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The Insider Guide to Napa Valley

You and Napa — you’ve had a thing since your 20s. It was one of your first grown-up trips, when the Kendall-Jackson was flowing and Opus One was the reach wine you had to have for your collection. Fast-forward a decade, or two or three, and you and Napa — well, you’ve come a long way. We have the ultimate guide to today’s cult vineyards, best restaurants and insider experiences, even for Napa pros. Think of this as the insider…

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Travel Buzz

Americans in Europe – It’s Happening

It was touch and go there for a while, but Americans are on top when it comes to emerging from the pandemic. Over 25% of our population has been fully vaccinated, as of the date of this article. By July, the projection is Americans will reach the 70% herd immunity threshold as well. If those sky-high hotel rates in Miami are any indication, people are ready to travel. That’s the reward of the vaccine; it’s a chance to return to…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Napa Cult Wines You Have To Taste

Do you remember the time when Screaming Eagle cornered the market on Napa cult wines? Today, while it’s still exclusive, there are new members of the club. We have your new wish list for the top six off-the-radar wines from the Valley. If you’re a collector, or a simple wine enthusiast, these need to be in your cellar. And the great part is that a number of these cult wineries are accessible; no second mortgage needed to fund your wine…

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Celebrity Travel

Celebrity-Owned Vineyards

What to do with that loose change in your couch cushions? Buy a vineyard, of course. Even better, if you’re a celebrity, all the work on the marketing front is done right out of the gates. These are celebrity-owned vineyards, and there’s some really good stuff on this list. Why Be a Farmer? After all the glitz and glamour, if you own a vineyard, you’re a farmer. Some break into the industry (recently Post Malone) just wanting to make some…

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Hotel Reviews

The Peninsula Beverly Hills

Hotels renovate. The Peninsula Hotel Beverly Hills renovates so that it looks almost exactly the same as it did 30 years ago. That’s probably why generations of guests call this classic hotel home when in the land of La La. Yes, some of those guests move in for the entire summer. Some of the summer guests even bring their own furniture and enough staff to take up entire floors. But if you’re staying at the Peninsula Beverly Hils, how you…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Six Movies Filmed in Hotels

When you’re just a girl. Standing in front of a boy. Asking him to love you. It’s even more dramatic when it’s happening at a luxury hotel. It’s the Oscars this week, and it’s time to tip our toques to Hollywood because, wow, movies have really helped a lot of us get through this past year of pandemic. Netflix and chill, nowadays, is really Netflix and chill. Movies have magical powers to connect us to people and places beyond ourselves.…

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Celebrity Travel

Places to Spot Meryl Streep on Vacation

We can’t have an Oscars issue, without honoring the Queen of the Oscars — Meryl Streep. Because Meryl has proven over and over again that she’s no one-hit wonder, at 21 Academy Award nominations and counting. It’s almost easier to tally up the years Meryl hasn’t been nominated at this point. These places are known for Meryl Streep spottings, where you, too, can vacation like an Oscar winner. Umbria For her 70th birthday, Streep chose this verdant region in central…

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Home Design

For Your Home: Interior Design Ideas

Spring is right around the corner, and we get that you’re feeling like you need to refresh it up at home. Maybe it’s a closet. Or maybe it’s the pantry. It could be the whole darned place. Interior designer Brooke Moorhead has six interior design ideas and tips to make it fresh this season. Galavante: We love watching your design projects unfold. We get so many interior design ideas from you. You have such a beautiful aesthetic in your homes,…

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Things You’ll Love

Inside the Oscar Swag Bag

For some, it’s a consolation; for others, it’s congratulatory. But for everyone, it’s a dream goody bag worth more than some people make in their lifetimes. The stars and the hardworking producers, directors and designers behind scenes get rewarded so well it might not even matter whether they actually win it or not. Because of course, when you win big, you’re going to celebrate. When you don’t, well, the famed Oscars’ swag bag softens the blow. The Oscars Swag –…

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Destinations

Your Hamptons Private Chef & Somm

We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to throw a party. With all vaccinated friends and family. Outdoors, of course, just to be on the safe side as we reenter society. Welcome to At Home, where we bring the Michelin Hamptons private chef and top somm home to you. Our guys will man the grill, or the 10-course tasting menu. Your choice. How it Works We know, there are great restaurants in the Hamptons. That is, if you can…

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