Paris” Wine Story!
“Bottleshock - The True Story” OR How Hollywood Botched the “Judgment of Paris” Wine Story !
PUTTING A PRICE ON QUALITY
Everybody has a watch, but not everybody sports a $44,900, 18kt white gold, Patek Philippe Twenty-4. Everybody drinks out of a glass, but not everybody sips sundowners...
Connoisseur Wine Masterclass
Evaluating The Bouquet. After assessing the appearance of the wine it is necessary to evaluate the aroma or bouquet of the wine.
Beauty Entrepreneur Supporting Animal Welfare
CEO and Founder of PRAI Beauty, a global luxury skincare company knew that she wanted to channel some of the profits into a foundation that helped animals
Zarina: Paper Like Skin
If you like only brash art that slams you in the face to make its point, the exhibition, “Zarina: Paper Like Skin,” is not for you. If you prefer subdued
Wildfire
A great restaurant overlooking the water at Circular Quay, with unsurpassable views of the majestic Harbour Bridge and the iconic Opera House.
Saratoga Springs - A trip back in time
Saratoga Race Track opens on Friday, July 20th featuring the finest racing in the country.
Moorish Magnificence
The distinctive architecture of Morocco and Islamic design principles - All of these Moorish charms are waiting to be discovered in the cities of Morocco
San Daniele Ham
A journey for the taste buds, the union of San Daniele Ham and Friuli wine.
Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Sands SkyPark
Hotel, Dining, Shopping & Entertainment - All in one!
Arts & Culture
Broadway Nights: Twice the Magic Broadway’s “Newsies, The Musical” and “Once” are both 2012 award winners. The Disney producti... Read more |
New Gallery Wing, Metropolitan Museum New American Wing Galleries for Paintings, Sculpture, and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museu... Read more |
TOURISM & TRAVEL
Connoisseur Magazine Review: Porto Port wine is the most famous representative of fortified wine, and it comes from valley of the Duero river in the north of Portugal. Here, on rocky terraces that are "incandesced by the hot sun",it is possible to grow grapes with... Read more |
Penedes Wine and Gastro Tour Amazingly Penedes is only an hours drive from Barcelona and it is one of the best wine producing areas in the world. The Cava production is centred around the town of Villafranca. Penedes has indigenous varieties and does exceedingly well wi... Read more |
Arts Hotel Barcelona Managed by the Ritz-Carlton chain, this magnificent beachfront hotel occupies 33 floors in one of Barcelona's tallest landmark skyscrapers, directly facing the sea and the Vila Olímpica, 2.5km northwest of Barcelona's historic core. The decor is contemporary and the sp... Read more |
WINE & GASTRONOMY
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SERVES 1 INGREDIENTS 160 gm Lamb Rack1
Foie Gras and Gavage - Is
The foie gras industry started to develop around 1820 and has
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SERVES 6 SPINACH BALLS 100 g breadcrumbs –
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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS 300g fresh ceps, cleaned,
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From the moors in sunny Andalucía, to the Basques, whose origins
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Jamón Ibérico is a type of Jamón, a cured ham produced only
Connoisseur's Guide to Ca
Caviar has always been the delicacy of aristocrats and sophisticated
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SERVES 4 Best paired with FINO SHERRY INGREDIENTS 750g
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SERVES 4 - 6 Best paired with MANZANILLA SHERRY CRAB
Heston Blumenthal
Heston is a completely self-taught chef. Before opening his restaurant
Ferran Adrià
Ferran Adrià Acosta is considered to be one the best chefs in
ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS
Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop When I told my teenager about the new exhibition at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art which is called, in part, “Faking It: Manipulated Photography,” she looked at me as if I had two heads and asked, “Isn’t that just Ph... Read more |
Approaching Abstraction: Modernist Art from India At the Rubin Museum of Art, New York Among the most distinctive, smaller museums in New York, the Rubin Museum of Art is recognized as the premier museum of Himalayan art in the Western world. Located at 150 West 17th Street ... Read more |
Ellsworth Kelly: Plant Drawings It is September 1961. Ellsworth Kelly studies a castor bean, one growing in a container on his rooftop in lower Manhattan, perhaps. The personality of this particular plant attracts him. After examining it carefully, he renders one of its leaves in ... Read more |
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CONNOISSEUR'S GUIDE TO SONOMA COAST
Setting the scene for Alfred Hitchcock’s epic suspense thriller The Birds with its jagged coastline, bone-chilling climate, and eerie layer of fog rolling each afternoon, the Sonoma Coast is inarguably California’s most mystifying wine region.
Guido Barbato
London launch of Lavergne Champagne brand in time for Spring! It was April 11th this year that spring finally arrived in London with the timid sun finally bidding farewell to the devil...
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Grapes, Wine and a Tour in Puglia
Puglia has a treasure of indigenous grapes that many wine lovers in and outside of the region, want to preserve and celebrate. Puglian winemaking is made with minimum use of chemicals. It p...
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GILES MACDONOGH - WINE & FOOD DIARY
It has been over thirty years now since I started writing about wine. I was living in Paris and doing research on the history of the Bordeaux wine trade, and it seemed a natural thing to do.
Editorial - "The Final Word"
The Final Word "Imported Wine" Boom in Australia! When Australia's leading wine retailer Dan Mur... Read more |
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