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NORTHERN SOUL

Where best to catch

the aurora borealis

RENAISSANCE MAN

Robert Vallois on art

and philanthropy

DEEP THOUGHT

The all-round benefits

of modern meditation

NET GAINS

Seafood-centric

dining in the Algarve

STRONG SHOWING

Fortified wines are

stealing the spotlight

- A n Is land Sanc t u ary like no oth e r

cd: ROBB AARON GORDON

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CONTRIBUTORS

ANNE-MARIE

CATTELAIN LE DÛ

Robert Vallois is

a man of Eclectic

Taste (page 50).

He talks to our

Paris-based writer

about his gallery,

his collection, his

love of African art

and—perhaps, most

importantly—the

need to display all

these works.

IVAN CARVALHO

The Algarve,

Portugal’s beautiful

Atlantic coastal

region, possesses

bountiful natural

produce that its

restaurants are

turning into new,

delicious menus,

according to our

well-traveled scribe

in Surf and Turf

(page 78),

ZOEY GOTO

Covering all

things American

for many British

publications, the

journalist has been

particularly taken

with Philadelphia’s

food scene

recently. For

Raising the Steaks

(page 16), she

explores Philly’s

finest eateries.

ELISA VALLATA

Our style and

fashion guru

identified a scarlet

hue to the most

desirable jewels

for the coming

season—a theme

she captures in

the dark surrounds

of the stunning

photoshoot A

Study in Red &

Black (page 74).

KATY SPRATTE

JOYCE

In Check in Your

Chakras (page 56),

the Midwest-based

travel writer looks

at the increasing

importance holistic

health programs

are playing in the

offerings of highend

resorts and

hotels all around

the world.

This symbol throughout the magazine denotes the nearest airport served by NetJets to

the story’s subject, with approximate distances in miles where applicable.

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CONTENTS

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HEART OF TUSCANY

Il Borro, page 36.

60 78 16

IN THE NEWS

Philadelphia Rising, an

Italian idyll, the northern

lights, and more

pages 16-38

HEARTS AND MINDS

Hotels offering advanced

wellness amenities are

growing in popularity

pages 56-59

SHINING GEMS

Stunning ruby and

diamond jewels offset by

a background of darkness

pages 74-77

NETJETS UPDATE

All-access events,

Owner exclusives, and

staff in profile

pages 40-44

SLOPE SENSATION

With a larger skiing area

and burgeoning facilities,

Deer Valley is on the up

pages 60-65

TASTE OF PORTUGAL

The Atlantic coastal

region of the Algarve is a

paradise for gastronomes

pages 78-83

TIME TO HEAL

Mayo Clinic’s guide

to making the

most of meditation

pages 46-48

NEW COURMAYEUR

The traditional Italian

mountain town is

taking a dynamic twist

pages 66-73

SPIRITED APPROACH

Fortified winemakers are

showing that there are

numbers in strength

pages 84-89

© IL BORRO, © THE LODGE AT BLUE SKY, VASCO CELIO, © ELEVEN EXPERIENCE

MAN ON A MISSION

Robert Vallois’ art

collection reflects a wide

range of interests

pages 48-51

AMERICAN ICON

Georgia O’Keeffe’s time in

the Big Apple catches the

eye in a new exhibition

pages 90-97

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Aurora borealis above

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THE SMART GUIDE

Our collection of the latest, the brightest, and the

best begins with an American icon.

UNSPLASH

PHILADELPHIA PLEASE

Better known for its Liberty Bell, Philadelphia is now

home to buzzing neighborhoods, as the city’s food, drink,

and hotel scene gets a serious upgrade. By Zoey Goto

THERE WAS ONCE a time

when a trip to Philadelphia

would have focused on its

greatest hits: gorging on

cheesesteaks, puffing up the

Rocky Steps, and standing

in line at the Liberty Bell.

But times are changing in

the City of Brotherly and

Sisterly Love. Beyond these

iconic landmarks, a New

Philadelphia has arisen—

a city that’s starting to

feel, dare we say it, like a

more laid-back, yet equally

delicious, alternative to the

relentless throng of New York

City. Make a beeline for the

happening neighborhoods

of Fishtown, East Passyunk,

and Bella Vista, to glimpse

Philadelphia’s evolution in all

its artsy glory.

FISHTOWN

Previously the gritty heart

of Philadelphia’s fishing

industry, Fishtown has

since reinvented itself

as a finger-on-the-pulse

district, buzzing with live

music venues, indie art

galleries and destination

eateries. All this is on your

well-appointed doorstep

when checking into Anna

& Bel (annaandbel.com), an

18th-century former women’s

asylum transformed into a

stylish boutique bolthole

with 50 guest rooms, no

two alike. The interiors

keep things local, with a

reading nook stocked by

the Fishtown bookstore

Ulises and artworks by the

city’s creatives adorning the

walls. Request a suite on

the second floor, for balcony

views of a twinkling pool

fringed with pale blue sun

parasols, dolce vita style.

Sip an aperitivo downstairs

at Caletta (calettafishtown.

com), in Anna & Bel’s lowlit

and sharply appointed

cocktail lounge. The bar

hosts musicians, or guests

can step up to the piano and

tinkle the ivories, should

they desire. There’s also

a hidden Mediterranean

courtyard restaurant onsite,

Bastia (bastiafishtown.com),

where chef Tyler Akin has

been making culinary waves,

crafting dishes such as ricotta

dumplings swimming in an

arrabbiata sauce so spicy,

it’ll sharpen the mind. Still

hungry? Then venture to

nearby Suraya (surayaphilly.com),

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PHILADELPIA

FREEDOM

Top row: Anna &

Bel hotel; dining at

Ambra; bottom row:

Wm. Mulherin’s Sons’

kitchen and bar.

a vibey Lebanese food

market and restaurant where

chef James Matty snapped

up a James Beard Award

nomination.

For a dose of culture,

Ze Arts (zearts.com) is a

small but mighty gallery,

DOUGLAS LYLE THOMPSON

NEAL SANTOS

showcasing artists spanning

Van Gogh to Warhol.

Motorheads rejoice, as

2025 welcomes the opening

of the Cannonball Club

(cannonballstorage.com), a

members’ lounge dedicated

to classic car enthusiasts.

If music is more your

thing, head to The Fillmore

(thefillmorephilly.com). It

may look rather industrial

and imposing from the

outside, but inside, this

metal-factory-turned-gigvenue

knows how to let its

hair down. Big-name touring

acts often grace the stage,

or for something more

alternative, Johnny Brenda’s

(johnnybrendas.com) is a

rootsy hangout specialising

KIRK ROBERT CHAMBERS

MATTHEW WILLIAMS

in craft beer and rock music.

Round things off with

EAST PASSYUNK

relax and put your trust in

that hits the spot.

a nightcap at new kid on

A short cab ride from

the kitchen. Keeping things

For something a little more

the block Pearl’s on the

downtown is rewarded

upscale, at nearby modern-

casual, Gabriella’s Vietnam

Corner (pearlsfishtown.

by a culinary playground

American eatery River Twice

(gabriellasvietnam.com)

com), where mixologists put

awaiting in East Passyunk

(rivertwicerestaurant.com),

has caught the critics’

new spins on old classics.

(pronounced “Pashyunk”).

you’ll discover a minimalist

attention, thanks to its

Or keep the party going

Foodies should start at

dining room where every

reimagined street food,

at Wm. Mulherin’s Sons

Laurel (restaurantlaurel.

detail, right down to the

including steaming hot

(wmmulherinssons.com), a

com), where Nicholas Elmi is

hand-sewn linen napkins,

pots, and skilful mastery of

100-year-old former whiskey

credited with kickstarting

is meticulously considered.

punchy flavors. Or make like

bottling facility that is now

the neighborhood’s gourmet

If the weather is kind, pull

a local and swing by Mike’s

an exclusive four-room hotel,

renaissance. This culinary

up a chair on the leafy

B.B.Q. (mikesbbqphilly.com)

with rustic exposed brick

heavy-hitter is renowned for

patio at Ember & Ash

for fall-off-the-bone ribs,

walls and custom-made

its creative French-American

(emberandashphilly.com) for

seasoned to perfection with

audio consoles.

fusion food, so you can

a velvety flame-licked ribeye

house rub. Gastronomes

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MIKE PRINCE STEVE LEGATO

TASTE OF THE CITY

From top: Italian restaurant

Fiorella; New American cuisine

at River Twice.

should time their visit to

East Passyunk to coincide

with Flavors on the Avenue, a

springtime food festival with

stalls offering delectable

bites from some of Philly’s

finest restaurants. Before

leaving the neighborhood,

which is lined with handsome

brownstone houses, be sure

to pop into the Bok Building

(buildingbok.com), a former

school repurposed into

jostling workspaces for local

makers selling a variety of

one-of-a-kind crafts.

BELLA VISTA

Stroll through Bella Vista’s

Italian Market, one of the

oldest al fresco markets in

the country, and you might

be mistaken for thinking that

you’ve been transported to

the bustling, aromatic streets

of Naples. Ramshackle food

stalls sell juicy oranges,

delicatessens peddle hulking

chunks of Parmigiano-

Reggiano and everyone is

on first-name terms. This

is the Italian quarter of a

city with the second largest

Italian community in the

US— so arrive peckish.

And be sure to attend the

Italian Market Festival

(italianmarketphilly.org) in

May. Graze the smorgasbord

at Fiorella (fiorellaphilly.

com) where traditional Italian

fare has been elevated to

fine dining levels, using

pasta recipes handed down

through generations. Still on

the Italian tip, for a special

occasion nab a seat at the

chef’s counter at Ambra

(ambraphilly.com) where the

seven-course menu runs

the gauntlet from truffle

to pumpkin tiramisù. A

few streets away, Mawn

(mawnphilly.com) is a recent

opening raising the bar of

Southeast Asian food in

Philly, one Cambodian papaya

salad at a time. Another

newcomer is Malaysian street

food restaurant Kampar

(kamparphilly.com), where

chef Ange Branca is doing

exciting things with Japanese

Wagyu and taro dumplings.

