250 million bubbles
of pleasure…
According to Christie’s World Encyclopaedia of Champagnes & Sparkling wines by Tom Stevenson, there are 250 million bubbles in an average bottle of Champagne.
The original Champagne coupe (or saucer-shaped glass) was fashioned by a porcelain maker in Sevres, France, from a mould made off Marie Antoinette’s breast.
In June of 1998, 500 bottles of 1907 Heidsieck Champagne were brought to the surface from the remains of the Joenkoeping, a Swedish ship sunk by a German U-boat in 1916. The 91-year-old Champagne was found to be fresh and well-preserved, apparently by the darkness and the cold water of the Baltic.
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