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Champagne is often marked down in December

dec3You might expect Champagne prices to substantially increase in December, a month when festive gatherings are frequent and excuses to pop open a bottle of bubbly are quite common. No — Champagne is actually one of the best buys in December.

According to the Champagne Bureau, Washington, DC, Champagne prices drop in anticipation of New Year’s Eve. Because champagne is in such high demand at this time of year, retailers try to out-deal each other in an effort to gain more business. Consumers win in this bottle battle.

Champagne Gift Box by Piper-Heidsieck and Baccarat

ch1Piper-Heidsieck has teamed up with French crystal-maker Baccarat to create a $650.00 holiday gift featuring two bottles of vintage champagne and a pair of custom-made flutes.

Set in a red-varnished wood case, the limited edition gift set includes a bottle of 1996 and a bottle of 2006 Vintage Brut, along with two Chateau Baccarat flutes, designed by oenologist Bruno Quenioux.

Champagne Lanson sells record number of bottles at Wimbledon

chlawsonOver 25,000 bottles of Champagne Lanson were sold over the two-week period at Wimbledon.

Each bottle sold came with its own Wimbledon-themed neoprene jacket, in either white, pink or purple, created specifically for this year’s event.

The 2013 tournament marked Lanson’s 25th anniversary of being the official Champagne of Wimbledon and it was announced during the championships that Lanson has signed on for another five years.

“It has been an incredible two weeks, and in all the years we’ve been here, this one goes down as a vintage year thanks to Andy Murray’s incredible performance. We’ll be sending him a few magnums to celebrate,” said Paul Beavis, managing director of Lanson International UK.

Lanson appropriately became the official Champagne supplier to Wimbledon in 1977, the last time there was a British singles winner at the event, when Virginia Wade won the women’s tournament.

Pernod Ricard designs limited-edition GH Mumm Champagne for Queen Elizabeth II

MUMMPernod Ricard’s presented a limited-edition magnum of GH Mumm Champagne to Queen Elizabeth II today as part of her coronation celebrations.

The Cordon Rouge non-vintage, one of six bespoke bottles, was handed to the Queen today during the Royal Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace. A second bottle will be auctioned for the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust.

The 60th anniversary label was designed by Sally Mangum, a QEST awardee.

Veuve Clicquot Introduces Biodegradable Potato Packaging

carnet-de-bulles-_packaging-vc_naturally-1Veuve Clicquot has joined the biodegradable packaging revolution with a 100% biodegradable way to store a bottle of champagne, and keeping it chilled. “Naturally Clicquot” was created by designer Cédric Ragot using recyclable paper and potato starch.

With the isothermal properties, the packaging will keep the champagne chilled for up to 2 hours after it’s taken out of the ice bucket or refrigerator.

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