Some names don’t merely return; they arrive with a drum roll. “Testarossa” is one of them. For many of us it still means side strakes, a wide tail and a flat-twelve that sounded like late-night television in stereo. Forty years on, Ferrari has brought the badge back for a very different age.
Early this summer I had the pleasure of spending 4 days in Avignon exploring what the Côtes du Rhône region has on offers when it comes to Wine Tourism. I went with quite a few pre-conceptions, mainly that all the wines would be red, very heavy with high levels of alcohol that would blow my head off and the quality would be questionable! But my experience was far from those pre-conceptions and I learnt so much more about the wines of Côtes du Rhône, the people and the wide range of activities (including family friendly) you could take part in from a ble
Audi Q8 Cotswolds Tour
Gliding through the rolling hills of the Cotswolds in the supremely comfortable Audi Q8, one is lulled into a sense of pastoral ease—honeyed stone cottages, gently meandering rivers, and villages so pretty they look airbrushed.
As Part of Our Audi Q8 50 TDI Quattro Tour
Images by Hayden Povey.
Every so often, a car turns up on my driveway that sets the neighbours’ curtains into full cardio. And I reckon the Polestar 4 might just be the most talked-about of the lot. Within the hour, heads were tilting, questions were being lobbed over hedges and before long I was presiding over what felt suspiciously like a Parish Council meeting.
September shimmers on the cusp of two seasons—when summer’s abundance still lingers in the market, yet the first golden leaves suggest autumn’s approach. For wine lovers, it’s a time to celebrate both the last al fresco evenings and the promise of richer, contemplative sips as nights grow cooler. In this week’s WINE TIMES column, I have chosen four bottles that reflect the spirit of September: refined sparkling to toast the transitions, a blushing rosé that evokes sun-drenched terraces, and a classic, oak-kissed red for autumn’s return to the table.
Rosé and red are increasingly sharing the spotlight, with traditional regions producing styles that sit comfortably in a global market that prizes freshness and accessibility. Clarendelle Bordeaux Rosé is a good example. As the first official rosé in the history of Domaine Clarence Dillon, the family behind Haut-Brion. It marks a small shift in their outlook.
Some hotel names can be a bit of a mouthful. And then there’s the JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District.
But this lengthy appellation is a fitting one for such a sprawling complex that’s actually one of the largest urban revitalisation projects in the Deep South city of Savannah, housed in what was a 1912 power plant that lay abandoned for decades on its riverfront.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is no stranger to spectacle. Each year it welcomes the Chelsea Flower Show, but in August the lawns turn into something quite different: the London leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour. For three days, showjumping’s elite gathered in this historic corner of the capital, transforming the South Grounds into a sporting and social occasion that feels distinctly British.
