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Tequila Casa Dragones praises the bilateral business collaboration between Mexico and the United States, accompanying the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Mexico-United States Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Mexico City, March 31, 2017 | Tequila Casa Dragones joined the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the Mexico-United States Chamber of Commerce Northeast Chapter (USMCOCNE), celebrated with a reception in the Emblematic Woolworth Building, part of the exclusive Financial District in Manhattan, New York. The tequila house joins the commemoration of this association, which has given way to a story relevant to the economic landscape and the bilateral relationship between Mexico and the United States.

The Mexican Chamber of Commerce in the United States, which at the end of the 1980s became the Northeast Chapter of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, was created in the early 1920s as a bilateral and non-partisan organization whose mission is To develop and strengthen business ties between the two countries and to promote collaboration and mutual understanding between business communities.

Attending the reception at the historic Woolworth Building, the building that served as the first headquarters of the USMCOCNE offices, was attended by around one hundred guests, including Diego Gómez Pickering, Consul General of Mexico in New York and Alejandro Ramos, Executive Director of The United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce in New York, as well as other personalities from the business world. The guests enjoyed Tequila Casa Dragones Joven, a clean and silky finish tequila with hazelnut touches, with a brilliant and open aftertaste, combining the bilateral tradition between Mexico and the United States with key representatives of the important business dynamics of the two countries.

About Casa Dragones

Since its debut in 2009, Casa Dragones Joven has won the admiration of tequila fans, tasters and renowned chefs for their distinctive flavor, aroma and body that reflect the care and precision that their production requires. In 2014, the independent retailer unveiled a new style, Tequila Casa Dragones Blanco, an ultra-premium silver drink that maintains the elegance and nuanced subtleties that have become synonymous with the name Casa Dragones. Bertha González Nieves, co-founder of Tequila Casa Dragones and the world’s first Tequila Master, received the Most innovative women in Food and Drink award from the Food & Wine magazines.

De Gournay’s glamorous cocktail night was hosted by Cofer Studio in a fantastic Mexican Villa that faces the Sea of Cortez. Now incorporating Los Cabos as the only Latin-American city into the world’s renowned list of cities such as London, New York, Paris, Beijing and Shanghai, luxury and interior design come together to celebrate de Gournay hand painted master pieces.

The unforgettable night aimed to exalt the exclusive distribution agreement of Cofer Studio for all de Gournay products within Mexico. Alice Uglow, Global Distribution Manager of de Gournay, and Luis Ruiz, Creative Director of Cofer Studio gave a presentation about their collaboration and projects where artisans are artists.

Special guests included interior designers Paulina Jimenez and Monica Diaz de Luna; former CEO of Wilhelmina Models Dieter Esch; luxury real estate guru Vanessa Fukunaga; hospitality expert Leopoldo Perez; Solaz Luxury Collection Hotel Director Giuliana Torres; Sheraton Grand Manager Pierre Ouradou, among others.

 

On March 23rd, 2017, among family and friends, the Inspire Mexico Foundation hosted its annual fundraiser, Country For Kids, to develop The Los Cabos Youth Center, the first of its kind in Mexico. Greeted by member and volunteers from local charities, guests came together in a night full of charitable spirit. The fantastic event took place at the Mango Grove in Flora Farms, where everyone enjoyed dinner, live auction and danced the night away to performances by country-western artists, Sarah and Patrick Thomas, and Nashville-based band Merging Blue. Country For Kids raised an incredible $1.5 US Million, through the generous donations. The Youth Center, a project supported by Inspire Mexico, will bring like-minded organizations working in the field of education under one roof; Gente Joven Por Un Cambio, Mobilize Mankind, The Boys and Girls Club of Mexico, Los Cabos first food bank, and a hospitality school. Through IMF’s local partner, Ilumíname, A.C., the center is scheduled to open its doors to the Future of Los Cabos by the second quarter of 2018.

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History was made as the very best in the business throughout North America came together to network, celebrate, and share in being members of this truly unique and exclusive family that is Engel & Völkers. Held in Miami Beach at the famed Fountainebleau hotel, Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate proudly represented Los Cabos, Mexico with a very passionate group of advisors who took full advantage of the opportunity to connect with innovators and industry game-changers. Advisors also enhanced their industry expertise from all of the learning sessions and workshops at this one-of-a-kind event.

Everybody loves Cabo, and events such as this assist the team at Engel & Völkers Snell Real Estate with their networking efforts amongst all shops in all of their key feeder markets, positioning the company to fulfill all real estate needs in Los Cabos, the Americas and around the world!

 

 

Photos by: David Atlan

Rommy’s red rascals race to victory in St. Moritz

St. Moritz, January 29, 2017.

Rommy Gianni’s Team Cartier won the Snow Polo World Cup 2017. In the Final, they beat Melissa Ganzi and her Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel with 7-4. In the final of the runnners-up, Team Perrier-Jouët took its first victory – beating James Beh’s Team Maserati with 4-5. The 15,000 guests who had gathered over the three days have been entertained by some outstanding polo, whilst off the frozen lake, guests have enjoyed, fun, laughter and outstanding Swiss hospitality.