Bella Vista is also the place

to browse boutiques, with

high-end casualwear at

Totem Brand (totemshop.

com) and design-forward

jewellery at Bario Neal

(bario-neal.com). Stop by

Paradigm (paradigmarts.org)

to brush up on what’s hot in

the contemporary art world.

After a day exploring Philly’s

delights, Grace + Proper

(graceandproper.com) offers

an intimate spot to unwind,

serving gin Vesper cocktails

to a relaxed after-work

crowd.

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Airport: 10 miles, Northeast

Philadelphia Airport: 14 miles

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AURORA IN THE ARCTIC:

OUR FIVE FAVORITE HOTELS TO TRY

TO CATCH THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

Viewing the aurora borealis is like hitting one of the world’s great visual jackpots,

but it can take a patient traveler. Here, we’re running down five favorite cozy

bolt-holes from Local Foreigner, a luxury travel consultancy and NetJets

partner—these are the best places to while away your time as you wait for Mother

Nature’s most dramatic show to start. By Jordy Lievers-Eaton

THERE’S A SHORT list of

wonders that appear again

and again on travelers’

bucket lists—standing

awestruck before the Great

Pyramid of Giza, spotting the

“Big Five” in sub-Saharan

Africa, and snorkeling the

Great Barrier Reef come

to mind—but witnessing

the surreal swathes of the

aurora borealis snaking

across an Arctic sky may

top them all. The northern

lights are one of the world’s

most mesmerizing natural

phenomena, but there’s never

any guarantee that they’ll

make an appearance on a

given night, so the best way

to set yourself up for success

is to choose a fabulous

hotel and get comfortable.

Fortunately, there’s no

shortage of amazing

hideaways, tucked far into

icy wildernesses, and today,

we’re walking through five

of our favorite extraordinary

destinations to hole up

in the hope of catching

nature’s most spectacular

artistic display.

ELEVEN DEPLAR FARM

Ólafsfjörður, Iceland

Iceland’s most exclusive

accommodation, Deplar Farm

© SHELDON CHALET

GREEN DREAM

Sheldon Chalet, Alaska.

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Why you fly.

The only thing better than cruising down the fabled

Overseas Highway into The Florida Keys is flying

directly over it, surrounded by blue skies and turquoise

waters as far as you can see. With a full service airport

perfectly situated in the heart of The Keys, Marathon is

a spectacular place to depressurize.

fla-keys.com/marathon 1.800.262.7284

© HOTEL FØROYAR © ARCTIC BATH

THE SMART GUIDE

defines Nordic luxury. The

13-room former sheep farm

is folded into the remote

valleys of the Troll Peninsula,

offering unparalleled

access to pristine Icelandic

wilderness. At Deplar, guests

are immersed in an ethos

of spirited adventure and

holistic wellness, whether

that means fat biking across

the snow-covered valley or

practicing yoga at midnight

beneath the never-setting

sun in summer. The hotel is

45 minutes from the nearest

STYLE FEATURES

From top: Arctic Bath;

Hotel Føroyar.

town, and this dramatic

isolation means that from

October to March, each clear

evening brings a chance

for winter color. The staff

also tracks aurora forecasts

and will alert guests when

activity is high. The aurora

is best viewed from the

warmth of the outdoor

geothermic pool (which

conveniently has a swim-up

bar), and when the heavens

open up, the sky comes alive

with mesmerizing ribbons

of green, pink, and purple,

dancing across the vast

Arctic expanse.

STORFJORD HOTEL

Skodje, Norway

A mere 40 minutes from

Ålesund, but worlds away

from urban life, Storfjord

is a secluded property in

the heart of the Sunnmore

Alps. Seemingly plucked

from a Scandinavian folk

tale, from the outside the

timber-beamed moss-roofed

hotel looks more like a home

for Norway’s mythic elves

than a modern boutique

hotel with thoughtful design.

Inside, the coziness quotient

is at an all-time high, with

crackling fireplaces and

neatly arranged nooks of

pillow-topped armchairs.

On clear winter nights,

from September to March,

the Arctic sky comes alive

with shimmering curtains

of colored light. Whether

you’re bundled up on the

hotel’s terrace or venturing

out with a private guide

to a nearby viewpoint,

Storfjord enhances the

experience with its snug

Norwegian charm. After

a night of aurora chasing,

return to roaring fires, warm

wooden interiors, and hearty

Scandinavian cuisine,

such as Jotunheimen

reindeer steak.

SHELDON CHALET

Denali National Park, Alaska

There’s private, and then

there’s only-villa-in-anational-park-in-Alaska

private. Located 6,000 feet

above sea level, perched

on a granite outcropping

that’s the only constant

in an active, 35-square

mile glacial amphitheater,

the truly epic remoteness

of Sheldon Chalet leaves

us buried in an avalanche

of clichéd hyperbole. The

chalet is owned by the

son and daughter-in-law

of Don Sheldon, who went

bravely into this Olympian

landscape in a 1960s

Cessna. If the idea of

champagne, elk charcuterie,

and fresh Alaskan king crab

preceding a one-on-one

audience with the northern

lights speaks to you, then

Sheldon Chalet is calling—

it’s just so far into the

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ICE AND FIRE

From top: Storfjord

Hotel; Deplar Farm.

middle of the great wide

nowhere that you might not

be able to hear it yet.

ARCTIC BATH

Harads, Sweden

Appearing out of the

surrounding trees like some

© STORFJORD HOTEL

sort of Nordic mirage, the

eco cabins at Arctic Bath

the midnight sky to start

HOTEL FØROYAR

triangle between Iceland,

seem to rise from the frozen

dancing. During the window

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Scotland, and Norway,

waters like pieces of a

of daylight, speed over the

The long horizontal lines of

flanked by the Norwegian

shipwreck. The main building

icy surrounds via husky-

Hotel Føroyar, with its turf

Sea and the North Atlantic.

is a frosted coffee cake

drawn sled or by snowmobile,

roofs set into the hillside

Rooms here are simple,

afloat on the River Lule, and

keeping an eye out all the

above Tórshavn, call to

but this is a place you

houses an open-air bath

while for moose and reindeer

mind the stepped terraces

don’t happen upon by

year-round, inviting guests

strolling through the pines.

of Balinese rice paddies—

accident, and visitors

to embrace the Nordic

And when the colors of the

but you’ll need to pack your

who make the journey are

tradition of cold therapy.

aurora do reveal themselves,

long johns for a visit. A

rewarded with a culture

And that’s why you’re

guides on the northern lights

self-governing nation that’s

that’s unique—and between

here—to immerse yourself

photography tour will make

part of the Kingdom of

November and February, in

in the bracing wellness

you look like an expert as

Denmark, the archipelago

the week before the new

traditions of the northern

you get snaps on their wide-

that comprises the Faroe

moon—skies painted with

reaches while you wait for

angle cameras.

Islands is suspended in the

otherworldly hues.

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IN GOOD SPIRITS

Tantalizing tipples to warm your heart, from perfectly

aged to forward-thinking blends.

The Eternal

The inaugural release of the Eternal Collection, a new

annual release celebrating moments from Glenlivet’s

200-year history, the 55 Year Old is the distillery’s oldest

expression to date. Each bottle of this single malt—of

which there are only 100—comes housed in a striking

jesmonite and rose-gold sculpture crafted by post-modern

architect Michael Hansmeyer. theglenlivet.com

A Different Dram

Matured in a hand-picked Oloroso

sherry cask and bottled at a

potent 62.1%, the remarkably

intense, full-bodied flavor of the

Craigellachie 11 Years Old

Oloroso Single Cask is a subtle

departure from Speyside

tradition. A highlight for

connoisseurs with an appreciation

for the unconventional.

craigellachie.com

The Classic

The 30 Year Old single malt is

carefully aged in hogsheads

and American Oak barrels and

then bottled at cask strength

to create a uniquely Longmorn

whisky with a perfectly balanced

flavor and a long, complex

finish. Just one batch of this

latest addition to the Longmorn

portfolio will be released

each year. longmorn.com

Fire and Spirit

A collection of four extraordinary whiskies selected

by Bladnoch’s master distiller Dr Nick Savage,

the 2024 Peated Collection comprises three rare

Peated Single Cask expressions from the distillery’s

2009 maturing stocks—a year in which Bladnoch

produced spirit exclusively from peated barley—and

a fiery Alinta Reserve. bladnoch.com

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Idris Elba Expands

Following the success of its

wines, actor and oenophile

Idris Elba’s Porte Noire

has turned its attention to

cognac by partnering with

family-owned producer

Maison Ferrand. Blending

gentle notes of dried apricot,

vanilla, and subtle oak with

hints of honey and caramel,

Porte Noire Cognac is an

exceptional debut.

portenoire.co.uk

Drame Noir

Martell, the oldest

of France’s big four

cognac houses, takes a

new direction with its

cutting-edge Martell

Noblige Noir blend. The

key to its ultra-aromatic

flavor is an intense

charring process, which

adds a woodier, more

intense taste, reflected

in the dramatic blackand-gold

palette of the

Coast to Coast

bottle—a portent of the

dark, rich spirit within.

From trusted British merchants Berry

martell.com

Bros. & Rudd comes Coasts & Shores,

a 25-bottle exploration of coastal

whiskies from renowned littoral

distilleries worldwide. From the

Scottish Islands and Scandinavia to

Japan, the shoreside position of these

distilleries imparts a unique flavor

that blends with other local nuances

to make each of them utterly unique.

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Hungarian Dance

A special edition from John Dewar & Sons

Exceptional Cask Series, Royal Brackla 22

Years Tokaji Finish’s two-decade maturing

process is followed by finishing in casks that

previously housed the Hungarian dessert

wine tokaji, providing a sweet dimension.

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Westward Bound

Montblanc’s High Artistry line

features some of the already

legendary penmaker’s most

exquisite creations, including

The World of Cinema editions

inspired by the history of the

silver screen. Limited Edition

74—A Story of Wild West pays

tribute to the rugged bravado

of the Western in intricately

engraved sterling silver

adorned with turquoise inlays

and a movable gold spur.

