Champagne wins at Masters 2013 for being ‘like a Persian carpet’
Hosted by trade publication The Drinks Business, experts sipped on 100 samples of bubbly at luxury hotel The Dorchester in London for the Champagne Masters Competition 2013. Champagne house Charles Heidsieck emerged the big winner this year, earning the ultimate Master title for its Brut Reserve, Brut Millesime 2000, and Blanc des Millenaires Millesime 1995. Sister house Piper-Heidsieck also gained a Master title for its Rare Millesime 2000. The Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve is a blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay and aged for three years in Gallo-Roman chalk cellars. According to the champagne house, on the nose the bubbly evokes everything from freshly baked brioche and roasted […]
11 feet x 12 feet in London for USD 450,000
A parking lot in London’s upscale market of Hyde Park Gardens has been put up for sale for a whopping £300,000 ($447156.05 USD), which is close to twice the average buying price for residential properties in the United Kingdom. The posh spot measuring 11 feet x 12 feet costs more than double the aggregate price of £162,000 ($241,464.27 USD) per house sold in England and Wales last month. Estate agents have experience in selling similar parking spaces in the area, which went upwards of £250,000 ($372630.04) each. The agents have even said that several buyers have already shown their intent in owning the six-figure lot. The trend of owning expensive […]