http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog Pages of travel tales gathered from visits to hotels, hammams, beaches, boutiques, bars and everything luxurious in between Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:00:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:13:26 +0000 Kiwi Collection /blog/?p=18053 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-a-meadowood-meal-fit-to-photograph/18053/feed 1 The meal our guest blogger Christine Faulhaber had at Meadowood Napa Valley was so photogenic, not to mention delectable, it deserved its own post. Potato gravel, house-made milk brioche, epazote, traditional Mexican herbs, finger lime caviar, foie gras stumps with pear skin twigs. These are just a few of my new favorite things. The Restaurant [...] 72966c97 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-napa-lapping-up-low-key-luxury/17983 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-napa-lapping-up-low-key-luxury/17983#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:00:25 +0000 Kiwi Collection /blog/?p=17983 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/destination-dispatches-napa-lapping-up-low-key-luxury/17983/feed 0 After yesterday’s Fresh Pick post, we’ve got wines and vines on our brain. Thankfully, guest blogger Christine Faulhaber and her hubby just got back from a trip to Meadowood Napa Valley, California. She shares her experience and pics. Meadowood has its own street. With its rows of olive trees and winding upward drive, you can’t [...] 000111-01-exterior-aerial-forest http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hotel-castello-di-casole/17971 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hotel-castello-di-casole/17971#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:00:58 +0000 Joy Pecknold /blog/?p=17971 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/fresh-picks-hotel-castello-di-casole/17971/feed 1 “Fresh Picks” features the latest luxury properties admitted into the Kiwi Collection. This week, we take a peek inside Hotel Castello di Casole. Where: Near Siena in Tuscany, Italy sits this 4,200-acre property, one of the largest private estates in the country, which boasts a 1,000-year history. What: Cypress tree-lined lanes, rolling hills, vineyards, olive [...] 005963-01-aerial-morning http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-glass-of-madeira-my-dear-wine-tasting-in-madeira/5314 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-glass-of-madeira-my-dear-wine-tasting-in-madeira/5314#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:00:36 +0000 John Nielsen http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=5314 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/a-glass-of-madeira-my-dear-wine-tasting-in-madeira/5314/feed 4 John Nielsen’s first encounter with the Madeira wine was not the most pleasant. He found it sweet and thin, and in general could not quite understand its fame. But that was all to change. Mention the word “Madeira” and most people will think of Madeira wine that is produced on the beautiful island. Others will [...] Madeira Wine Bottle and Glass http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/daniel-boulud-to-open-restaurant-at-mandarin-oriental-hyde-park/4957 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/daniel-boulud-to-open-restaurant-at-mandarin-oriental-hyde-park/4957#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:00:24 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=4957 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/daniel-boulud-to-open-restaurant-at-mandarin-oriental-hyde-park/4957/feed 1 Foodies take note – London is getting another great chef among its midst. The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park has just announced that famous Lyon-born chef Daniel Boulud is opening Bar Boulud in the hotel in Spring 2010. Bar Boulud will be designed as a French bistro and wine bar, and will follow the format of [...] Daniel Boulud Portrait http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spend-tofinos-food-and-wine-festival-at-the-wickaninnish-in/1690 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spend-tofinos-food-and-wine-festival-at-the-wickaninnish-in/1690#comments Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:00:49 +0000 Melissa Mewdell http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/?p=1690 http://www.kiwicollection.com/blog/spend-tofinos-food-and-wine-festival-at-the-wickaninnish-in/1690/feed 0 Heads up food and wine lovers – Tofino’s Food and Wine Festival is happening this weekend. If you’re planning on enjoying this festival on in Tofino on Vancouver Island, Canada, be sure to check out the Wickaninnish Inn’s two night package made specially for the event! Check Availability Known for it’s gorgeous scenery, beautiful forests, [...]