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Sound Advice

The next generation of earbuds announces

its arrival with the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay

Eleven. The polished aluminum buds bring

jewelry-inspired design to the Danish

brand’s innovative noise-cancellation

technology, which uses six microphones to

identify and eliminate sounds in a durable,

featherlight bud that delivers clarity and

precision under any conditions. A new travel

essential. bang-olufsen.com

New Horizons

The Horizon wireless speaker from

audio leader Marantz far surpasses all

expectations of a wireless device.

It is capable of filling even substantial

rooms with high-quality sound that can

be adjusted for clarity, spaciousness

and warmth, all while maintaining

the company’s sleek, vintage-inspired

aesthetic, including the circular

porthole motif. marantz.com

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TIMELESS STYLE

Elegant, self-contained, and set amid the storied Tuscan countryside—

there’s much to love about Il Borro, the stunning medieval estate reimagined

by the famed—and fashionable—Ferragamo family. By Ivan Carvalho

© IL BORRO (2)

VERDANT VISTA

Il Borro is located

in the beautiful

greenery of Tuscany.

RARE IS THE hotel

that delivers upscale

accommodation, fine wine

and dining, and the rustic

charm of country life under

one roof. Il Borro in Tuscany

succeeds by spreading its

footprint across an entire

medieval hamlet to create an

appealing rural retreat with

an array of attractions to

pass the time.

Ensconced in the verdant

hills of the Valdarno

countryside, this Relais &

Châteaux property—and

a NetJets Partner—is the

brainchild of Ferruccio

Ferragamo, scion of the

famed Italian fashion house.

The Italian entrepreneur

had a soft spot for this

secluded village, given he

and his family often visited

on hunting trips. In 1993, he

purchased the land from a

local aristocrat and sought

to breathe life into the

abandoned village.

The main cluster of

guestrooms of the 58-key

Il Borro is centered in a

collection of tightly packed

buildings next to an old

stone bridge, where upscale

lodging has been created out

of one-time residences of

former farmhands and their

livestock. There’s a quaint

little church as well as bijou

shops where artisans sell

textiles and craft jewelry

on a daily basis to recreate

the atmosphere of an idyllic

Tuscan village.

A short stroll brings

guests to the heart of the

estate, dominated by a 19th-

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century villa that’s home

to elegant suites, a spa,

and two restaurants. The

first is the relaxed Tuscan

Bistro and bar where hearty

portions of tagliatelle and

local game meat are served

alongside plates of fried

meatballs in a rustic tomato

purée. Much of the produce

is sourced on site: eggs from

free-range hens, cheese

made from the farm’s herd of

sheep, vegetables and herbs,

spelt wheat used for the

house pasta and, of course,

wine and olives (this being

Tuscany, Il Borro dedicates

more than 80 acres of its

estate to the production of

extra-virgin olive oil).

Situated next to the

reception, where a smart

boutique sells footwear,

handbags and other fashion

accessories, the cellar invites

visitors into a series of

tunnels that slowly descend

underground. Here, you can

sample a selection of 13

wines, produced under the Il

Borro label and adhering to

organic viticulture principles.

Among the options is a

FRANCESCA PAGLIAI

ALEXANDRAKOREY

© IL BORRO LINDA VUKAJ

refreshing sparkling rosé

using sangiovese grapes

and aged 60 months on the

lees, as well as a sangiovese

red that’s fermented in local

amphorae.

For diners, Osteria del

Borro allows patrons to

casual meals, an inhouse

pizzeria delivers piping hot

slices of Italy’s favorite food

from a wood-fired oven.

Active types aren’t

overlooked as the hotel

provides guests with outdoor

in a local custom popular in

the woods around Il Borro:

truffle hunting. In total,

the settlement covers over

2,700 acres and guarantees

visitors the opportunity to

escape from the stresses of

ITALIAN HEART

Clockwise from top left:

The villa and gardens;

Tuscan Bistro; The Oro

del Borro jewelry shop;

Il Borro’s CEO Salvatore

Ferragamo presents one of

the estate’s wines.

sample from a variety

pursuits on the property,

city life, all reachable within

of tasting menus, where

including horseback riding,

an hour from the glorious

creativity mixes with

tennis, and golf. Also

splendor of Florence.

seasonal ingredients and

available are scenic trails for

ilborro.it

produce derived from the

taking out a mountain bike

Florence Peretola Airport:

estate’s garden. For more

or joining a group to engage

47 miles

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the representations of the developer. For correct representations, make reference to this brochure and to the documents required by section 718.503, Florida statutes, to be furnished by a developer to a buyer or lessee. These materials are not intended to be an offer to sell, or solicitation to buy a unit in the condominium. Such an offering shall only be made pursuant to the prospectus (offering circular) for the condominium and no

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notice in the manner provided in the offering documents. All such materials are not to scale and are shown solely for illustrative purposes. Renderings depict proposed views, which are not identical from each residence. No guarantees or representations whatsoever are made that existing or future views of the project and surrounding areas depicted by artist’s conceptual renderings or otherwise described herein, will be provided or,

if provided, will be as depicted or described herein. Any view from a residence or from other portions of the property may in the future be limited or eliminated by future development or forces of nature and the developer in no manner guarantees the continuing existence of any view. Furnishings are only included if and to the extent provided in your purchase agreement. The project graphics, renderings and text provided herein are

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NOTES FROM NETJETS

Latest happenings, onboard updates,

companywide news, and profiles.

GLOBAL STAGE FOR THOROUGHBRED RACING

© NETJETS (2)

In beautiful Southern California, Owners witnessed

the top thoroughbred horses compete at the most

important international racing event of the year—

the Breeders’ Cup. As a fourth-year partner of the

championship, NetJets extended VIP access to

Owners and guests for Friday or Saturday of race

weekend. This access unlocked entry to the Trophy

Lounge, where attendees enjoyed unparalleled

views of the action. The Lounge offered every

amenity needed to enjoy the races, including allday

catering, an open bar, dedicated live tellers,

and live entertainment.

THOROUGHBRED ACTION

The Breeders’ Cup is one of the biggest

sporting events in the U.S.

Interested in attending a NetJets event? Contact your Owner Services Team for details.

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Eisele Winery

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To learn more about Owner Exclusives, visit netjets.com/exclusives.

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NOTES FROM NETJETS

PREMIER ART SHOW ACCESS

© NETJETS (4)

Owners and guests were welcomed to attend Art Basel Miami Beach to enjoy VIP passes to

the world’s premier art show and exclusive access to the NetJets Lounge within the

Collectors’ Lounge. NetJets’ relationship with Art Basel proudly spans over two decades.

For this year’s show, NetJets collaborated with acclaimed Parisian artist Silvère Jarrosson.

Created specifically for NetJets, Jarrosson’s latest abstract collection, “Inner Horizons,”

was showcased within NetJets’ private lounge. The NetJets Lounge provided a tranquil space

to view the bespoke collection and enjoy the finest hospitality.

SCENES FROM

THE GALLERY

Owners had the

chance to meet

artist Silvère

Jarrosson at

Art Basel Miami

Beach.

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MANDARIN ORIENTAL

© MANDARIN ORIENTAL

JULIAN RENTZSCH

INSIDE TRACK

RAM CHARI

Chief Information Officer

WHEN DID YOU START AT NETJETS?

I started in January, 2023 as VP of Flight

Operations IT. Before NetJets, I spent 10 years

at JP Morgan Chase, leading technology teams

on modernization and digital transformation

journeys across Asset Management and

Commercial banking.

WHAT DOES YOUR NORMAL DAY

CONSIST OF? Leading the teams that are

delivering technology to enhance the life of

each Owner, one exceptional travel experience

at a time. The best part of my day is spent

partnering with my stakeholders from our

different business groups. We ensure their

strategy and priorities match my team’s backlog

and align our best technology talent to solve

complex business problems with ingenuity.

The technology solutions we develop always

prioritize safety, security, and service while

balancing the needs of the Owner, Crew, and

employee experience. I am grateful and excited

to be part of the leadership team building an

exciting future for NetJets.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE YOU

FACE IN YOUR ROLE? The pace of change

in aviation and technology is a fun challenge.

This includes staying on top of these changes

while leading technologists to execute our

exceptional vision for the future of NetJets and

private aviation.

From Bangkok to Barcelona, Mandarin Oriental

hotels offer contemporary luxury in meticulously

designed hotels, resorts, and residences. Enjoy

a taste of local culture with unique dining and

holistic wellness experiences, personalized to you.

AS A LOYAL NETJETS OWNER, you can enjoy

two exclusive benefits from our partner Mandarin

Oriental Hotel Group: a complimentary night to

use at any of its properties worldwide, plus Elite

status in its guest recognition program, Fans of

M.O. This means you will enjoy special offers at

its world-renowned hotels, restaurants, and spas;

access to curated experiences; and additional

advantages from other luxury brand partners.

NETJETS FANS OF M.O. ELITE RECEIVE

THE FOLLOWING:

- One complimentary night in any hotel worldwide

- Dining benefits, spa treatment enhancements,

and member experiences

- €750 concierge credit when booking a

Mandarin Oriental Exclusive Home

- 15% off at the Shop M.O. boutique.

To take advantage of this exclusive invitation,

email the dedicated Mandarin Oriental Team

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Learn more about Owner Exclusives by visiting the NetJets Owner

Portal or speaking with your Owner Services Team.

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NOTES FROM NETJETS

JULIAN RENTZSCH

FATHER AND SON

SCOTT AND SCOTTY SPITLER

Scott Spitler was initially featured in our summer 2020 issue, and this

edition includes his son, Scotty, who is also a NetJets pilot.

MY FIRST EXPOSURE TO FLYING WAS …

Scott: My dad was an Eastern Airlines pilot, so I was

exposed to flying early in life. My first plane ride was with

my Uncle Dan in a Cessna 140 in 1967. I taught Scotty to

fly in the Cessna 140 we own today.

