http://robbgiftguide.com/This is an RSS feed for category in RobbReport.60http://robbgiftguide.com/Wine-Spirits-Cigars/FrontRunners-From-the-Robb-Cellar-0310Combining spirits of various ages requires as much care and dexterity of the blender as, say, weaving together disparate melodies does of the master musician. It is with such adroitness that Juan Dobel has crafted his Reserva del Maestro Dobel Diamond Tequila. A blend of reposado, añejo, and extra añejo—aged ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Boating-Yachting/FrontRunners-Azimut-72SLaunched in 2007, Azimut’s red-hulled 103S paired the muscular lines of an open express with a flybridge and other features common to large yachts. By creating unbroken space between the cockpit and salon—and incorporating a massive sunroof—the boat’s designer, Stefano Righini, pushed the boundaries of the open-yacht category. The Italian ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Jewelry/Jewelry-Forging-AheadWhen a prominent Munich art collector commissioned Stefan Hemmerle to create a diamond ring for his wife in 1995, he set one condition: no flashy settings. His wife, he said, detested them. To meet the challenge of creating a piece of fine jewelry both significant and subdued, Hemmerle considered a ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Watches/FrontRunners-Fresh-FaceDenis Giguet, founder of the fledgling watch brand Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps, or MCT, has seen plenty of arcane complicated timepieces come to market. Thus, the most innovative aspects of his first watch concern the usability of the display. The MCT Sequential One (www.mctwatches.com) features four digital hour displays made ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Range-Rover-Sport-Land-Rover-Reissues-Its-Triple-Threat-for-2010-1When Land Rover’s handsome Range Rover Sport bowed for the 2006 model year, it raised eyebrows among aficionados of the venerable British marque. This new model certainly looked a lot like its celebrated big brother, the Range Rover, but cut a decidedly trimmer figure, and although it was mechanically derived ...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/FrontRunners-Greater-EightAudi’s flagship 2011 A8 (www.audiusa.com) will employ the latest in mobile and wireless technology, facilitated by the innovative Nvidia Tegra computing chip. This ultra-low-power mobile web processor allows driver and passenger to browse the Internet and use navigation tools such as Google Earth mapping. LED headlamps on the A8 will ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Aviation/Aviation-Paris-Je-TaimeThe concept of a personal jet is certainly a seductive one, but the reality has proved less thrilling. For years, aircraft manufacturers have struggled in vain to satisfy the market’s demand for a model that combines the efficiency, power, and reliability of a turbine jet with the easy flying qualities ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/Golf-Castle-on-HighConsidering scotland’s abundance of storied links, it would seem ludicrous to label a new golf course as "the best in Scotland." And yet Scottish golf-course architect Graeme Webster used that exact phrase to describe Castle Stuart Golf Links following the course’s debut during the British Open week last July. Another ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Fashion/Robb-Design-Portfolio-Fine-Grained-VisionAfter years of honing his skills as a joiner—a craftsman who skillfully cuts and fastens wood joints without the use of adhesives or nails—German artisan Andreas Licht began creating a series of unlikely objects fashioned from wood. These curiosities ranged from large pieces, such as a wood bicycle, to delicate ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/Mandarin-Oriental-Comes-to-BarcelonaVisitors who walk down Barcelona’s famed Las Ramblas, in the heart of the city’s shopping district, will be happy to note that Mandarin Oriental has opened its newest hotel just steps away. Located on Passeig de Gràcia, an impressive avenue not far from the bustle of Las Ramblas, it is ...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Boating-Yachting/Sanlorenzos-44-Steel-Kicks-Off-a-New-Line-1Italian shipyard Sanlorenzo launched its first steel displacement motor yacht in February. Hailing it the new flagship of the fleet, Sanlorenzo’s 144-foot tri-deck 44 Steel yacht sports a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. Sticking to the proven lines of its navetta range, the 44 Steel’s exterior design was conceived by ...Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Aviation/Sierra-Super-Centurion-Updates-a-Classic-1Fresh avionics can do a lot to revitalize an older but still airworthy airplane, and a new upgrade from Sierra Industries promises to get aging Cessna 210s back in the game. Thousands of the single-engine six seaters, which were first sold in the 1960s, are still flying, but their last-century ...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Watches/Bell-Ross-Carbon-fiber-FeatCarbon fiber is almost an object of fetish in the watch industry, which has molded and forged the material as well as used it for almost superfluous decoration. While Bell & Ross’ latest BR01 92 & 94 also sports the distinctive shimmer of the woven cloth material as a dial ...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/St-Regis-Mexico-CityFrom the 33rd-floor helipad at the top of the St. Regis Mexico City, it is easy to overlook the Mexican capital’s flaws. Yes, the megalopolis is overpopulated, polluted, and at times perilous, but it is also one of the planet’s most culturally rich and, from the right perspective, visually dramatic ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/The-Peninsula-ShanghaiThe Peninsula Shanghai is the first new building in the city’s riverfront Bund district in more than 60 years. The 15-story Art Deco–style hotel, which opened in October, features 235 rooms, five restaurants and bars, an Espa facility, and an indoor pool. Set across the Huangpu River from the Pudong ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Art-Collectibles/From-the-Editor-Public-Roads-Private-PleasuresIn the early 1880s, while his personal railway car was parked on a siding in Michigan City, Ind., William Henry Vanderbilt, who was traveling with two of his sons, consented to a brief interview with local reporters. The president and owner of the New York Central Railroad Company had doubled ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/AmangiriTravelers who may have felt called to the frontier by Amanresorts’ Western-themed Amangani in Jackson Hole, Wyo., can now follow the sun to Amangiri, a 34-suite resort that opened in October as the Singapore-based company’s second U.S. property. Set in southwest Utah—home to the Navajo and Hopi for centuries—Amangiri occupies ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Travel/Lime-WoodThe term country house hotel can conjure up images of crumbling Edwardian piles with drafty rooms, threadbare furnishings, and a culinary oeuvre that trades heavily on spotted dick and bangers and mash. Lime Wood—a voguish 29-room gem helmed by hotelier Robin Hutson, formerly of the classic country retreat Chewton Glen—defies ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Fashion/Upper-CutsThis spring, leading designers pack a sartorial punch with relaxed yet sophisticated menswear that merges elements of sportswear with tailored clothing. Employing superlight and advanced treated fabrics, these fashion heavyweights square off with softly shaped unconstructed jackets and sport coats paired with trimly profiled trousers—ensembles that project the forward-thinking attitude ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://robbgiftguide.com/Automobiles/Car-of-the-Decade-Bugatti-Veyron-16-4-Grand-SportPerfect 10As a brand, Bugatti remembers the past but never intends to relive it. Three years ago, the Bugatti Veyron arrived at Robb Report’s Car of the Year competition with an unprecedented amount of hype. Along with that hype came huge expectations from editors and guest judges, but an unfortunate ...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT