Scentsational provence

IT’S DECADENT, IT’S SENSUAL AND IT’S WILDLY GROWN UP. WELCOME TO YOUR NEW SEASON IN SCENT

This week’s dream: the Waldorf Astoria glitters again ...

Difficult to get hold of they may be, but Swiss reds and whites are distinctive, delicious, diverse and definitely worth tracking down

Take the train for a laid-back tour of the Côte d’Azur’s glitzy cities and lesser-known towns, jumping off to buy a slice of pissaladière, visit a museum or dip your toes in the sea.

Access after hours One of the major perks ...

If the name of this picturesque corner of southwest France conjures up the rustic ‘black wines’ of tradition, then look again: times have been changing, and wine styles with them, in the homeland of Malbec