A Whiff of Old World Charm at the New Plaza Hotel

Global French skincare brand Caudalie, known for tapping the therapeutic restorative power of grapes and grapevine polyphenois, will this week launch its fourth international Vinotherapie Spa at New York City’s freshly renovated Plaza Hotel.

With an eye toward bringing “the vineyard experience to an urban setting,” the spacious new facility’s impressive list of accoutrements will include an 800 square foot wine lounge, an on-site sommelier, “small plates” of favorite foods indigenous to European vineyard regions, and its own signature scent, Bois Grille. Literally translated as Wood Roasts, the fragrance was created by founder Mathilde and perfumer Olivia Giacobetti, and is designed to reflect her family cooperage, where wine barrels are still hand-crafted in their ancient tradition. “White oak staves are charred or toasted and emit sensual wafts of toasted bread, almond, vanilla and grounding, warm wood aromas.”