Quintessentially is delighted to announce that we have secured access for our members to one of the most exclusive charity polo days organised by The Polo Agency with principle sponsor Fiat.

On Saturday 6th September at the Ham Polo Club you’ll be able to enjoy all of the top class chukka action, organised by leading international player Henry Brett, with wonderful food and sumptuous drinks provided all afternoon. You’ll be entertained by flamenco guitarist Jackson Scott and later hear from DJ Dan Williams. Then, when the day’s events are over, top London nightclub Raffles will be taking over the Ham Club to throw a glamorous after party - one to which you will have fantastic access.

On top of all of this, key sponsor Fiat is offering up a brand new Fiat 500, exclusively designed by Tracey Emin, for a charity auction. Tracey created four unique designs around the Fiat 500, each one being specially reproduced on four separate cars. The resulting masterpieces, which are destined to become collectors’ items, were all made available to raise money to help fund a school library in Uganda that Tracey is supporting through P.E.A.S. Two of the cars have been already auctioned with the last one being sold for GBP 200,000 at the ARK annual charity dinner so this really is an opportunity not to be missed.

The day kicks off at 1.30pm and goes on until late. Tickets cost GBP 90 (+ VAT) for members and GBP 100 (+ VAT) for guests.

To book, please contact events@quintessentially.com.

Diesel will open the doors of its beautiful showroom on Tuesday 2nd September from 7-9pm to introduce Quintessentially members and their guests to brand new wines from the Diesel Farm. These wines are produced in limited quantities in the little town of Marostica which is not too far from the legendary Diesel Jeans Factory.

Alan Macdonald and the Quintessentially Wine team will run you through these and a few more Italian gems and will be pleased to welcome you with a glass of beautiful Prosecco. This tasting is set to be an incredible affair with delicious antipasti platters and some funky tunes to accompany the evening.

Tickets cost GBP 30 for members and GBP 35 for members’ guests. The event takes place at Diesel Head Office, 55 Argyle Street, WC1H 8EE.
 
To RSVP, please contact cecilia@quintessentiallywine.com.

The Nationwide Mercury Prize celebrates the best albums of the year and is viewed as the most prestigious and respected award in UK music - widely regards by musicians and the media as the one music award that really matters.
 
The awards show will take place on Tuesday 9th September at Grosvenor House, London and is one of the most exclusive events on the entertainment calendar, and often features unique live performances from shortlisted artists up for the award. Previous performers have included Coldplay, Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs, KT Tunstall and Bloc Party.
 
Hosted by Jools Holland, the evening will culminate in the hotly anticipated announcement of the overall winner of the prize, broadcast live on BBC television and radio.

Due to the exclusive nature of the event, every guest will benefit from a total VIP experience at one of London’s premier five star venues, enjoying a Champagne reception and a specially created four course dinner menu.

Tables of 10 are priced at GBP 2,980 (+VAT) each and individual tickets cost GBP 298 (+VAT) each.
 
To book or to find out about ticket prices, please contact David on tickets@quintessentially.com.

Depart to the serene island of Cyprus to enjoy an active yet soothing sporting and spa experience amongst unparalleled scenery, gorgeous weather and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

Your base for the duration of the escape will be Aphrodite Hills, a stunning luxury resort that overlooks Aphrodite’s Rock and the Mediterranean.

Here you can choose either a relaxing spa package and spend your time being indulgently pampered in the spa that earned Aphrodite Hills the title “European Spa Resort of the Year”, or you can choose an active sports package and invigorate your body during your stay with tennis, personal fitness training sessions or mountain biking.

In addition to this, activities may be booked separately to create a truly bespoke experience. Available activities include horse riding, mountain biking, golf lessons, personal training, spa treatments, private yoga and pilates and various watersports.

All of this will be complemented with luxury dining experiences in the hotel - including a delightful candlelit evening meal for two at your villa which will be specially prepared by your own private chef.

For more details, or to book this escape, please contact enquiries@quintessentiallyescape.com.

Pambele is a magnificent beachfront lodge located on the northern tip of the San Sebastion Peninsula, inside the privately owned Vilanculos Coastal Wildlife Sanctuary in Mozambique.

The use of natural materials creates a uniquely warm African ambiance. Four discreet thatched villas are linked by raised walkways and shell paths which connect to a central entertainment area overlooking an infinity pool and 200m of beach and turquoise waters. With accommodation for 14, the lodge comes fully staffed and equipped with vehicles and boats. There is also a separate manager’s house and on-site staff quarters.