Scotty: I was maybe four or five and rode in the back seat of

a rented Cessna 172 with my brother, grandfather, and dad.

Then, at age 12, my dad bought the 140, and when he took

me up, I knew I wanted to learn to fly.

THE BEST PART OF FLYING IS …

Scott: That flying is very therapeutic.

Scotty: The people that I’ve met and the adventure. I love

adventure and look forward to continuing to pursue that

with NetJets.

to Chicago. I met my sim partner and friend to hang out in

Chicago for a few days, then went home.

ONE THING OWNERS PROBABLY WOULDN’T GUESS

ABOUT ME IS …

Scott: I make homemade sourdough bread.

Scotty: I’m 23 and spent six years in the Air Force,

graduated college, and served as a flight instructor.

WITHIN THE NEXT TEN YEARS, I WOULD LIKE TO …

Scott: See the motorcycle races at the Isle of Man TT in

the northern Irish Sea.

Scotty: Continue working toward becoming a captain,

further develop my skills, and see where the company

takes me.

THE ONE DAY AT NETJETS I WON’T FORGET WAS …

Scott: Flying an Owner from Jacksonville to Asheville. This

peace surrounded him, and he was so interested in us that

he barely talked about himself. It was a great experience.

Scotty: I took a ferry flight from Nashville to Battle Creek

MY BEST ADVICE FOR STAYING SANE ACROSS TIME

ZONES IS …

Scott: Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired, and

take nice long walks.

Scotty: Stay hydrated and maintain a regular diet and sleep.

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MEDITATION

IN FOCUS

An ancient philosophy with modern twists

can be key to maintaining a sense of

balance in life—especially while traveling,

according to a Mayo Clinic’s expert.

JÖRN KASPUHL

SOMETIMES WE THINK of meditation as a buzz

word that goes along with spiritual practices

or yoga exercises, but meditation—defined as

a practice that involves training the mind and

body to achieve a calm and focused state—has

promising health benefits. Reduced stress,

improved sleep and lowered blood pressure are

just a few ways in which meditation is thought

to improve health.

One of the best things about meditation is

that it is for everyone. It is simple, has no cost

and no special equipment is needed. A person

can meditate anywhere and anytime. But simple

doesn’t equal easy, and training oneself to

meditate can prove challenging sometimes.

John Mack, LCISW, is a meditation expert at

Mayo Clinic. To begin, he suggests these tips:

Make meditation approachable—commit to 5-10

minutes each day. Find a comfortable and quiet

space to help reduce distractions. Focus on

your breathing to focus your mind and ground

yourself in the moment.

“Remember, success is not preventing a

wandering mind while meditating but noticing it

and gently bringing your attention back to your

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LIVING WELL

“

at

Meditation is for everyone and

there is no one right way to do it.

John D. Mack, L.I.C.S.W., M.S.W., Mind Body Medicine Counselor

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

JULIAN RENTZSCH

breath,” Mack says. “As you improve, attention and focus

will strengthen, and the need to bring your attention back will

reduce over time.”

Mack also believes it may help to connect the practice

of meditation with another activity that is well established

to help make it a habit. For example, making it a habit to

meditate for five minutes after you pour your first cup of

coffee or just before lunch.

If traditional meditation seems too challenging, Mack

encourages NetJets Owners to try alternative forms of

meditation such as guided imagery.

“Guided imagery meditation uses mental visualization

to create peace and calm,” he says. “For example, picturing

yourself standing on a beach with the sun on your face

and warm sand between your toes. This can be a selfguided

practice, or you can follow along with a recording.

Guided imagery encourages you to use your five senses to

make the scene as rich with details as possible. As you

immerse yourself in the imagery, your mental and physical

relaxation deepens.”

Mack and other experts have a few tips on things that

might help travelers to focus better when meditating away

from their normal spaces.

Consider light meditation tools. Maybe it’s an app on your

phone or noise-canceling headphones, but these types of

items can help create a better environment for meditation,

no matter where you are.

Use your travel time. While you are on your NetJets

flight, close your eyes and focus on your breath. Find quiet

spots: Even a few minutes in a corner of a hotel lobby can

make a difference.

Stay consistent: Even while traveling, try to keep your

regular meditation practice on schedule.

Practice breathing: Deep breathing exercises are great for

calming the mind. Inhale slowly through your nose, hold for a

few seconds, and exhale through your mouth.

Incorporate mindfulness into your travel activities. Whether

it’s eating a meal, taking a walk, or simply observing

your surroundings, being fully present can enhance your

travel experience.

Practice gratitude: Note everything you’re thankful for on

your journey. This can help you stay positive and mindful

throughout your travels.

“Meditation is for everyone and there is no one right way to

do it,” Mack says. “Choose the meditation practice that best

fits your lifestyle and interests.”

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ECLECTIC

TASTE

Inspired equally by Art Deco and the underappreciated artists—

ancient and modern—of Benin, the predilections of collector and Paris

gallerist Robert Vallois are only outdone by his generosity of spirit.

By Anne-Marie Cattelain Le Dû

JOEL SAGET / AFP

AN IMPRESSIVE TRIO of attractions awaits at Galerie Vallois’

two establishments on the Rue de Seine, Paris. On the one

hand, contemporary art; on the other, Art Deco antiques, with a

fabulous 1924 red lacquer sideboard by Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann

and Jean Dunand currently on display; and, for more than 10

years, works from Africa. Two galleries (at street numbers 35

and 41); two elegant, luminous spaces in the most sought-after

district for art dealers and buyers from all over the world. The

first was opened in 1983 by Robert Vallois and his wife Cheska—

well-known personalities in the art world, respected hugely by

their peers. It’s in 41 that Vallois has his secret lair, his strange

cabinet of curiosities, where he spends most of his days. To find

it, you have to take the steep, hidden staircase on the right-hand

corner of the gallery, at your own risk.

“I start my day with a little coffee and a big cigar,” admits the

master of the premises, with a mischievous look, as he pulls out

his second cigar of the day at 10.30 in the morning. Bob, as the

87-year-old is known to friends and family, is enthroned in the

midst of some fine pieces from the Sámi tribe—the nomadic

animists of the Nordic world—and hundreds of African artworks.

“Works that I contemplate every day and don’t sell at

the moment,” he explains.

“How did I go from Art Deco antiques to contemporary

art, and then to this completely different passion for Benin?

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“

by

African art has always had, and still has, a special

place in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district. And

so began my Benin adventure in 2012, supported

a few nearby gallery owners.

By chance! A curious coincidence.” In fact, his interest was

piqued by the visit of an inspector from the French fraud

control agency, who came to check on his business. “When

the inspector didn’t find anything suspicious, we struck up a

conversation, as if we were friends,” Vallois relates. “He told

me he was doing his best to support an association in Benin,

a country of artists strangled by poverty. This confidence

caught my attention. I decided to help, especially as African

art has always had, and still has, a special place in the Saint-

Germain-des-Prés district. And so began my Benin adventure

in 2012, supported by a few nearby gallery owners.”

It was yet another adventure for this atypical art dealer,

who left school in Monaco at the age of 16 without a diploma

(“I was bored, teachers weren’t my thing”). At the age of 18,

Vallois volunteered for the Monegasque Red Cross in Budapest,

a camp for Hungarian refugees fleeing Soviet repression after

the 1956 uprising—“I’ve always been sensitive to people’s

plight”—and on his return was reunited with his childhood

friends, the artists César and Arman. Some time later, Arman

helped found the École de Nice, a group of eclectic artists. Art

was already titillating the young Vallois, who was also interested

in antiques. So why not open a small flea market in his home

town of Cap d’Ail, near Monaco? Endowed with the sensitivity

and eye for beautiful objects and works of art, Vallois’ natural

empathy quickly won him a clientele of connoisseurs. Business

was brisk. So, even though he was attached to the South of

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BENIN BENEFACTOR

Robert Vallois with Jean-

Michel Abimbola, Minister

of Culture of the African

country, with which the

Frenchman has done so

much work.

Facing page:

Inside Galerie Vallois.

France, where he had spent his childhood and adolescence,

Vallois set his sights on Paris.

In 1972, he took the plunge and headed to the French capital,

renting and fitting out commercial premises in the former

Halles Saint-Denis. From flea market to antiques dealership,

Vallois, and now Cheska, soon made a mark with the quality of

their knowledge and know-how.

At the age of 45, Vallois decided to leave Les Halles and move

to Saint-Germain-des-Prés, on Rue de Seine, the beating heart

of the art trade. He opted for a strategic location facing the

narrow Rue Visconti, which runs all the way to Rue Bonaparte.

In 1983, he inaugurated La Galerie Vallois d’Art Moderne et

Contemporain. Later, the opportunity to acquire the nextdoor

property, number 41, enabled him to reconcile antiques,

contemporary sculpture, and other artistic expressions,

paintings, photographs, and more. Vallois became a member of

the Compagnie Nationale des Experts, the largest art chamber in

the EU, and established himself as a major player in the market.

“My galleries have enabled me to satisfy my fantasies, to

support Benin and to reveal a number of young African visual

artists,” he says. Following that inspector’s fateful visit in 2012,

Vallois financed the construction of a nursery school in Benin

to educate 140 children, donating the school to the community.

The elders, who manage the village and ensure respect for

people, rules, and traditions, gave him a plot of land on which

to build a cultural center. Delighted, Vallois created the Centre

Arts et Cultures, a multidisciplinary space in Abomey-Calavi.

As a bonus, he opened a small museum next door dedicated to

récades, the crook-shaped staffs that traditionally served as

symbols of royal authority in the country, and featuring pieces

that he and a few of his antique dealer friends had acquired

at public auction. “There was talk of art restitution,” he notes.

“[but] no, it was a spontaneous gift. The most important thing

is that these objects are shown, admired and preserved.”

Today, Le Centre, as it’s called, located in the Lobozounkpa

district, includes a small museum, a library, artists’ studios,

exhibition rooms, a café, and areas for youngsters. Its 15

employees organize a wide range of activities, from film

screenings and puppet shows to readings and exhibitions.

