IT’S A GOOD YEAR FOR SCARCE BUBBLES
First the bad news: there is going to be a lot less champagne to go round this year. The good news: what there is could be outstanding. After one of the worst spring growing seasons on record, producers of champagne are bracing themselves for one of the smallest harvests in the last 20 years. But thanks to a hot and sunny August, all the signs are that the chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes that go into the king of sparkling wines will be packed full of flavour. “The vines suffered every possible disaster up to the middle of the summer,” admitted Champagne wine board (CIVC) spokesman Thibault Le […]
LUXE SPA TRENDS + HOT SPOTS 2012
It appears leeches sucking out toxins, a stage of an Indian traditional cleansing practice termed Panchakarma, and fish pedicures no longer top the bizarre in spa trends, for the record the leeches stay on HEDGEAnswer’s list. According to the site Cracked, the “rich and insane” are hot for massages by snakes in Israel and elephants or inmates in Thailand while Hollywood starlets flock for Russian placenta facials ($350). A de-stressing massage with a hefty price tag of $25,000 will reportedly rub your worries away by sprinkling $100,000 worth of loose diamonds. Forget the Brazilian you can opt for diamond dust blow-outs ($600) or 24K gold facials ($1000). If you prefer […]