Pambele is the epitome of style in a truly unspoilt setting - it has been described as “one of the most fabulous villas in the world” by Harpers Bazaar.

GBP 2.3 million.

For further information, please contact smcgrath@quintessentially.com.

Quintessentially Wine is delighted to be able to offer this beautiful, Merlot-dominated Pomerol from the superb 2005 vintage. Considering some of the staggering prices that wines from 2005 are currently fetching, this wine represents fantastic value for money. 

Delightfully rich, full-bodied and succulent, with lovely weight on the palate, this is not a power-packed Merlot fruit-bomb but a more restrained, classy and sophisticated claret that displays beautiful balance between fruit and tannins, and will reward those fortunate enough to get their hands on it.

There are only 10 cases available at a price of GBP 390.00 per case (GBP 32.50 per bottle).

Please contact Ian Richardson on +44 (0)20 7758 3361 or ian@quintessentiallywine.com if you wish to secure your case.

Quintessentially Art is excited to be able to offer members a heads-up on one of Britain's hottest new art talents. Kilford - The Music Painter, has fused his two passions (art and music) with extraordinary results; channelling the energy of live music with his hand straight onto canvas, his painting starts at the sound of the first note and ends on the last chord - quite literally.

Painting alongside the live performances of such world renowned musicians as The Black Eyed Peas, Damon Albarn, Robert Plant and Paul Weller, Kilford says "When I feel the music I see colours, it's very simple." The concept of live music painting has inspired a wide range of unique art works to striking effect - you find yourself scanning the canvas for rhythms and lyrics, tunes and melodies. Kilford's vision has engineered a whole new genre of art that profoundly changes our way of seeing.
 
His most recent series of work 'Now That's What I Call Music Sketching' comprises of just 14 individual sketches created to the rhythms of music pieces that have been of personal importance to the artist himself - the sketches include Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black', Mark Ronson's 'Stop Me' and Coldplay's 'Lost'.

The sketches are available prior to the official release date later next month to give Quintessentially members the chance to stay a step ahead of the latest art phenomenon that is The Music Painter.

For more information on The Music Painter's new sketches or for special commissions of your favourite song, please contact art@quintessentially.com.

Whether you own fifty or five hundred acres, it is Fieldwork Restoration’s business to help you restore your land to a beautiful, species-rich habitat, enhancing the value of your land and enabling you to contribute to the land and wildlife conservation work of Britain’s private landowners, Wildlife Trusts and National Parks.

Restoring and recreating areas of farmed land, parkland and landscaped gardens, they create wildflower meadows, orchards, copses and lakes; revive traditional patterns of field, woodland, ditch and hedge; and create new areas of parkland, landscaped and walled gardens.
 
Headed by Mark Frith, a BAFTA-winning film producer and passionate countryman, the team includes Margie Bleeker, whose distinguished gardening career has included four years at Highgrove for HRH the Prince of Wales; James Frith, a senior ecologist with over thirty years of experience; and Sarah Montgomery, a botanist with extensive experience of botanical surveying, ecological monitoring and the assessment of wildlife habitats.

Whether you wish to create a single wildflower meadow or to lay out an entirely new area of parkland, Fieldwork can draw on a portfolio of habitat restoration schemes to help you achieve these goals.

All Quintessentially members will receive a 10% discount on services. To book their services, or to find out more, please email askq@quintessentially.com.

Positioned on the peninsular stretch of land, enjoying an outstanding location overlooking the Bay of Elounda, Mirabello Bay and the expanse of the Aegean Sea, the Elounda Peninsula All Suite Hotel is the most exclusive hotel in Greece.

It is reached by a private road that leads to the reception area on the top floor, where the Admiral’s Bar is also located, with its expansive verandahs making you feel like you are on the bridge of a flagship. The gourmet restaurant Calypso, in collaboration with famous French Michelin-Star Chef Jacques Le Divellec, promises culinary devotees in an exclusive ambiance, next to a turquoise pool that seems to overflow into the sea.

The impressive Kelari wine cellar - home to a truly remarkable selection of labels, spanning decades of excellence - offers private tasting conducted by their awarded sommelier, as well as private dining for up to eight guests. Serene’s Jetty Bar, located just above sea level at the very tip of the peninsula, offers a magical setting in which to enjoy cocktails and culinary delights.

