Jetset Magazine
The moment before a cold plunge is all about internal negotiation, and it quickly becomes clear that much of the experience depends on mental discipline. A common strategy is a mantra—something steady, like “I’m a Strong Nordic Woman,” to hold onto when instinct argues for retreat.
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On Sardinia’s western coast, the third-generation, family-owned Silvio Carta company sits roughly six miles from the sea, close enough for the island’s maritime climate to shape the plants around it. Juniper trees, myrtle bushes, vineyards, and aromatic herbs flourish under the influence of the Maestrale, the strong northwesterly wind that sweeps across Sardinia year-round.
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Whether Bolgheri or Bordeaux, the world’s greatest expressions of Merlot continue to demonstrate the importance of place. With comparisons to Pétrus and multiple 100-point recognitions, Masseto has expanded the global conversation and shown that wine regions and grape varieties can evolve when someone recognizes extraordinary terroir in unexpected places.
Jetset Magazine
Sir Rocco Forte has lived long enough to see an empire thrive, collapse, and re-emerge in a different, more meaningful form. In an industry prone to consolidation, he remains a steward of the old craft of personal hospitality by a family-run business.
Haute Living
Susana has created more than a portfolio of wines or a luxury escape—she’s created a philosophy of living well, Argentine style. And for those fortunate enough to visit her corner of Mendoza, it’s an invitation to experience wine, wellness, and artistry in harmony.
More than a luxury destination, Venissa is a living cultural project. Guests leave not only with memories of Michelin-starred dinners and golden sunsets but with the rarest souvenir of all—a taste of Venice’s elusive liquid gold, reborn where sea and vine meet.
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Malvasia’s story reaches back to Monemvasia, the fortified Greek coastal town whose name the Venetians shortened to Malvasia. By the thirteenth century, the wine had become one of the Mediterranean’s great commercial successes: a sweet, sun-dried wine made from local white grapes rather than from one fixed “Malvasia” variety.
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Memento Mori’s story is not a template—most aspiring Napa producers won’t stumble into a former world-class art compound. But it does illustrate what can still happen when you combine audacity and gratitude with the right partners.
Jetset Magazine
From Lalique’s minimalist elegance to Baccarat’s sculptural drama and Riedel’s sensory precision, each piece tells a story—not only of what’s in the glass but also of heritage, innovation, and the visionaries shaping how we experience it.
Haute Living
For those who venture halfway around the world to reach this archipelago, rest assured, the arrival makes the travel disappear. It is an experience in itself—a spectacular blend of blue sky and sea in the middle of nowhere. Then, you land next to a floating dock, greeted by drums, music, and Maldivian warmth. And the wellness reset begins.
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Maeli is the only winery to produce Moscato Giallo as a sweet sparkling, classic-method brut nature, semi-sparkling made in the ancestral method, dry still wine, and passito—collectively forming a tasting journey known as La Via del Moscato Giallo.
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Along the Arpa River in Armenia’s Vayots Dzor province, it takes almost 100 stone steps to reach the entrance to the Areni-1 Cave complex, a cool, echoing cavern perched on an old caravan route. In 2007, a UCLA-led team uncovered a shallow clay press draining into a fermentation vat, storage jars half-buried for temperature control, a cup and bowl, and piles of grape skins, stems, and seeds that tie the scene to wine. It is the earliest complete winemaking setup ever found.
