GH Mumm Champagne: A Legacy of Victory

A look at Formula One's podium bubbly, from France's first Grand Prix track to the vineyard

Just 80 miles from the tourist hordes of Paris lies the quaint yet unassumingly productive city of Reims. In the heart of the Champagne region, the city serves as the unofficial capital of the surrounding vineyards and the revered beverages they produce. Below the city lies a maze of caves (some dating back to the Gallo-Roman period) where millions of bottles are carefully attended by …

Dream Cars

A tome of some of the most creative, visionary ideas in auto design throughout the last century

Everyone’s idea of their personal “dream car” is different. For some it’s the latest supercar, for others it’s an off-road adventure-mobile. However the dream cars of auto designers are in a category all their own. Sarah Schleuning (curator at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta) along with award-winning automotive writer Ken Gross teamed up for “Dream Cars“: a beautiful hardcover highlighting some of the most …

Kavalan, Taiwan’s First Whisky Distillery

The island's first single malt ages twice as fast due to the sub-tropical climate

While Scotland will always (by law) be the sole proprietor of Scotch, a whole host of nations have embraced the art of whisky distillation. From Japan to Sweden to Australia, several excellent new distillers are popping up around the globe. Local conditions, waters and variations on existing methods make for exciting new expressions, and one of the most alluring comes from Taiwan’s first whisky distillery, …