Feasting on good bubbly; grand ball to raise funds for Intramuros renovation
Without Batting An EyelashBy Maurice Arcache

Who doesn’t love a good bubbly, dahlings? I know I do!

Who doesn’t love a good bubbly, dahlings? I know I do!

Today’s pop quiz: What’s the most expensive avenue in France? If you answered Champs Elysees in Paris, you’re probably not that far off. But according to Frenchman Pierre-Louis Araud, there’s a more expensive stretch of road in France—it’s just outside the center of Epernay, a quiet city 150 km east of the French capital.

Fueled by a growing middle class with a voracious appetite for aspirational products, Asia, including developing markets like Vietnam and the Philippines, is beginning to develop a taste for cognac.