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Since 1980, Hublot has been defying the odds against traditional watchmaking. The most iconic being the Classic Original that featured a rubber strap paired with a gold case. The celebration of Hublot’s 40th anniversary will pay tribute to the once drastic decision by releasing a special edition Classic Fusion collection. The new addition blends the […]

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If elegantly unique luxury timepieces are what interests you, then Roger Dubuis is definitely a familiar name. The Swiss watch manufacturer is infamous for creating extravagant examples constructed with the same amount of detail as a hypercar. The newest addition to the Roger Dubuis Excalibur line is a 1 of 1 work of art named […]

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Just after the unveiling of the incredible Sparkling Blast, Ulysse Nardin is back with something that’s a bit more understated. Their Dual Time models have just received a new and updated look that can be defined as both sporty and classic. Like the previous generations of the Dual Time, the watch’s special features can be […]

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Sunday, September 13th will mark a special milestone, the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One team will be celebrating its 1000th Grand Prix appearance. The event will take place at the Mugello Circuit in Italy, which makes the occasion that much more special. In good fashion, the team over at Hublot has planned to release a timepiece […]

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Audemars Piguet has announced the release of an innovative take on a classic. The Swiss luxury timepiece manufacturer is crafting the Code 11.59 model as a Self Winding Flying Tourbillion Chronograph. It is the first time the company has fitted a classic style with the technology of a tourbillion and a state of the art […]

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Just one week after Ulysse Nardin unveiled the new Blast collection,m they are back again to blow us all away with yet another introduction. This time, however, the Blast is back but in a much more luminous fashion. Introducing the new Sparkling Blast. The inspiration of this watch, according to Ulysse Nardin, was to create […]

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Richard Mille continues to play a lead role in the luxury watch industry. The infamous design and attention to detail make it one of the most desirable timepieces on the market. Richard Mille has just released a new model labeled the RM 72-01, created as a lifestyle automatic chronograph. The case is a brushed titanium […]

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Fifty metres underground — this is the depth that local winemakers chose when they decided to store 10,000 wine bottles in the Aven d'Orgnac caves, an underground tourist attraction located at the southern end of the limestone plateau of the Gorges de l'Ardèche.

The experiment began in March 2018, when a new storage facility was specially created in a disused access tunnel to allow wine to mature in what amounts to a highly stable and peaceful environment.

A living product that ages best in undisturbed darkness, the wine will have benefited from ideal conditions: A constant temperature of around 12°C and an all-year-long rate of humidity of over 95%.

On December 12, 1,000 bottles of Côtes du Vivarais "Grand Aven 2017" from this treasure trove will be passed from hand to hand by a chain of human volunteers who will bring them back to the surface after two years underground. Thereafter, they will go under the hammer with a range of other local vintages in an auction with modest reserve prices.

Lots on offer will include 150 magnums of Terra Helvorum 2017 starting at 30 euros, 350 bottles of 2015 Terra Helvorum for as little as 15 euros and 350 bottles of Grand Aven 2016 from just 10 euros.

On land and sea

These days, experiments to store wine deep underground are very much in vogue in France. On June 3 of this year, 500 bottles were placed in racks at a depth of 103 metres in caves in Padirac under the watchful eye of Serge Dubs, the Best Sommelier of the World in 1989.

The first of these to return to the surface will be brought up for an initial tasting in the spring of 2021. And let's not forget that this experiment is focused on a very particular wine: A Clos Triguedina Cahors, christened Cuvée Probus, which has been produced to honour the 130-year anniversary of the Padirac Chasm.

Surprisingly enough, this new approach to maturing wine was initially inspired by a find at sea. In 2010, divers in the Baltic discovered a wreck containing what turned out to be a cargo of champagne, which was probably on its way to 1840s Russia.

The wave of experimentation that is now ongoing began when the bubbly, which was made by such houses as Veuve Clicquot, Heidsieck and the now defunct Juglar, was discovered to still be delicious after some 170 years under water.

In Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the French Basque country, winemaker Emmanuel Poirmeur has registered a patent for a process that involves vinifying wine in special vats at a depth of 15 metres under water. For its part, Leclerc-Briant set a record when it vinified one of its champagnes at a depth of 60 meters under the Atlantic in 2012, not surprisingly the vintage was christened "Abyss."

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Alfa Romeo is celebrating its 110-year anniversary this year with a winning list of historical races and achievements. Eberhard & Co. has appointed itself the honor of creating a commemorative piece honoring the Italian car manufacturer. Both manufacturers share common pasts being that they are viewed as pioneers of their industries. This makes for the […]

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Porsche Motorsports released a new video titled “The Longest Night”. Porsche had partnered with TAG Heuer to celebrate its 160-year anniversary using the original racing chronograph as the tool behind the wheel. The video portrays the night portion of an endurance race which seems to be the period when time starts to blend as the […]

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Zenith recently unveiled a new special edition to the DEFY model in a simplistic and atheistically pleasing way. The company has created examples in the past using an array of colors. The newest addition to the Zenith DEFY line-up is presented in a contemporary black and white color option. The colors evenly circulated throughout the […]

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When discussing the topic of fine hand-crafted timepieces, the immediate thought of Audemars Piguet comes to mind. The Swiss watch manufacturer is responsible for creating some of the most sophisticated sought-after watches on the market. Although Audemars Piguet’s collections range depending on functions and intended use, the most popular line up is the Royal Oak. […]

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