The first Six Senses Spa™ in Europe is situated within the Porto Elounda Deluxe Resort and it provides a truly relaxing and revitalizing experience, through many forms of holistic healings to balance the senses. Its unrivalled range of signature treatments focuses on health, beauty, pampering, stress reduction and recuperation using pure, natural and environmentally friendly products. The luxuriously appointed spa spreads over 2,200 m², setting unique standards in spa design.
 
From Monday 1st September to Saturday 4th October, Quintessentially members will be able to access a range of fantastic benefits with prices for rooms starting from EUR 520 depending on when you go. Benefits include:

•  A signature treatment at the hotel’s Six Senses Spa which has been called the “best spa in the world” by The Sunday Times.      
•  A yacht cruise or sailing cruise to the island of Spinaloga.
• One hour golf lesson with the hotel PGA pro.
• Upgrade to the next level suite (subject to availability).
• Cooking lesson with the Michelin Star holder chef Jacques Le Divellec and a guaranteed table at Calypso Restaurant.

To find out about all facilities, please go to www.eloundapeninsula.com. To book, please contact travel@quintessentially.com.

Having won the critics over, Catherine Tate takes to the London stage at the Duke of York's Theatre in Under The Blue Sky - a play about sad, single teachers who get together, get very drunk on tequila and then reveal deep secrets before staggering home at four in the morning to the horrifying thought that they have a class full of Year Sevens to teach first thing.

Across the six connected lives, repressed emotions are brought to the fore in an attempt to settle the score with the world around them. The show runs until Saturday 20th September, so for tickets please email theatre@quintessentially.com.

Starring Matt Rawle, this hugely acclaimed musical retells the dramatic tale of the swashbuckling, romantic hero Zorro - the masked alter-ego of Don Diego de la Vega - who defends the people of Spanish California against injustice.

With extraordinary aerial acrobatics, spectacular sword-fighting and incredible magic - all set to the famous red-hot Gipsy King beat – this brings the authentic colours of traditional Flamenco to the UK stage.
 
To book, please contact theatre@quintessentially.com.

As ever, Quintessentially can arrange great access to many of the best concerts and events around, including:

R.E.M
Twickenham Stadium - 30th August

Chris Rock
Hammersmith Apollo - 6th & 7th September
 
Stevie Wonder
O2 Arena - 11th, 12th & 30th September

For these and all your ticketing needs, do not hesitate to call the team on +44 (0)870 850 8585 or email tickets@quintessentially.com.

KX is one of the most luxurious health clubs in the UK and has some of the best personal trainers and revolutionary classes in the world. The club now offers three additional bespoke training studios these include a fully equipped Pilate’s studio, a yoga room and private personal training studio with power plate.Their new exclusive members' only restaurant and bar is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and you can also relax in their beautifully designed club room, for viewing entertainment and reading. You can also access two complimentary personal gym inductions and 50% discount on the joining fee. See Benefits/Gyms/United Kingdom/London - KX Private Members Club

Chinalife is a new lifestyle centre in Camden offering natural Chinese health and beauty therapies to combat the stresses and strains of modern living from Chinese cosmetology to teas and tonics. Chinalife is also partner to AcuMedic which is the oldest and largest Chinese medical clinic outside Asia. For over 30 years, AcuMedic has been leading the way in safe, effective and modern integrative healthcare with extremely high standards, expert doctors and thousands of patients including high profile clients and members of the Royal Family. AcuMedic doctors offer acupuncture and Chinese herbal treatments that are safe, effective and complementary with any Western treatment. From 20% discount on all Chinalife products to offers on all AcuMedic treatments, Quintessentially can access all this and more.  See Benefits/Health and Beauty/United Kingdom/London - Chinalife & Acumedic

Contemporary in design, yet with stylish oriental flair, Mandarin Oriental New York redefines luxury as New York City’s most striking and sophisticated hotel. The 248-room property includes 46 luxurious suites and is situated at the union of Columbus Circle and Central Park. Mandarin Oriental New York’s floor-to-ceiling windows captivate guests with commanding views of Central Park, the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline. Each guestroom features state-of-the-art technology; from a highly personalised home theatre experience providing surround sound stereo including CD and DVD options, digitally delivered high-definition video on large flat panel LCD televisions, laptop connections to the in-room LCD television, high speed internet access and more. Quintessentially members can also access an amazing spa offer where you’ll receive USD 75 discount on a spa treatment of two hours or more. See Benefits/Places To Stay/United States/New York - Mandarin Oriental New York