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One-of-a-kind offering provides discerning travelers with privileged access and perspective this holiday season
November 16, 2018
Rosewood Beijing & Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco today unveil The Art of Winemaking, an immersive travel experience specially created for the 2018 edition of 12 Days of Rosewood, Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ annual holiday gift guide that offers 12 inspired journeys from its ultra-luxury properties worldwide. This year, Rosewood Beijing in collaboration with Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, in Tuscany (Italy) are offering a one-of-a-kind immersive 12 Days experience to witness first-hand how the iconic Italian wine, Castiglion del Bosco’s limited- edition Zodiac Brunello di Montalcino, is created with Massimo Ferragamo, founder of Castiglion del Bosco. The experience showcases the undiscovered and typically inaccessible elements of Tuscany and Beijing through Rosewood’s distinct creative lens.
“We first launched 12 Days of Rosewood Beijing gift guide last year and received great responses from Rosewood travelers. Following the success of last year’s guide, we are thrilled to offer an authentic journey that provides insight of different cultures while showcasing A Sense of Place®,” says Marc Handl, regional vice president and managing director of Rosewood Beijing.
Since Massimo Ferragamo launched Castiglion del Bosco’s limited edition Zodiac Brunello di Montalcino in 2013, each sublime vintage has become one of the most sought after among collectors, with several scoring 98-99 points from influential critic James Suckling. Made from the best available Sangiovese grapes, the wine comes in a specially numbered bottle, featuring a specially commissioned Chinese zodiac sign created by a famous Chinese artist.
From 22 September 2019 to 3 October 2019, this remarkable experience begins in Tuscany and includes not only a three night stay with delicate dinner and a couple’s spa treatment at the exquisite Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, but an exclusive opportunity to harvest grapes with Castiglion del Bosco winemaker, Cecilia Leoneschi, enjoy a vertical tasting of four selected labels of rare Zodiac vintages, and a helicopter tour of the private Tenuta Prima Pietra vineyard, the second vineyard owned by Massimo Ferragamo in Tuscany. The journey continues in Beijing, where guests will receive a signed copy of a specially commissioned artwork by the acclaimed Chinese artist creator, that celebrates the new Year of the Rat Zodiac wine vintage (2020), as well as a coveted collector’s edition of six previous vintages and the current vintage, all of which come in magnum bottles. Mr. Massimo Ferragamo, founder of Castiglion del Bosco, will host the guests a private dinner gala to celebrate the launch of this prized new wine. Guests can also immerse in a two-hour rejuvenating treatment at Sense Spa for two persons. Three nights’ accommodations at Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco and two nights’ accommodations at Rosewood Beijing’s Beijing House starting at CNY700,000 and is available for purchase during the 2018 holiday season, to be redeemed in 2019.