May 2011
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LTIMA CONNOISSEUR CLUB EVENTS
RACIDA POLO Altima connoisseur club brands host launching of Gracida Polo
Legendary polo player Carlos Gracida, winner of every important tournament in the world invited Altima Connoisseur brands to launch Gracida Polo— Polo—a luxury brand slated to become an icon in the international Polo world. Over 100 guests attended the by-invitation only reception held at International Polo Club on Friday, April 15th . G2 Investment Group and Forbes Private Capital Group understood the legacy behind Carlos Gracida and the value of a brand bearing his name.. “We invited luxury brands which authentically reflect the rich history and tradition of polo,” said Gracida
Brandon Phillips & Robert Riva
Carlos Gracida & son
Regina, Carlos, Marin Kim & Trevor Nielsen
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Whitney Baldwin, Kendall Deflin, Ashley McIntosh
Arvo Katajisto & Roberto Riva
Richard & Diana Horowitz, Jim Pappas
Sarah Scheffer and Tommy Morrison
Maria Boyazny & Robert Forbes
Ruben Gracida, Skey Johnston, Siobhan Gallagher, J.J. Celis
Luxury brands such as Black River Caviar, Caviar a Siberian Ossetra wild farm-raised in Uruguay and Domodimonti Wines, Wines a natural wine produced by scientist and ‘renaissance man’ Dr. Francesco Bellini were among the luxury brands featured at the event. Zina Mashem, Mashem President of Emperor Brands presented Carlos Gracida with a prized bottle of Giorgio Gucci Cognac and manned the customized ice-luge bearing the Gracida Polo logo from which chilled shots of Emperor Vodka flowed through. Alpa Luxe, Luxe purveyors of the finest cashmere and vicuna products, displayed their wares and presented a gorgeous vicuña scarf to Robert Forbes, of Forbes Capital Management.
THE LEGEND
Sonia Velasquez, Velasquez Journalist and TV producer presents Gracida Polo Click here to view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g8nMIUg04g&feature=channel_video_title
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