£330,000 On A Single Round Of Champagne

British Millionaire Spends £330,000 On A Single Round Of Champagne... And Needed 12 Staff To Help Him Serve It -- Daily Mail

* British entrepreneur Charles Shaker purchased the rare Armand de Brignac Brut Gold 'Dynastie' collection of champagne at the Billionaire Club Monaco

A wealthy Briton splashed out £330,000 pounds on a single round of champagne as he partied with Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Shaker, a British entrepreneur and adviser to the ultra wealthy, forked out the fortune on an extremely rare Armand de Brignac Brut Gold 'Dynastie' collection of champagne.

The extravagant buy was ordered at the exclusive 'Armand de Brignac Gold Party' hosted by the Billionaire Club Monaco.

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My Comment: £330,000 for a bottle of champagne .... I am lost for words.

Only Sparkling Wines Produced In Champagne Can Use The Name In China

China Recognises That Not All Bubbly Is Champagne -- France 24

Beijing said Tuesday that only sparkling wines produced in Champagne can use the name in China, giving the region's wine makers a long sought after victory in its bitter battle to stop the name from being abused.

Wine makers in France’s Champagne region have long toiled to educate consumers worldwide that not all bubbly is champagne, but here’s news they can finally drink to: China has said it will limit the champagne label to wines produced in the world-famous French region.

The new recognition comes as a major success for the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), a trade association comprised of grape growers and wine makers from the Champagne region, who have campaigned to safeguard their product from being confused with other types of sparkling wine.

In other words, it isn’t champagne unless it was made in Champagne.

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My Comment: China has a huge counterfeiting problem when it comes to wine .... but this is still a positive step for China and the industry.