Sunday, January 29th was a culmination of three days celebrating the best snow polo in the world. The sun shone on the righteous and the organiser of this event, Reto Gaudenzi ‘The Godfather of Snow Polo’ has clearly pleased a higher being as the glorious weather continued for the Finals on Sunday, meaning that the playing surface was pure perfection, allowing fast and thrilling polo to delight the 7,000 spectators. The grandstands were packed as fur clad spectators sipped Perrier-Jouët, cheering on their favourite teams and enjoying the fun-filled atmosphere as Maserati cars chauffeured VIP guests and players to the frozen lake.

Saturday night had been a very special evening as the great and the good of St. Moritz enjoyed a sumptuous gala dinner at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel. Guests were entertained by a special Azeri display of dancing and music. Azerbaijan hosts The Polo World Cup in September and the ‘City of Fire’ is known for its friendly people and great hospitality. Guests also enjoyed a catwalk show with models elegantly showcasing the truly breath-taking Magicien Collection from Cartier, with those not playing the next day dancing the night away in the King’s Club.

Fast and entertaining: the final games on Sunday

The first match of the day was between Team Perrier-Jouët and Team Maserati for The La Martina Cup. In a close scoring match it was ultimately Team Perrier-Jouët who secured the title with a final score of 4-5. Post-match, Fabio Meier, conceded the match was as tough as the score suggested, «Maserati played well, they played aggressively and didn’t make it an easy game for us, so that’s why I am unbelievably happy that we won. As a team, I think we played well over the three days». As the sun continued to bathe the Engadin Valley in glory, The Cartier Trophy, the stunning trophy for the ultimate winners of the tournament was won by Team Cartier themselves after a Final which saw them pitted against Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel. The match was an epic Final which reflected the fierce three-day competition, and with special permission from Engadin Airport, was filmed by a drone for the first time. The first chukka saw no score as the teams matched each other equally in defence and attack, but it was a different story in the second chukka which saw Cartier assert their dominance with three goals from Chris Hyde and Dario Musso and only one in reply from Alejandro Novillo Astrada for Badrutt’s Palace Hotel.

The goal scoring genie was well and truly unleashed and determined not to be the underdogs for long, Team Badrutt’s Palace came back fighting after half-time and quickly found the goalmouth twice in quick succession, to equalise the scores at three all. But Charlie Wooldridge for Cartier secured his name on the scorecard and at the end of the third chukka, Cartier once again took the lead. It was all to play for in the in the last chukka of play and it was at this crucial point that the firepower of Team Cartier was unleashed with three goals in quick succession. Alejandro Novillo Astrada scored for Badrutt’s Palace, but it was too little too late and as the final whistle blew, a decisive score of 7-4 in Cartier’s favour was the result.

Chris Hyde most valuable player

On Saturday, Team Badrutt’s Palace had locked horns with Team Perrier-Jouët, who having lost to the tournament favourites, Cartier, most certainly had something to prove. Once again, Team Badrutt’s Palace led the scores from the outset, and this early lead combined with many near misses from Team Perrier-Jouët finally culminated in a 6-2 victory for Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel and a place in the Final. The next match of the day between Team Cartier, featuring 2016 winners Rommy Gianni and Dario Musso, defeated Team Maserati to win The Deutsche Bank Wealth Management Challenge and secure their place in the Final.

The polo bonanza had kicked off on Friday, January 27th with the first two qualifying matches basked in bright sunshine seeing fantastic playing conditions which Team Cartier player Chris ‘The Prof’ Hyde described as «The best it has been and playing really fast». The first match of the event saw last year’s runners-up, Team Cartier, take on Team Perrier-Jouët in a match which saw Team Cartier return to their previous style, as they characteristically led and sealed the deal with a 7-4 victory. Next-up, it was the turn of the Beh family, playing as Team Maserati, who took on the formidable Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel who true to form dominated from the start, with the dynamic duo of Alejandro Novillo Astrada and Jesse Bray navigating Team Badrutt’s Palace Hotel to a confident final score of 7-1.

When the Snow Polo World Cup 2017 drew to a close after Sunday’s Final, 15,000 people had enjoyed thrilling polo, great Engadin hospitality and most importantly had great fun over the three days. As over 180 representatives of the world’s press gathered at the podium, the Most Valuable Player was fittingly awarded to Chris Hyde as he celebrated his sixth victory in St. Moritz. The Polo Times Best Playing Pony rug was awarded to his grey mare, Promise. In the words of Team Cartier player Dario Musso fresh from his victory… «See you next year!»

Snow Polo World Cup 2018

On the frozen Lake St. Moritz
January 26 – 28, 2018

We hope to see you there!

February 10th, the One&Only Palmilla proudly presented Jane Waterous’ art exhibition and cocktail reception, with guests and clients including Fortune 500 executives, senior political figures, Royal family members, Hollywood, sport and music celebrities.

Jane Waterous’ inspiration in life, from the frenetic activity of a New York street to the peaceful harmonious calm of a beach allows her to find inspiration in the simple things that we see every day. Unique among artists is Jane’s ability to create successful works in very diverse styles, always developing her skills and exploring new mediums.