Wines of France with Cerbaco

Masterclass Florence Boucheron - the history of the Tariquet company, the process and the complexity of producing Armagnac. Those unique Armagnacs are made only with the Folle Blanche grapes. The first varietal grapes in the 19th century used to produce Cognac and Armagnac.

Sydney Festival 2014

From 9 to 26 January the festival program features above 100 events from local and international artists and includes contemporary and classical music, dance, circus, drama, visual arts and artist talks. Last year the festival attracted approximately 500,000 people. Sydney Festival has a strong tradition of creating opportunities for Australian artists, with 23 world premieres of new Australian work across the 2013 and 2014 Festivals. The Festival's late night venues are the Festival Paradiso Bar and Festival Village in Hide Park with the latter hosting The Famous Spiegeltent, a traditional European wooden dance hall.
For more info please visit website:  www.sydneyfestival.org.au
     

Luxperience Travel Event

Luxperience 2013 has been the largest luxury travel trade event in the Australia and Pacific region. It is a great trade show for connecting luxury and high-end travel providers with specialist buyers from around the world. The show was already up 50 per cent compared to the the first one in 2012. Over 300 buyers met with 148 exhibitor companies during the 3 day event. The list of exhibitors included Monaco Government Tourist Bureau, Taj Hotels Resorts & Palaces, Coco Collection Maldives, Viceroy Hotels, Luxury Lodges of Australia, Great Walks of Australia, Tourism Fiji, Mountain Landing New Zealand, The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, Blanket Bay in New Zealand, Berkeley River Lodge North Western Australia, State and regional tourist offices, and more.

Whisky Live Sydney 2013

Very unique and informative event Whisky Live Dinner was held at the at the Four Seasons Hotel with world whisky expert Martine Nouet a French national based in UK. Martine spent weeks designing the menu with the head chef and what a match it turned out to be. Present were some prominent foodies and I got to meet Natasha from East Side Radio who has a food program on Saturday afternoons. The combination of scotch and Tasmanian whiskys with the Nant sherry wood matching perfectly with the chocolate plate divine. And during the weekend Sydney had great collection of whiskies to taste and buy, all under one roof at Paddington Town Hall. It was a fantastic treat to taste whiskies from traditional and new distilleries from around the world.

            

Sydney Film Festival 2013

Vivid Sydney comes to Darling Harbour

With winter on its way, the city has once again been transformed into a canvas of light, music and ideas by Vivid Sydney. And this year, Darling Harbour is the backdrop for a spectacular show never before seen in Australia. Every night during Vivid, Aquatique Water Theatre is transforming Cockle Bay into a 20-metre wall of water, light, colour, projections and music inspired by the fountains of Versailles. When you visit Cockle Bay Wharf for a drink, grab a movie and pizza at the IMAX Theatre complex, view the rooftop projections at the Australian National Maritime Museum and catch Luminous at Darling Quarter.

Vivid Sydney 2013 Opening Night Party at MCA

There was a full moon to accentuate the opening night of the Vivid Sydney Festival. The rain was ineffectual in dampening the enthusiasm of the attendees of the launch event at the level six balcony at MCA and those on street and water level. The count down by the NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for Trade Andrew Stoner and turning of the switch to light up the Sydney landmarks gave a new year’s eve type feel to what was about to visually astonish us. And it was spectacular. The creativity and ingenuity in the moving light displays were captivating. Seeing the Opera House in a way I had never experienced before by artistic lights combined with the Opera House being visually flanked by a cruise ship in port and a cruise ship heading out alongside the Botanic Gardens made for a never-to-be repeated moment. In a word, spectacular!

Cavalia Premiere in Sydney

Cavalia is a magnificent show for everyone. It combined dressage horse riding with stunts, dance and acrobatics, all in the one show. It was like getting three shows for the price of one. And the live band were extraordinary. Having cast members face horses hurtling towards them, risking serious injury doing acrobatics on the backs of horses and riding upside down on them were just part of the exciting action-packed performance. The falling of autumn leaves and other effects inside the theatre added such variety and perspectives to the experience.

Many celebrities were spotted attending including Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Larry Emdur, Alan Jones, Claudia Karvan, Kirk Pengilly and Layne Beachley to name a few. They could be seen also in the Rendez-Vous Lounge enjoying the food and drinks before the show, at intermission and the reception after the show. It’s a great event for adults and kids.