“I’m only here to finance, always with the support of a few

colleagues, not to manage,” emphasizes Vallois. “I have

regular email exchanges with the people in charge, and every

month I receive an impressive illustrated activity report. This

exceeds my expectations, because the whole population,

including the President of Benin, Patrice Talon, is proud of

this place. At the outset, I also benefited from the expertise

of Dominique Zinkpè, a self-taught Beninese artist who

inspired me to publish the book “Contemporary Artists

of Benin—Artists of the World,” which [writer] André Jolly

agreed to write.” Since 2015, in parallel with its commitment

to Benin, Galerie Vallois has frequently exhibited young

African artists and visual artists.

“At Les Vallois, all artforms coexist smoothly,” smiles

Vallois. “Cheska, my wife, manages the Art Deco antiques,

my son Georges-Philippe looks after contemporary art, and

my grandson Zacharie oversees the destiny of our gallery in

New York on Madison Avenue. Almost a dynasty! Plus, one

of my granddaughters, Emma, is a talented draughtswomanturned-tattoo

artist, and the youngest, Louise, is already

showing an interest in our galleries. So, without feeling

guilty, I can smoke my cigars from my hiding place, enriching

my collections and my knowledge of these animist peoples

who fascinate me. And, when the idea of traveling strikes

me unexpectedly, all I have to do is take off with NetJets,

my lifeline. I have nothing to program, and no long queues

at checkpoints. It saves me a lot of paperwork and fatigue.

It’s essential for me to continue, despite my certain age, to

breathe the air of the times, to join my friends, my tribe.”

en.vallois.com; lecentre-benin.com

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HEALTHY MINDS

COMFORT ZONE

Calming times at

The Lodge at Blue Sky.

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CHECK

IN

Is mental health the

ultimate luxury amenity?

Many premium hotels and

resorts are banking on it,

expanding their wellness

portfolios to offer guests

holistic programs that

more thoroughly explore

the mind-body connection.

By Katy Spratte Joyce

YOUR

CHAKRAS

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YOU HAVE TO travel far to reach The Lodge at Blue Sky, the

Auberge Resorts Collection set on 3,500 pristine acres in Utah’s

Wasatch Range. This lovely property has an abundance of what

you might call LRE: luxe ranch energy. There’s a regenerative

agriculture system at the on-site farm, a horse rescue, chic and

contemporary lodgings, a mountaintop yurt, and 20 miles of

trails, to name just a few of its outstanding features. But it’s

at the Edge Spa, tucked into an aspen grove on the banks of

Alexander Creek, where many visitors start their real journey

here—perhaps with an “intuitive energy” reading with resident

healer Sugar Forbes.

Forbes is a household name at Blue Sky. A grounded,

magnetic being whose sessions are becoming a major draw to

this stretch of the West, she’s also a compelling example of

the resort’s mental-health-focused service. On one visit, 18

months ago, what was supposed to be a 90-minute introductory

experience extended past three hours, covering many of life’s

stressors, from illness and familial warfare to the joys and

angst of parenthood. “Energy work” during the session later

morphed into monthly check-in calls, ongoing a year and a

half later—proof of Blue Sky’s dedication to encouraging self

care for its clients beyond the time they spend at the property

itself.

Wellness is baked into this stunning outpost, with the

approach going beyond traditional offerings such as a robust

spa program and access to the great outdoors. The property’s

director of wellbeing, Molly Craig, explains: “Whether our

guest is a mom of three on a solo getaway or the CEO of a

large tech company, more and more people are looking for

answers and ways to create a sense of peace in their lives.”

Sugar Forbes, Craig adds, is integral to the experience. “Her

extremely popular offerings range from intuitive readings,

NATURAL HEALING

The ever-innovative

Belmond Maroma.

to chakra-balancing sleep rituals, to customized sessions of

all kinds in between. Sugar's magic is her gentle, welcoming

energy and ability to make every individual feel comfortable.

In her sessions, she channels information and offers tools to

support them on their personal healing journey.”

The incorporation of mental health and mindfulness

programs among premium operators has become increasingly

popular, according to Dahlia Swerdloff, a travel advisor with

Fora X. “More and more, high-end properties are offering

experiences to allow their clients to leave in a better mental

state than when they arrived,” she says. “These tailored

offerings focus on mental health and wellbeing by reconnecting

with nature, our bodies and our minds.”

Swerdloff points to Mayan bee therapy, sound healing,

and underwater meditation at Belmond Maroma, Tulum, and

sound healing, goat yoga, and a slew of outdoor activities at

Wyoming’s Brush Creek Ranch, as well as the suite of services

offered across the Aman portfolio. Examples of the latter

include: Amanpuri, Phuket, which has a multiple-day wellness

immersion; Amanjena, Marrakech, with its holistic immune

support retreat; and Aman Tokyo, where a Misogi retreat

includes a spirit-cleansing Ogama ritual at a local temple along

with immune support and breathing exercises and Japanese

mindfulness techniques.

“Reflecting on these experiences is a gift to take home

with you,” Swerdloff adds. “It is a way to measure your reality

when you are back to a busy life, and many are unforgettable

experiences. It is easy to forget even the best massage, but

sleeping under the stars or walking out of a dense forest that

opens onto a deserted beach with wild horses… These are

perspectives that are not easily forgotten.”

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“

Whether our guest is a mom of three on a solo getaway

or the CEO of a large tech company, more and more people

are looking for answers and ways to create a sense of

peace in their lives.

Molly Craig, director of wellbeing of The Lodge at Blue Sky

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ON THE SLOPES

DOUBLE

THE

FUN

A huge expansion of its pristine skiable

terrain, along with a scaling up of luxury

lodgings, means even more room to move,

both on and off piste, at Utah’s already

uncrowded Deer Valley resort.

By Larry Olmsted

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JASON PETERS

WITH WHITE-GLOVE service, fine food, four- and five-star

slopeside hotels, and strictly limited daily lift ticket sales,

Deer Valley has long been known as one of the most luxurious

ski resorts in North America. Soon it will also be known as one

of the biggest.

This is likely the largest expansion ever in American

ski travel—just the new terrain being added would, on its

own, make this the nation’s seventh largest ski resort (the

addition essentially comprises the entire back side of the

existing mountain). Deer Valley is already a big ski area by

any standards, but by next season it will have more than

doubled in size. When the project is finished, Deer Valley will

cover 5,726 acres, more than every resort in Colorado. But in

skiing, bigger is not always better, as the largest resorts can

be among the most popular and crowded. That, however, will

not be the case here.

“Over the past few years, skiers have placed increased

importance on avoiding crowds during their winter holidays,”

says Rick Reichsfeld, president of luxury ski travel agency

Alpine Adventures. “While Deer Valley has long recognized the

inherent value of limiting the number of skiers on its slopes,

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this expansion truly presents a quantum leap for those seeking

the widest array of skiing—and yet sharing it with the fewest

fellow skiers. By nearly tripling skiable acreage, doubling the

number of lifts, and adding an entire new base area with easier

traffic-free access, Deer Valley’s world-class guest experience

legacy will be solidified for decades to come.”

The impact can already be felt, as the first phase opened

in advance of the peak December holiday festive season. This

includes Deer Valley East Village, an entirely new base area and

entrance to the resort that will allow arriving visitors to avoid

Park City and its traffic altogether, with 500 much-needed

new parking spaces. The base lodge is temporary, with limited

skier amenities including a rental shop, but for other services

there is an all-new full-service resort hotel, the Grand Hyatt

Deer Valley, with some 400 rooms, suites, and residences,

plus a signature restaurant, cocktail lounge, and live music

performance space. The substantial new lodging will also be a

welcome addition for the annual Sundance Film Festival in late

January, which always fills every hotel in town.

Connecting Deer Valley East Village to the existing terrain is

the resort’s first six-person heated bubble chair, one of three

new chairs now open in phase one. The other two service 19 new

trails spanning an added 316 acres. This winter’s new acreage

pushes Deer Valley past luxury two resort rivals—Idaho’s Sun

Valley, and Colorado’s Beaver Creek—in size, adding eight

beginner and 11 intermediate runs.

"Our terrain expansion truly feels seamless,” says Steve

Graff, Deer Valley’s vice president of mountain operations. “You

can ski from Bald Mountain and Bald Eagle directly into the

new terrain, which flows together as if it’s been part of Deer

Valley from the start. With thousands of additional acres,

we’re able to uphold the uncrowded ski experience Deer Valley

is renowned for, offering skiers expansive and lengthy runs—

some of the longest in our resort. This allows for a continuous

descent from the top of Bald Mountain and Park Peak all

the way to East Village, spanning over 3,000 feet of vertical

drop. In addition, the north-facing, off-piste terrain later this

year is remarkable, offering an area as vast as Daly Chutes,

Daly Bowl, and Lady Morgan combined.” These three sections

comprise most of the resort’s expert black and double-black

skiing, and that level of challenging terrain is also doubling for

next season. A large expanse of gladed tree skiing will be one

of the most significant additions to Deer Valley’s variety.

Most of the massive expansion will be finished next year,

for the 2025-2026 winter season, adding another 2,600 acres

of skiing and nearly 100 new trails, along with six more lifts,

including a 10-passenger high-speed gondola. A permanent

base lodge in East Village will follow for winter 2026-2027, and,

in the near future, there are another 800 or so acres, several

more lifts, and as many as eight additional hotels planned.

One thing that is not changing is the resort’s ski-only policy,

as Deer Valley remains one of a tiny handful of resorts not

allowing snowboarders.

Salt Lake City will host the 2034 Winter Olympic Games, and

when the Games return after a 32-year absence, Deer Valley

will once again host the alpine freestyle skiing competition—

but on a much larger stage.

WHERE TO STAY

The St. Regis Deer Valley (marriott.com) has one of the best

locations, sitting above the Snow Park Lodge, the ski resort’s

main base lodge and lift access point, to which it is connected

by private funicular. This makes it the closest of the luxury

on-mountain lodging to downtown Park City and its myriad

offerings, just over a mile away. On the other side of the hotel is

a trailside ski valet with direct ski-in/ski-out access. The fullservice

resort has luxury residences as well as guest rooms, a

large spa, standout American, Italian, and French eateries (see

below), and a covered outdoor seasonal cocktail lounge that

has become the most coveted après spot on the mountain.

