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MAY 2018 69
TRAVEL
Vacations
Fit for a Royal
Live like a prince — or future princess — on these holidays
tiny walled vineyard of .68 hectares in the village
of Ambonnay in northeastern France? Yours for
$3,144 a bottle.
And you must have some pink champagne on
hand for those frivolous moments. Dom Pérignon
P3 Plénitude Brut Rosé sells for an average price of
$2,154 per bottle. Dom Pérignon's chef de cave, Ri-
chard Geoffroy, explains his concept of Plénitudes
this way: "Aer around nine years, Dom Pérignon
reaches its first Plénitude (window) and is called
Dom Pérignon Vintage. e first Plénitude shows
promise, completeness and harmony. Everything is
in place. Some years later, the wine reaches its second
Plénitude: this is Dom Pérignon P2. Stored deep in
our cellar, the slow yeast maturation taking place in
the bottle is inimitable and irreproducible. Finally,
the third Plénitude, Dom Pérignon P3, is reached af-
ter a longer period of over twenty-five years."
If dessert wines are to your taste, then look to
Germany for Egon Müller Scharzhoberger Ries-
ling Trockenbeerenauslese, from the Mosel wine
region. is style of wine (called TBA for short) will
outlive you; unless you drink it all yourself your heirs
will. Average price per bottle is $15,274.
And if you can't find the Egon Műller TBA (be-
cause the whole world wants it), look for Fritz Haag
Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Riesling Trock-
enbeerenauslese Goldkapsel, from a vineyard in
the Mosel favoured by Napoleon. Compared to Egon
Műller, this is something of a bargain at an average
price of $5,131.
You'll probably want to have California repre-
sented in your dream cellar, so sign up for Scream-
ing Eagle, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley.
Price per bottle averages out at $4,338.
And you will want to wave the flag with some Can-
adian content, too. How about an Ontario icewine?
Peller Estates Vidal Icewine 2012 50 Brix has the
highest sugar level the company has ever produced.
1,528 bottles were produced, and a half-bottle sells
for $500.
We mustn't forget British Columbia. Mission Hill
Family Estate Oculus is the winery's flagship blend
of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and
Petit Verdot. It carries a price tag of just $135 a bottle.
If you were to purchase a single bottle of each
of the 12 wines above, it would cost you $84,690.
And if you wanted a case of each it would set you
back $1,016,280.
But you've just won the lottery, so go for it! One
caveat: to import these wines will cost you another
million in provincial duties and taxes. And then you
have to build a cellar to protect your investment. But
no big deal; you're a multi-millionaire! Enjoy.
THIS MONTH PRINCE HARRY will marry former actress Meghan Markle
in a ceremony in Britain's Windsor Castle. Although yours might not be a royal
wedding (perhaps there's no wedding planned!), why should that stop you from
enjoying the romance and wonder of the kind of holiday that might follow the
royal nuptials? So skip the ceremony and head straight for the airport runway
on one of these getaways fit for a royal — or a lawyer who wants to live like one.
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Roam with Elephants in Malawi Prince Harry once spent nearly three
weeks in Malawi working with African Parks, a conservation NGO. During
this time he helped with the NGO's efforts to relocate more than 500
elephants from Liwonde National Park and Majete Wildlife Reserve to
Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, and in December became the NGO's president.
See the giants that stole his heart with a visit to Malawi, the quiet African
nation that boasts incredible wildlife and stunning vistas. Stay at Mvuu Camp
– just as Harry did – and you'll have luxurious tented accommodations and
morning views of the animals on the Shire river. www.malawianstyle.com
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Escape the Paparazzi in Alaska Harry and Ms. Markle spent an early
holiday searching for the northern lights in intimate accommodations in
Norway. You can find the same at Alaska's newest secluded hideaway. e five-
star Sheldon Chalet is set on the only private land in Alaska's Denali National
Park and Preserve, and offers an opportunity for northern lights viewing as
well as heli-skiing; or, simply dine with your favourite person 6,000 feet above
some of the most dramatic vistas in the Alaska Range. www.sheldonchalet.com
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Hang with the High Rollers in Vegas For the new year Harry whisked his
fiancée away to the gambling paradise of Monaco (and he famously partied
with mates in Vegas a few years ago). You, too, can live it up in a room meant
for high rollers. Spend a night in a Sky Villa at the Palms Casino Resort, or
live it up in the 9,500-sq.-. Maximus Aurelius suite at Caesars Palace. Bengal
tigers are frowned upon, but not completely out of the question if you're
prepared to pay. Anyone can be a prince in Vegas. www.lasvegas.com
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Heather Greenwood Davis is a lawyer, a contributing editor at National Geographic Traveler,
and a columnist for The Globe and Mail. Reach her at Heather@globetrottingmama.com.
Tony Aspler is the author of 17 books on wine,
including his latest, Canadian Wineries.
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