As wine dynasties go, only a handful of families can claim the international prestige of France’s Maison Joseph Drouhin. In fact, the Drouhins are founding members of the Primum Familiae Vini—“The First Families in Wine”— an international wine alliance made up exclusively of 11 renowned producers. When it comes to Burgundian wines, the Drouhins are regarded in the company of such greats as Maison Louis Latour and Domaine Louis Jadot. The Drouhin’s illustrious reputation is manifested in over 130 years in business, in over 182-acres of largely Premier and Grand Cru vineyards, and in approximately 90 appellations produced from just two grapes.
As wine dynasties go, only a handful of families can claim the international prestige of France’s Maison Joseph Drouhin. In fact, the Drouhins are founding members of the Primum Familiae Vini—“The First Families in Wine”— an international wine alliance made up exclusively of 11 renowned producers. When it comes to Burgundian wines, the Drouhins are [...]
HE is SON to a MEDIA TITAN and a FASHION ICON. HE has RUN RESTAURANTS, SAILED the WORLD, and owns an IMPRESSIVE ART COLLECTION. HE was a WAR JOURNALIST, a BOAT BUILDER, an ADDICTION COUNSELOR, and now HE is a LUXURY CIGAR PROPRIETOR. WILLIAM C. PALEY is… THE most INTERESTING MAN on NANTUCKET. No Bill [...]
Have you ever wondered, is this as good as it gets? Am I destined to feel the ravages of aging? Do I have to feel the nagging symptoms that I have come to accept as normal – a little more tired, a little more (or a lot more) belly fat, a little more trouble sleeping, [...]
Image by Greg Hinson When it comes to the Daffodil Classic Car Competition, there is truly only one event that drives participants to the brink: The Tailgate Picnic. A cross between NASCAR and the Westminster Dog Show, the ‘Sconset picnic challenges Daffy-goers to fuse food, costume, music, showmanship and gleaming chrome to take the title [...]
HAVE YOU EVER suffered through watching someone swirl a glass of wine, take a big sniff, a sip, and then start extolling a string of adjectives — anything from raspberry, rosehips, and hibiscus to wet rocks, rubber tire, barnyard, leather, or cat pee — and wonder if they’re just full of it? Wine can seem [...]
EVERY SATURDAY MORNING, two thick Boston accents stream over 500 radio stations in the United States and countless webcasts worldwide. Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers, have won throngs of faithful listeners over the years with their program “Car Talk,” an hour-long laugh-fest centered around car maintenance and two endearing personalities. Just in time for [...]
On a pristine, sunny day in October 2011, Saturday the 8th to be exact, local filmmaker Kit Noble and the Dreamland Theater orchestrated an ambitious day of film- making. Not since JAWS attacked the Vineyard, has an island off the coast of Massachusetts been taken by such movie madness. Like frantic paparazzi, 70 Nantucketers ran [...]
Whether enjoying Sunday morning doughnuts at the counter of the Downyflake, or partaking in lobster and crab cakes at Topper’s, Nantucketers have long reveled in the honest pleasure of shared food and friendly company. Yet for most of the thousands of young men who sailed from Nantucket during the heyday of the whaling industry, mealtimes [...]