Higher up in the middle of the resort are two ski-in/out

properties: the large Montage Deer Valley (montage.com) and

the boutique Stein Eriksen Lodge (steinlodge.com). The former

is another very full-service option with multiple restaurants

and bars, a large spa, and family-friendly features such as

an arcade and bowling alley, in addition to luxury residences

for rent. The latter won the U.S.’s Best Ski Hotel at the 2023

World Ski Awards and is especially well known for being the

only five-star spa in Utah. It also hosts the most desirable

on-mountain lunch at Deer Valley, an institution for decades

and sometimes a challenging reservation for non-guests. The

parent Stein Collection has a portfolio of nearby managed

luxury rental homes in addition to the hotel, and also operates

The Chateaux Deer Valley (the-chateaux.com), set in Silver

Lake, Deer Valley’s secondary base area. Also in Silver Lake

Village is The Goldener Hirsch (aubergeresorts.com), a boutique

European chalet-style luxury hotel with Austrian-inspired

dining. Mainly differentiated by size and location, all are skiin/out

properties, and any would be a top luxury hotel at most

ski resorts.

DEER HIGHLIGHTS

Clockwise from top left: Stein Eriksen

Lodge; The Goldener Hirsch; Tupelo’s

Southern fare; Riverhorse on Main.

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New this winter is the Grand Hyatt (hyatt.com), located

in the Deer Valley East base area, which for the foreseeable

future will be the least busy entry point. There is one strong

contender outside Deer Valley, The Lodge at Blue Sky

(aubergeresorts.com). This is the area’s most ultra-exclusive

property, with oversized accommodations set on a 3,500-

acre ranch with its own slate of outdoor activities including

Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, dogsledding, fattire

biking, backcountry skiing, and heli-skiing. The resort is 30

minutes from Deer Valley, with transfers offered.

WHERE TO EAT

In the charming town of Park City, longtime standouts

include Riverhorse on Main (riverhorseparkcity.com), the

hardest reservation to get when the celebrities come in for

the Sundance Film Festival. A local favorite for more than 15

years, it features an eclectic, seasonally changing mountain

town menu that features steaks and wild game as mains but

global quirks such as Thai curry cauliflower and Nashville

hot quail as starters. Tupelo (tupeloparkcity.com) is another

perennial favorite, with its Southern-inspired farmer- and

purveyor-driven menu, fantastic craft cocktail bar program,

and signature fine-dining take on fried chicken.

Perhaps the single most popular spot in the region (expect

a wait from après ski through dinner time) is the Saloon at

the High West Distillery (highwest.com), the nation’s first skiin/ski-out

distillery, which has become one of the top craft

whiskey producers in the U.S. Every better bar in the nation

stocks High West whiskies, but there are limited editions you

can only buy here, along with standout gastro-pub cuisine.

Those who don’t like long waits can reserve the more gourmetstyle

multi-course prix-fixe dinners, with or without whiskey

pairings, served at High West’s adjacent The Nelson Cottage—

also wildly popular.

Within Deer Valley, a longtime family favorite that many

return visitors make an annual tradition of is Fireside Dining

(deervalley.com), in the resort’s Empire Canyon Lodge, with or

without optional horse-drawn sled arrival. This is a four-course

meal cooked in huge open fireplaces, featuring signature

raclette, and a hand-carved selection of fire-roasted meats. The

Stein Eriksen Lodge’s fine-dining spot, Glitretind (steinlodge.

com), is another must, with a European-influenced menu built

around local ingredients including Utah bison and lamb.

In a town overly heavy on steakhouses, bison, and burgers,

The St. Regis offers two great alternatives. Brasserie 7452

has French classics such as raw bar, onion soup, niçoise

salad, cassoulet, and coq au vin, while La Stellina offers

Italian staples including homemade pastas—think cavatelli

all’amatriciana—gourmet pizzas, and main dishes like eggplant

parmesan, and bistecca alla Fiorentina. The St. Regis also has

Deer Valley’s hottest après watering hole, The Vintage Room,

set within a giant glass greenhouse out on the snow. Raw bar

and freshly shucked oysters accompany lots of champagne and

signature Bloody Marys, a cocktail famously invented at the

original New York St. Regis. Another taste of Europe is offered

at The Goldener Hirsch restaurant in the form of German/

Austrian Alpine specialties such as schnitzel and apple strudel

in a fine dining setting.

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This expansion truly

presents a quantum

leap for those

seeking the widest

array of skiing—

and yet sharing it

with the fewest

fellow skiers.

Rick Reichsfeld, president

of Alpine Adventures

THE INGALLS

FOR NON-SKIERS

If you don’t ski, Deer Valley is an exceptional place to learn,

with a famously excellent ski school, and perfectly manicured,

uncrowded slopes. But if it’s just not your thing, there are plenty of

other activities, and in winter one of the most popular for visitors

to try is dogsledding, with several good local tour operators

(deervalley.com). The Winter Olympics were here in 2002 and return

in 2034, and the Utah Olympic Park (utaholympiclegacy.org) is one

of just a handful of spots in the country where you can ride a

bobsled with a professional pilot. The park is also home to the Alf

Engen Ski Museum and the Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games

Museum (engenmuseum.org). Other outdoor winter activities

include guided fat-tire biking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing,

and snowmobile tours. The most eclectic option is one you won’t

find at other ski resorts: stand-up paddleboard yoga classes

inside Homestead Crater (utahcrater.com), where the geothermal

hot-spring lagoon is always around 95 degrees Fahrenheit. You

can also just soak, swim, or even scuba dive. For more urbane

activities, Park City’s historic Main Street invites strolling and

shopping, and is home to numerous boutiques and art galleries.

Finally, if pampering is your thing, you’ve come to the right place:

Deer Valley is home to three exceptional spas: at the Stein Eriksen

Lodge, Montage, and St. Regis hotels.

Salt Lake City International Airport: 38 miles

SKI SCENE

Left, from top: Inside and out at The Lodge at Blue

Sky; above: A snow picnic at The Goldener Hirsch.

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The imposing peaks of the Mont Blanc massif may loom large in

the background, but the sun frequently shines on the south-facing

slopes of historic Courmayeur, Italy’s small but perfectly formed

aristocratic Alpine playground. By Emma Ventura

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CHARACTERIZED BY PRISTINE cobbled streets dotted with

upmarket boutiques, alimentari, and wood-paneled cafes,

Courmayeur is where nature, tradition, and intergenerational

connections come together. Here, a cluster of glossy young

women in fur-trimmed puffer coats, taking coffee and pastries

alfresco on the Via Roma; there, a walnut-skinned maestro di

sci, shaggy haired and of indeterminate age, clattering along

the pavement in his ski boots and scarlet Emporio Armani ski

suit. Above the town, skiers and snowboarders ply 26 miles of

blue-ribbon pistes on Courmayeur’s Plan Chécrouit ski area—

compact but challenging enough to keep aficionados happy

for a few days—while down here, in-the-know locals are as

likely to browse the Burberry store on stylish Via Roma as they

are to queue for hot golden chicken at Polleria Boano, just

off the main drag.

Tucked at the head of the Valle d’Aosta, one of Italy’s five

autonomous regions, Courmayeur is at the heart of European

Alpine culture—origin of the legendary mountaineering

equipment brand Grivel, and home to the world’s secondoldest

alpine guides association. Every winter, the resort

draws well-heeled skiers from Milan and Turin, who come for

its spectacular slopes that comprise pretty tree-lined trails,

5,118 feet of vertical, and unequalled views of Mont Blanc.

Two peaks dominate—the distinctive Mont Chétif, a bald

hulk of 7,687 feet visible most everywhere in town, and the

15,771-feet-high Mont Blanc and its surrounding monumental

glacial park.

But Courmayeur is known as much for its aristocratic

Alpine pedigree, charismatic streets, and quality dining as it

is for its slopes. At its centre is a smart but unstuffy blend

of family-run trattorie, groceries, and delis that specialize in

the prosciutto, dairy- and game-based products and dishes

that are typical of Valdostana cucina—Fontina being the most

renowned of the region’s cheeses. Satisfying soups, polentas,

and stews form the basis of many menus, supplemented

with local cool-climate reds and whites of such breadth

and quality that you need never look beyond the valley’s

vignerons for a food match.

FIRE AND ICE

Previous page: Breathtaking

mountain views.

Left: Hitting the slopes

in Courmayeur.

Below: Warming up slopeside

at La Chaumière.

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This being the mountains, foraging—for all kinds of berries,

herbs and funghi—is part of life here, and many leaves, fruits

and barks find their way into the artisanally produced liqueurs,

grappas and, increasingly, gins that go hand-in-glove with

Alpine gastronomy, available in beautiful, apothecary-style

bottles from wine and speciality produce stores.

To eat and drink like this requires a degree of earning it, of

course, which for most visitors entails a day on the slopes. There

are two cable cars for accessing the sunny, east-facing

Chécrouit ski area, which sits at 5,590 feet, some 1,600 feet

above Courmayeur, with a third cable car serving the neighboring

Val Veny ski area. Val Veny’s north-facing slopes are generally

best enjoyed in the afternoon, while the snow on the warmer

Chécrouit area can deteriorate on warmer days and hence is

best approached in the morning. While it’s possible to ski back

down to the satellite village of Dolonne via a red run, you can’t ski

back to Courmayeur, so most folk opt to head back down via

cable car, which runs in both directions until midnight,

providing two-way traffic between the town’s on- and offmountain

après spots. But first, you’ll want to check in.

