Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Rezidenz Heinz Winkler

Chef Heinz Winkler
3* Michelin


The Residenz Heniz Winkler was created in a medieval building and today is one of the very best restaurants and hotel of luxury. 

Called the Hotel Post for centuries Heinz Winkler took over the property in 1989 and went on to rebuild it to the modern Residenz that it is known as today.

The new owner of the Hotel Post displaying personal commitment and putting his own personal style on the building transformed the building into a hotel and restaurant of luxury.To meet his ambitions Heinz Winkler endeavors ensure the culinary well being of all of his guests and lives up to his commitment.

Heinz Winkler is the proud restaurant owner of three Michelin stars twenty times over. He creates cuisine that melt in the mouths of his guests while the wine cellar is home to around 25,000 bottles of some of the very best wines. The restaurants wine cellars hold wines from Latour to Lafite with the wine list offering as many as 950 positions. Maitre d'hotel Fabrice Kieffer along with his brother Renaud is Sommelier of the year 2009 and have received multiple awards and celebrate gourmet pleasures with a sublime accomplishment.

The suites in the restaurant and hotel are each unique and holds its very own character. The Garden and Maisonette suites provide guests with a living area of the very best on the ground floor along with an area for sleeping on the upper floor. The Residenz suite is the crown jewel offering a level of comfort that is second to none along with superb and stunning views out over the Chiemgau mountain range. The luxury restaurant Davidoff lounge is where some of the most prestige gentlemen meet to enjoy the pleasure of smoking the very best Davidoff cigars in tranquil and relaxing settings. The lounge is open all day and is a favorite choice of the residents who quietly slip away to the confines of the room for an hour or so.

Residenz Heinz Winkler is set in some of the most stunning of surroundings, which are very fitting for restaurants and hotels of this caliber. Located between Munich and Salzburg, not very far from the Chiemsee Lake, the five stars Residenz Heinz Winkler would not look out of place in a fairytale. It is more than a luxury restaurant and hotel; it is a gourmet sanctuary and an oasis of harmony and peace amid the hustle and bustle of a busy world.

Before taking over the Residenz Heinz Winkler the patron has worked as a member of the team of Paul Bocuse, being chef in the Tantris restaurant, manager of the Tristan in Mallorca and worked as Chef de cuisine at the Klum hotel in St Moritz.


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White Turf the ultimate horesepower on snow

The ultimate horsepower on snow

St. Moritz is home to White Turf, the very best when it comes to horse racing on snow. This is not the typical race around a track on grass, instead the race is on an iced lake. It is the top class venue for racing equestrians, gourmets and indeed anyone who loves Engadine.
 
Every year in February for the first three Sundays, thousands gather in St. Moritz against a stunning backdrop for a spectacle of high-class gallop races, thrilling trotting races and the world exclusive Skikjoring. Those who enjoy a luxury lifestyle will not be disappointed thanks to the top class catering service that is available in the VIP area, along with the catering area open to the public. The event is full of events and music from some of the very best international and regional artists. On the Sunday of the race visitors will hold onto their programmes in anticipation as there are exclusive luxury lifestyle holidays to be won to destinations all around the globe.
Skikjoring is the only race of its type anywhere in the world. A discipline which entails men being pulled along on skis over a track 2,700 meters in length by unsaddled thoroughbred horses. The horses reach speeds of up to 50 kilometers an hour, this race is exclusive to the White Turf event. It takes a great deal of skill and strength of the very best, plus courage, to be able to claim the title of King of the Engadine. This race dates back almost one hundred years when a couple of sporting enthusiasts invented it. The first race was held in 1906 and it was very different to the race of today. Back then the race was held on roads as opposed to the lake of today, with competitors starting off individually. The sport, established in the Engadine valley has been adapted in many other alpine countries but has never met with the same welcome as in the luxury of Engadine.
 
The races are held in an exceptional venue of the very best which has style and atmosphere that brings more than 30,000 spectators each year to the tent that covers over 130,000 m2 of an iced lake. It offers the most generous of all cash prizes in racing in Switzerland. The Gubelin Grand Prix de St.Moritz is the most highly prized of all the races.

When the competitors of the race hurtle out of the starting gate and thunder past the grandstand this is when the famous St. Moritz roar can be heard resounding through the mountains. The excitement builds and shivers are sent down the spine with only a single lap to go as spectators anticipate who will be the winner of this, the race of races. The luxury lifestyle of St. Moritz will leave spectators with an unforgettable experience
 

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Monday, August 20, 2012

St. Moritz Polo World Cup

The ultimate game on snow

St. Moritz is a luxury vacation spot offering spectacular views of some of the very best snow capped mountains. Home to the St. Moritz Polo World Cup, visitors can experience an excellent world of the very best sport that is a combination of elegance, strength, speed and pride and the love of fair play that the British hold so close.
St. Moritz Polo World Cup is played on snow and is one of the most excellent and prestigious of all winter sporting events. A total of four high goal teams take part in the tournament, some of the very best polo players from around the world. Here visitors are able to watch and experience polo played at its very best with a backdrop of stunning luxury scenery. The four teams have handicaps of between 15 and 18 goals as they battle for the much coveted trophy on the beautiful frozen lake of St. Moritz.
 
