A Royal Wedding Champagne Breakfast… will it be Champagne Bollinger?

No doubt millions will be watching the next “royal wedding,” when Prince William weds Catherine Middleton in a few weeks. For those in North America, that will require a very early morning—beginning at 3 a.m. on the West Coast.

There’s no word yet on which Champagne will be served at the reception. The cake designs, however, are said to be quite impressive! There is a good chance that the bubbly will come from Champagne Bollinger as it stems back to Queen Victoria who issued a royal warrant to Bollinger in 1884 and then Prince Charles served it at both his bachelor party and at his wedding reception.

For those inspired to toast William and Kate on their wedding day with a Champagne breakfast, Bollinger has created a menu of “Royal Wedding Breakfast Pairings,” intended of course to accompany a glass of Bollinger: Bubble and squeak or kedgeree to accompany a nice old-fashioned English breakfast would be spot on, but caviar and toast points with black truffles and poached eggs are more our fancy.

Royal Wedding – Prince William Champagne (with insider’s tasting notes)

Independent drinks manufacturer and distributor, Halewood International, has just launched Prince William Champagne to celebrate Prince William’s upcoming wedding to Kate Middleton on April 29, 2011. They will be releasing a limited edition commemorative label, using the exclusive rights it has to the ‘Prince William’ and ‘Royal Wedding’ trademarks.

Insider’s tasting notes:

“The Champagne is soft and elegant, with a biscuity aroma and generous rounded fruit flavours.”

Besides being aged for over 2 years, Prince William Champagne is made predominantly of Pinot Noir and balanced with a touch of Chardonnay.

This superior quality Champagne was selected by the Chalié Richards buying team and is produced by the BCC Group, the second largest Champagne group, which is made up of Champagne Houses Boizel, Chanoine, De Venoge, Philipponat, Bonnet and Lanson.

Prince William Champagne is expected to retail for £25 and will be distributed by Halewood’s fine wine division, Chalié Richards.

Liz Palmer