WHERE TO STAY

There are bigger and more flashy hotels in town, but Auberge

de la Maison (aubergemaison.it), run by the effusive Alessandra

Garin, is a favorite with Italian regulars. Garin inherited the

property from her parents, restyling it with collectables and

beautiful, unique decor—the living space includes part of a

salvaged Alpine hut. The 33 rooms and suites are designed

along cleaner lines than the vintage richness of the communal

spaces, some with unhindered views directly across to Mont

Blanc, thanks to the hotel’s position at the edge of the town.

There’s an elegant, antique-filled restaurant, a cosy timberlined

bar, and a smart spa with a small indoor/outdoor pool,

plus a recently opened boutique.

By contrast, the 80-key Le Massif (lemassifcourmayeur.com),

on Courmayeur’s main thoroughfare, is all about sleek Alpine

modernism, albeit softened with abundant warm wood features

and natural textures—soft cream blankets and thick-pile rugs

in the rooms, some of which boast balconies and fireplaces.

If you’re a gun on the snow, it’s perfectly located a stone’s

throw from the Skyway cable car leading to Courmayeur’s other

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Far left: A cozy après-ski

snack at Cadran Solaire.

Left: The Alpine charm

of Les Dames Anglaises.

Above: The picturesque

village of Dolonne.

offering: the Mont Blanc side of the resort, where glacier runs,

heli-skiing, and a snow park aimed at all levels of rider take the

on- and off-piste experience to the next level.

Going with a group? For those looking to extend their onmountain

experience, Fior di Roccia (fiordirocciamontblanc.it)

is a rustic self-catered lodge (dinners available on request) that

will place you deep in the natural paradise of Val Veny. Built

in 1893, surrounded by forest, and with thick stone walls and

heating from classic Italian wood pellet stoves, the recently

refurbished property sleeps seven and is five minutes by skis

or snowboard from the Zerotta ski lift. (The large kitchen, with

its marble surfaces, cooking range, and wood-fired stove, will

make a joy of cooking all that heavenly Valdostana produce you

picked up in town.)

WHAT TO DO

For a sense of mountaineering’s origin story, stop at the Alpine

Guides Museum (guidecourmayeur.com), located opposite

San Pantaleone church on the Piazza Abbé Henry, the scenic

viewing point at the heart of Courmayeur. From here, you can

drop into the cafes, bars, and stores of Via Roma, perhaps

4810 (4810courmayeur.com) for upmarket outdoor clothing

brands, including Italy’s Montura, or one of the lovely produce

stores such as Enoteca Goio (+39 165 842482) which has been

selling local wines, liqueurs, and spirits since 1896.

For anyone, the jaw-dropping gondola ride up the Monte

Bianco Skyway (montebianco.com), with a stop at Rifugio Torino

(rifugiotorino.com, open in May) for lunch, if it’s open, is essential.

Connecting Courmayeur to Chamonix on the French side of the

massif, the gently rotating gondola carries you across Europe’s

most storied glacial landscape, right under the shadow of

Mont Blanc, to the highest point in Italy, Punta Helbronner,

at 11,358 feet, with its opportunities for climbing and serious

off-piste action.

For an alternative day outdoors, you might hit up veteran

musher Fabrizio Lovati, aka the Dog Sled Man (dogsledman.

com), and learn how to drive a sled of Alaskan huskies through

stunning Val Veny. And when you’re done with the action,

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there’s the extensive QC Terme Pré Saint Didier thermal spa

(qcterme.com) just down the road, where guests pad along

snowy paths to ease away muscle aches in a series of indoor

and outdoor pools, saunas, steam rooms, and relaxation areas.

MOUNTAIN DINING

As well as a wealth of food and drink offerings in town,

there are 23 restaurants spread out over the Chécrouit and

Val Veny ski areas, offering an abundance of dining options and

après activities. Where the gondola tops out at Plan Chécrouit,

La Chaumière (lachaumiere.it) offers unbeatable views over

the valley and a light-washed, split-level space. Upstairs is a

casual bar and pizzeria with a huge terrace; downstairs is an

upmarket glass-fronted restaurant where the ingredients and

the wines are all meticulously locally sourced, and the dolci—

perhaps a chocolate mousse with crème caramel and black

cherries—are second to none. Nearby, there are plumped-up

lips, banging beats, and selfies aplenty at Super G (lovesuperg.

com), the ultimate clubby après spot, and a more informal

vibe at recently opened The Outsider (theoutsidercourmayeur.

it), a fun alfresco bar that has quickly become an end-of-day

hangout of ski instructors and laid-back locals. Le Massif hotel

offers a refined slopeside venue in the form of La Loge du

Massif (lemassifcourmayeur.com), where the dining is elegant

from breakfast through to dinner but it’s hard to beat an

aperitivo at happy hour, snuggled under a fur blanket next

to one of the firepans on the smart terrace. More out-of-theway

options for eating include Maison Vieille (maisonvieille.

com), at an elevation of 6,417 feet and accessed via a nursery

slope chairlift or by snowmobile at night. Located in an old

shepherd’s hut, it’s a cheerful place offering plenty of polenta

and sausage-based dishes, as well as soaring views of Mont

Blanc. And around the Val Veny side of the mountain, there’s

Rifugio Monte Bianco (rifugiomontebianco.eu), a historic,

red-shuttered refuge serving no-nonsense staples and run

by Alexander Campedelli, who, at 43, is the Alpine Society’s

youngest-ever president.

A highlight on Courmayeur’s annual culinary calendar is the

Mountain Gourmet Ski Experience, in March (momentumxp.

co.uk), an event founded by Heston Blumenthal and a draw for

heavyweight chefs such as Jean-Philippe Blondet and Claude

Bosi, and including Michelin-star-quality food and a slew of

après ski events on the slopes.

At any time of year, a ride up the Youla and Arp cable cars will

take you to a height of 9,039 feet and skiing about as close to

Mont Blanc as it’s possible to get. From here, follow your nose

down a serious run that takes you to Chez Croux (chezcroux.

com), an institution for coffee and pastries and founded in 1940.

If you want to take your cue from the locals, you’ll lean back in

one of the cafe’s red plastic chairs outside and tilt your face

to the sun, toasting your great good fortune with a doughy,

cream-filled bombolone and a sip of morning cappuccino.

Aosta Valley airport: 24 miles (weather sensitive), or Turin

airport: 93 miles

© AUBERGE DE LA MAISON

IN FROM THE COLD

The Auberge de la Maison

dining room.

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Sparkling against the darkness,

the rubies and diamonds in this

season’s most desirable jewellery

pack a glamorous punch.

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Clockwise, from top left: GRAFF white gold necklace and earrings set with Mozambique rubies and diamonds

Facing page: MOUSSAIEFF white gold bangle set with Thai rubies and diamonds; platinum necklace set with Thai rubies and diamonds.

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Clockwise, from top left: CHOPARD white gold earrings set with rubies and marquise diamonds, from the Precious Lace collection;

DAVID MORRIS white gold Feather chandelier earrings set with rubies and diamonds; MOUAWAD white and rose gold Rouge Sublime

bracelet set with rubies and diamonds; CHOPARD white gold earrings set with rubies and diamonds, from the Precious Lace collection;

DAVID MORRIS white gold Pinecone ring set with a Thai ruby and diamonds.

Facing page, from the top: PRAGNELL platinum necklace set with Burma rubies and diamonds, from the Masterpiece collection;

platinum ring set with a Burmese ruby and diamonds, from the Masterpiece collection; BOODLES white gold bangle set with rubies

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GOURMET GUIDE

SURF

AND

TURF

LUIS FERRAZ

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sun-blessed Algarve is welcoming a new wave of produce-driven

restaurants, offering fresh-as-it-gets seafood and garden veg,

plus a sprinkling of Michelin stars. By Ivan Carvalho

DANIEL SCHÄFER

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PORTUGAL’S ALGARVE IS blessed by geography, given it’s

the country’s southernmost region and enjoys year-round

sunshine. A popular playground for outdoor enthusiasts,

thanks to its numerous sandy beaches and well-manicured

golf courses, the territory has sought to show another side to

travelers in recent years as the area’s chefs and food suppliers

have made important strides.

One of the newest and most inspiring culinary offerings in

the Algarve requires you to venture off the beaten track and

head inland. At Austa (austa.pt), opened in the summer of 2023

in Almancil, owners Emma and David Campus have created a

casual yet chic dining establishment decorated in neutral tones

and bespoke furniture. “We focus on the region and producers,

preparing seasonal fare where we get things from local farmers

or our own vegetable garden,” explains David, who points out

the menu’s line-caught brill, fished off the coast of Sagres.

Heading east towards the Spanish border, there are the

salt pans of Salmarim, a company that hand harvests the

finest fleur de sel for use in gourmet restaurants. One regular

Salmarim client is chef Noélia Jerónimo, owner of her namesake

restaurant Noélia (@restaurantenoelia), which is tucked away

in the sleepy seaside town of Cabanas de Tavira. Her informal

eatery is a haven for seafood aficionados who are in love with

her lemon rice with sea bass and clams, sea bream ceviche, or

prawn tempura with a spicy mango salad.

Not far from Noélia, in the whitewashed town of Tavira,

arguably the region’s prettiest settlement, chef Luís Brito has

been attentively leaning on traditional Portuguese ingredients

in the kitchen at the one-Michelin star restaurant A Ver Tavira

(avertavira.com). Brito draws on past culinary stints cooking in

Brazil and Angola to enliven his tasting menus—expect Algarve

scarlet shrimp with lemon caviar and cardamom.

For a more classic gourmet Algarve experience, a drive

west along the coast brings one to Ocean, a two-Michelin star

establishment overseen by Hans Neuner and hosted in the Vila

Vita Parc (vilavitaparc.com). This resort, with its own secluded

beach and subtropical gardens, is the ideal venue to host the

spectacular culinary creations dreamed up by Neuner.

Thanks to hands-on research by the chef and his team,

who studied flavors from the four corners of the world where

VASCO CELIO

ALGARVE ALLURE

Clockwise from top: Sourdough

bread at Ocean; false oyster and

anchovy at A Ver Tavira; Emma

and David Campus of Austa.

Previous pages from left: João

Oliveira of Vista; inside Austa.

