My latest Sunday Seven — a bi-weekly roundup in wine, food, lifestyle, design and travel. This week’s edit covers citizenship as modern luxury, wellness retreats designed for full reset, and Merlot as the comeback story worth watching.
A New Kind of Citizenship
Travel
I dream of living in Europe! A list of destinations offering citizenship-by-investment programs, that help to make that happen, built around mobility and optionality.
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Food Travel Trends to Know
Food & Travel
Travelers are craving newer, more engaging ways to learn about food and the people behind it. From destination dining to hyper-local ingredients, T+L breaks down the culinary trends shaping where we travel next.
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Rethinking the Wellness Retreat
Travel
Taking it up a notch: a new outpost in St. Lucia reframes the spa experience around detox, longevity, and structured wellness — offering detox programs, plant-based nutrition, daily movement, and therapies designed for a full reset.
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Merlot and its Moment
Wine
Merlot got such a bad rap after Sideways! But, everyone loves a comeback story, and Merlot is quietly regaining prestige, driven by producers leaning into restraint and structure across the globe.
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Hotels That Harvest and Forage
Travel
Pick olives, crush grapes, harvest oysters, and gig for truffles! These hotels are blending hospitality with sustainable practices, inviting guests to forage, harvest, and get their hands dirty for your dinner.
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The Taste of Place
Wine
Ever had a glass of white wine that seemed to taste like a hint of the ocean? These are honestly some of my favorite wines. More on salinity — that briny, mineral quality which you can taste in wines like Spanish Albariño and Greek Assyrtiko.
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A New Benchmark at Auction
Wine
Got a spare $800k, anyone? Someone did! A bottle from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti set a new benchmark at auction, reinforcing the continued dominance of blue-chip Burgundy at the top of the market.
Read the story →
Hope you have a wonderful and relaxing day today!
xx—BB
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