The Anytime Wine
December 2008
Yes, you can party with the bubbly. But it's also just wine, after all. Get a $20 bottle and stash it in the back of the fridge for everyday use: in case your company doesn't go bankrupt; in case it does; in case the cute neighbor comes over; or in case it's too cold to go out and buy beer. Trust us: you'll find plenty of reasons to pop a cork.
Ed Norton, in 25th Hour
"Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends," says Ed Norton as a badass convicted drug-dealer at his going-away-to-prison "party". We told you champagne wasn't just for celebrations! This heavy movie is lightened up considerably by a gorgeous Rosario Dawson as his girlfriend through thick and thin.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain once said "too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." This is the guy who wrote Tom Sawyer, remember?
He also said "be good and you will be lonesome." A wise man...
General Petraeus
"The champagne bottle remains in the back of the refrigerator," said Petraeus. You didn't know we were the wine advisor to the Central Command, did you? We're gratified to see the guy winning the war in Iraq taking our advice to keep some champagne on hand. Just don't yell "Allahu akhbar" before popping the cork, sir.
Napolean Bonaparte
"In victory one deserves champagne, in defeat one needs it." That's the view of the former Emperor of France, so he should know, after all, they invented champagne there so we're willing to call him an expert. But of course he left out in-between battles, while on leave, after the war is over, before the next one starts...
Kyle Busch
Champagne is a regular staple in the winner's circle in car races, horse races, tennis matches, etc. Of course, they usually waste it by spraying it all over each other. Looks like NASCAR winner Kyle Busch has the right idea here - although we can't recommend the screwdriver as an opener.