JOANA FREITAS

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One of the newest and most inspiring culinary

offerings in the Algarve requires you to venture

the beaten track and head inland to Austa.

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Portugal’s famed navigators journeyed during the Golden Age

of Discovery, the menu is an eye-opener and palate pleaser.

Start with tuna belly, homemade miso, and Japanese mustard

before tucking into a feijoada of lobster, pork belly and

chorizo. And once you’ve finished off the meal with a glass of

aged madeira or port, ask for a tour of the wine cellar with its

impressive vaulted ceilings.

Continuing the epicurean journey, a must stop is Vila

Joya (vilajoya.com), a prestigious restaurant housed inside a

discreet private villa with 13 rooms. Austrian-born chef Dieter

Koschina, who has held down two Michelin stars for more

than two decades, takes a bold approach and even concocts a

special tasting menu that changes daily. Imagine balfegó tuna

marinated with avocado, quinoa, and tiger’s milk, or carabinero

prawns with datterino tomato and jalapeño.

Heading further west along the Atlantic oceanfront, you

reach Portimão and the Bela Vista Hotel & Spa, a property

perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sandy

beaches of Praia da Rocha. Since 2017, its restaurant Vista

(vistarestaurante.com) has carried a Michelin star, thanks

to the efforts of chef João Oliveira. Maritime influences

are ever present, such as his dish of mussels, sea urchins,

clams, and cockles.

To accompany many of these gourmet creations, diners will

often see sommeliers turning to bottles from the Morgado

do Quintão winery (morgadodoquintao.pt). This local organic

producer, which organizes tastings of its wines and olive

oil on the family-owned estate, has garnered recognition

in recent years for its efforts to promote indigenous grape

varietals, notably negra mole, a red grape, and the white grape,

crato. Stay at the winery’s hotel to bask in the shade of the

property’s majestic 2,000-year-old olive tree and raise a glass

of sparkling wine made from negra mole grapes and take pride

in discovering that the sun-kissed Algarve is a region where

epicureans are well looked after.

Faro Airport; Portimão Airport

BLUE HEAVEN

The Ocean restaurant

at Vila Vita Parc hotel.

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FORTIFY

YOURSELF

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profiles, purity and freshness, there’s never been a better time to add

fortified wines to your gastronomic experience.

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PORTS OF CALL

Inside the Real

Companhia Velha.

Previous page: The

historic Quinta das

Carvalhas estate.

USUALLY MAKING their appearance at the

tail end of a meal, fortified wines often get

short shrift. Yet in wintertime these liquid

beauties are the perfect companion to beat

the chill, and recent developments in regions

best known for producing such delicious

libations are making wine directors and

sommeliers rethink what to stock.

But first, a primer. Fortified wines are those

that typically contain 17 to 20% alcohol due to

the addition of distilled spirits, such as brandy.

Portugal is arguably the world’s leader in this

category, given it’s home to several styles

developed over centuries of diligent work by

winemakers. Pride of place naturally goes to

port wine, and the producers working the steep

slopes and hillsides of the Douro Valley.

Today, independent port wine houses

run by families such as Niepoort have been

making strides to change the image of this

drink—think of Colonel Pickering pouring

himself a glass in “My Fair Lady.” Dirk

Niepoort, together with his son Daniel, have

been looking to revolutionize Douro wines by

focusing on lightness and lower alcohol in

their table wines while developing a range of

intriguing vintage ports, a style made entirely

from grapes from a declared vintage year

that typically requires just a few years in the

barrel before seeing a longer development

over decades in the bottle. “We want port not

to be seen as stuffy, but a bit snobby,” says

Dirk. Still, don’t expect shippers to wrap these

carefully crafted bottles in the style of Cristal

champagne.

Though vintage is the most prized type

of port, it makes up a small percentage

and volume of sales. Pairing-wise, it works

wonderfully with a pepper steak when it is

young, notes Dirk Niepoort, but can also

be used for a starter of foie gras. Recent

efforts have also been made by Niepoort

and others, such as fourth-generation winery

Poças, to focus on colheita ports, which are

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Real

We seek the character of the age, but with

elegance and a captivating freshness.

Companhia Velha master blender Pedro Silva Reis

ISLAND SUN

Below: The coastal estate

of Cantine Florio.

vintage-dated tawny style ports which pass

considerably more time in contact with wood

and present themselves with an amber hue

and a nutty, caramelized character, allowing

themselves to shine alongside chocolate

desserts or rich sweets such as pecan pie.

Tawny ports not from a specific vintage can

also be blended and aged for decades. One

recent release making waves is a 50-year-old

tawny from Real Companhia Velha, whose ties

to the region date back to 1756. Aged in oak

casks and from old vines in the producer’s

Quinta das Carvalhas vineyard, the wine

shows off the complexity of port with traces

of nutmeg, cedar, and citrusy notes. “We seek

the character of the age, but with elegance

and a captivating freshness,” explains the

house’s master blender Pedro Silva Reis.

Not to be outdone, Portugal’s other

noteworthy fortified wine, madeira, named

for the island where the grapes are grown,

has made a giant leap forward, thanks mainly

to the work of one producer: Barbeito and its

third-generation owner Ricardo Diogo Freitas.

“In the 1990s, when I entered the business, the

style of Madeira wines from all the companies

here was the same: very sweet, lacking acidity.

So I created a new style, one that is very pure.”

Freitas’s first step was to eliminate the

practice of using caramel to color the wines. He

also refreshed the labeling with a sharper font

and playful characters to show off his singlevarietal

wines made from sercial, verdelho,

and malvasia grapes. He has successfully

redefined the popular notion of madeira to

create a generally slightly drier, more foodoriented

wine. As well as careful selection and

long aging, the wines are not de-acidified, so

they retain much more freshness and tang

than the traditional madeira wines drinkers

may remember from the past. Freitas has been

rewarded for his three decades of stewardship

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© QUINTA DAS CARVALHAS

THROUGH THE VINES

Left: The vineyards of

Barbeito Madeira.

Right: Quinta das

Carvalhas technical

director Álvaro Martinho

Lopes.

with sommeliers at Michelin establishments

now seeking him out and a new, emerging

audience that has downshifted in average age

from 60 to 40.

The dilemma that long plagued madeira—

lots of bulk shipped cooking wine—can also

be found with marsala, Italy’s finest fortified

wine, which hails from Sicily. But a group of

producers focusing on the higher end of the

market has forged a new path. Two names to

look for on the shelf are Marco De Bartoli and

Cantine Florio, who have expertly navigated

the techniques for making the wine, which

commonly relies on three local white grape

varieties (grillo, catarratto, and inzolia) while

leveraging a solera-type system—a process

of fractional blending over several years—and

achieving varied sweetness through boiling

the must or fortifying partially fermented

must. Seek out their superiore marsala wines,

including De Bartoli’s 1988 Superiore Oro

Riserva, which has been added to the menu at

Gucci Osteria in Florence.

Not to be forgotten in this discussion

is sherry, which takes its name from the

Spanish town of Jerez in southwest Spain,

where the fortified wine is made from white

grapes. Tagged with a somewhat stuffy

image itself, sherry has received help from a

new generation of winemakers, notably the

dynamic pair of Ramiro Ibañez and Willy Perez,

who are putting a new face on Bodegas De la

Riva. For an apertif, try their Manzanilla Fina

Miraflores Baja, made from Palomino grapes

grown just over four miles from the coast on

limestone soils. Aged in solera, the barrels are

only half-filled, to allow the classic “flor” layer

to form and transmit umami and nuttiness to

the wines. Perez adds: “You can really feel the

presence of the ocean here in the glass with

the saline notes. It takes your palate on a

journey.”

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INSIDE VIEW

GEORGIA ON

OUR MINDS

Famed for her floral

portraits of the Southwest,

the artist Georgia O’Keeffe

spent a productive time in

New York in the 1920s, as

recognized in an exhibition

celebrating her urban

experience along with her

trademark works.

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“White Flower,” 1929.

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INSIDE VIEW

ABOVE

“The Shelton with

Sunspots, N.Y.,” 1926.

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ABOVE

“Cow’s Skull with

Calico Roses,” 1931.

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BIG APPLE

BLOOMS

“One can’t paint New York as it is, but rather as it is felt.”

So said Georgia O’Keeffe, who was born in Wisconsin, died in Sante Fe, New

Mexico, and is famed for her iconic work on Southwestern U.S. landscapes in

a career that covered seven decades. Lesser known was the period of time

O’Keeffe spent in New York, where she chronicled the urban landscapes of

one of the world’s most fascinating and dynamic cities. The oeuvre that

resulted from that period is now being addressed by the exhibition “Georgia

O’Keeffe: My New Yorks,” which will run at the High Museum of Art Atlanta

until February, having previously been put on at the Art Institute of Chicago

(where O’Keeffe studied and which curated the original show). The concept is

to chronicle the time O’Keeffe spent living in the Big Apple, where, in 1924,

she took an apartment on the 30th floor of the newly built Shelton Hotel.

“I had never lived up so high before and was so excited that I began talking

about trying to paint New York,” she recalled. From here she produced a series

of works inspired by the nascent New York skyline. These urban images—

captured from both ground level and from her high-rise apartment—form an

important part of her work and now are presented as part of a show that

mixes them with her more recognized paintings. The 100 works on display

in Atlanta range across several mediums—pastel, painting, drawing, and

photography—with her depictions of the New York skyline blending in with

her pieces that focus on her more familiar milieu, as well as images captured

by her photographer husband Alfred Stieglitz, whom she married in 1924. Far

from just a retrospective, this exhibition sheds light on the collective work

of one of the most important American artists of the 20th century. high.org

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 13 miles

FACING PAGE

The artist posing for her future

husband Alfred Stieglitz in 1918.

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THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, ACQUIRED 1926. © GEORGIA O’KEEFFE MUSEUM. COURTESY OF THE PHILLIPS COLLECTION, WASHINGTON, D.C.

INSIDE VIEW

ABOVE

“Pattern of

Leaves,” 1923.

FACING PAGE

“New York Night,”

1928-29.

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