From underrated drops made along exciting new frontiers to Grand Cru burgundies requiring zero introduction, our resident drinks writer reflects upon the most intriguing and enjoyable bottles he’s sipped this season. More than any other style in the world of winemaking, red wine is perhaps the most archetypal and influential. Industry professionals give a range […]
Produced in 1999, a year before the Chronomètre à Résonance officially debuted, the earliest commercially numbered example is expected to fetch up to $1.75 million when it goes under the hammer The auction house describes the F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance 022/99R as one of the earliest and most historically significant F.P. Journe watches ever […]
The world’s first female master blender is visiting Australia to meet with Scotch connoisseurs and celebrate the 200th anniversary of The Glendronach. The famed distillery was created in the Scottish valley of Forgue, just like she was. Dr Rachel Barrie sits in a window booth of a wine bar in an exclusive Melbourne enclave. The […]
Face time with the country’s top mixologists and bar managers, at venues ranging from Sydney’s Maybe Sammy to Melbournian go-to Gimlet, reveals why epicures are opting for fresher, lower ABV serves — bonus points if they can be recreated at home. If the near-decade I’ve spent haunting cocktail bars has taught me anything, it’s that […]
What began as a university magic club now performs 300 corporate shows a year. Its latest trick? Turning a warehouse office into a secret theatre. There are no signs outside. No neon lights. No promises of impossible illusions. Just an anonymous warehouse in Sydney’s inner south, where guests wait on the street until ushered into […]
The 18-carat gold Daytona drew 60 bids from three countries before selling to an anonymous US investor, eclipsing a record set by the same collector who consigned it. Australia has a new most expensive watch. A Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Rainbow” sold for $612,000 through Sydney-based First State Auctions on Sunday night, comfortably clearing the previous […]
“The Odyssey” sold $264.1 million worth of tickets globally in its opening weekend—Christopher Nolan’s best-performing weekend at the box office ever, above “The Dark Knight Rises” in 2012. Key Facts Tangent The film received rave reviews—95% from critics and a 97% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Key Background The film needs $625 million in ticket […]
Queensland and Western Australia dominated the country’s highest disclosed property sales over the past month, while prestige homes in Sydney and Melbourne featured strongly among the month’s undisclosed deals From beachside units on the Gold Coast to modernist trophy homes in inner Melbourne, Australia’s most expensive luxury properties reflect a broad collection of tastes and […]
The Oscar-winning director of The Odyssey has become as bankable as any A-List actor. Here’s how much he could earn from his epic summer blockbuster. At The Odyssey premiere in Mumbai on Saturday, director Christopher Nolan joked about its prospects as an international summer blockbuster. “It’s wonderful how [the movie] kind of brings us together, […]
Now 50, Camilla Franks is a two-decade veteran of the fashion realm. Her newest collection is pushing the Camilla print house in a new direction, where Viennese majesty meets free-spirited romance. Schonbrunn Palace is best known as the spectacular Baroque country home and hunting grounds of Austrian royalty. Just 20 minutes outside Vienna, Schoner Brunnen, […]