Domaine de Bellevue wine club offers vineyard ownership perks minus dregs
Author: Chloe Barrow WORKING DOMAINE’S CLUB At last, a chance to enjoy the fruits of owning a vineyard without having…
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Tinder is setting young HNWs’ hearts (and loins) aflame
In 2013, casual dating – long a lost cause – made a comeback. If you were standing at the bar…
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The new aristo-foodie trend: historic houses with chic restaurants
Author: by Spear’s Editorial I can’t imagine why any successful asset manager or banker would want to pursue a second…
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Best hotel in Kuala Lumpur
Author: Peter Matthews From luxurious hotels offering striking views of Kuala Lumpur’s best landmarks to lavish residences featuring infinity pools…
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Best spas in Bangkok
Author: Peter Matthews Whether you’re looking to experience an authentic Thai famous massage, enjoy a facial or simply reconnect with…
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The most valuable first edition books in the world
Author: Peter Matthews From the first book ever written in the USA to British classics penned by literary greats, some…
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Monday Minute – 2nd September 2013
In this week’s Monday Minute Josh Spero talks road accidents in France and the importance of getting back on the…
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The world’s top spas and wellness experiences
From the Romans and their baths to the sweat lodges of Native Americans, elements of the spa experience have been…
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Glenmorangie gives customers choice of tipple with personalised whisky
Drinkers can choose their tipple, but they rarely have a say in how that tipple is made. Now Glenmorangie has…
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Sitwell scoffs at Tsiakkos & Charcoal, Marylands Road
‘Please don’t tell everyone about this place,’ my friend pleaded as we nestled into a long and wonderful lunch at…
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We should value our private literature collections, not cast them off as clutter
Author: Sam Leith ‘Where in God’s name did the copy of Nana Mouskouri’s memoirs, signed affectionately to me, come from?…
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Citi’s Choir could snowball into wealth of business behemoth TV talent
You can imagine my surprise when I turned on BBC2 the other night to watch The Choir: Sing While You…
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David didn’t win the choir’s solo part, but Citi’s brave decision to submit a team of bankers was an interesting…
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Sculptor Emily Young carves out life in Italian convent but British foundations remain
HEART OF STONE Sculptor Emily Young may no longer live in England, having found contentment in an Italian convent, but…
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Editor’s Letter 35 on bribery, Chinese mistresses and draconian NY co-ops
Cheat? Us? Never! We’re as honest as the day is long (especially if that day is spent lazing on a…
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Modern jewellery’s time to shine
STARS IN THE MAKING Fine jewellery is no longer the monopoly of the great houses (glorious as they are), writes…
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We’ve run a tricksy thread through issue 35, focusing on cheating in all its manifestations. Forewarned and all that Cheat?…
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Hedgehog 35 on Brazilian Bentley burial, Frieze Week, £75 million Oxford donation
Spear’s spikiest columnists on the latest gossip and goings-on in the City and beyond Name game Hedgehog dropped in on…
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Review of Bacon and Moore’s Flesh and Bone exhibition, Ashmolean
There is a familiar strangeness in the third floor rooms of the Ashmolean. In a museum chronicling the stories of…
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Elusive Sketch restaurateur Mourad Mazouz gives rare interview to Spear’s
SKETCH ARTIST Whatever happened to Mourad Mazouz? Far from having vanished, the low-profile mastermind behind Momo and Sketch is in…
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