On this lake some of the finest nimble polo ponies thunder over the frozen lake ridden by some of the worlds very best polo players from the UK, Argentina, Chile, Australia and numerous other countries. The tournament lasts over a period of four days with two matches of top quality each day. The fourth day of the tournament is the grand final. It is these high level encounters of course require the highest concentration possible along with a fitness level of the very best, endurance and courage. All of these traits are needed by both the players and the ponies. Due to the special conditions that the snow brings and the altitude of 1800 meters, this tournament is unlike any other and places exceptional demands on the pony and rider. Polo in the stunning location of St. Moritz can be dated back to 1899 and this was one of the first venues in continental Europe to establish polo playing. The very first polo field was laid out at St. Moritz Bad after British cavalry officers played the game as part of training and then as a leisure activity. The field was designed with the intent of playing the first ever Alpine polo match, however they were given orders to sail for South Africa before the match could take place.
 
Following this interest in the game ended for a time with no further games being played. In 1959 the St. Moritz Polo Club was founded and in the 60s a major international tournament was held each summer in St. Moritz. At this time the luxury event attracted 3000 spectators. In 2005 St. Moritz AG became a limited company and took over organizing the St. Moritz Polo World Cup on the snow and brings to you each year stunning Alpine polo matches not to miss!
 Official tournament shirts St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow 

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Thursday, August 16, 2012

La Sultana Oualidia Morocco

A stunning spa-hotel  where your relaxation will come in many forms and friendly stuff will pamper you on every step. Situated at the end of lagoon of village Oualidia it offers peace and comfort in 11 luxurious suites. At only 2h drive from Marakesh you will find your oasis with private beach, pools, jacuzzi, daybeds and excellent service.

 La Sultana Oualidia pays special attention to private dining settings on unique locations for full experience of Moroccan cuisine, known for its amazing taste fusions.

If you get wish to be active during your luxurious-lazy-holiday you can drive to Casablanca, Marrakesh, Safi, or do golf, canoeing, bird-watching and more.

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Ladurée luxury pâtisserie

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Twizzle superyacht built by Royal Huisman

The magnificent superyacht Twizzle, built by Royal Huisman in the Netherlands measures a whopping 57.5 meters from tip to end. Designed by Redman Whiteley Dixon, it boasts a plethora of sleek lines and modern shapes and gorgeously blends the indoor and outdoor spaces together.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Out of the Blue Capsis Elite Resort

Greece is an excellent holiday destination for so many reasons! The weather, the culture, the historical sights and the breathtaking landscapes are just a few of the many things that wait to be discovered here every day.

Beluga Caviar delecasy


When it comes to fine foods beluga caviar is among one of the very best. Caviar is made of the roe of fish, in this case the beluga sturgeon. For many centuries caviar has been considered to be among fine foods and it thought to be a delicacy. The Romans, Greeks and Persians were very fond of it and ate it on a regular basis.
Once it was considered to be peasant food but today it is among the most expensive luxury fine foods of the very best. There are three popular types of caviar with the most popular and most expensive of these fine foods being the beluga caviar. This form of caviar is considered exceptional and varies from having a light to dark steel coloration. It also has its own flavor as do all the caviar's.

Connoisseurs use the handle of a spoon that has been made with mother of pearl bone. Usually metals are avoided when eating beluga caviar as it impairs the flavor. Usually the less expensive of these fine foods are eaten with toast or crackers while the beluga caviar is generally eaten on its own or with very few embellishments. Beluga caviar is one of the fine foods served in many of the luxury restaurants of the very best. British chef Gordon Ramsey has beluga caviar on his menu and serves it in large quantities much to the delight of his diners, typically around 25g for each serving.



The tasting of caviar is undertaken by some of the very best chefs before it goes on their menu. The chef will usually take a spoon of caviar and put it onto the back of his hand behind his thumb. After eating the caviar he will then smell the back of his hand to ensure there is no smell of fish. If there is he may discard the whole batch of caviar.

Caviar is one of the fine foods in the world that you either take an instant attraction to, if you can afford the high cost associated with fine foods, or you immediately take a dislike to. For many of the most prestige people around the world it is considered high up on their list of fines foods and often eaten alongside one of the very best champagnes.