Fun Champagne Facts

25th September 2018

Which Champagne glass shape is the best?

The Avenue de Champagne is one of the most expensive streets in the entire world because of the millions of bottles of Champagne stored in the cellars beneath it.

Over 250 kilometres (155 miles) of Champagne cellars lie beneath Reims, holding around 200 million bottles.

Champagne produces about 300 million bottles of Champagne each year.

33% of all Champagne sales are made in November & December.

There are approx 49 million bubbles in a bottle of Champagne.

You’re more likely to be killed by a stray Champagne cork than by being bitten by a poisonous spider.

Marilyn Monroe took a bath in Champagne. It took 350 bottles to fill up the tub.

One of the weirdest usages for Champagne? During the 19th Century, high society used it to polish their boots!

In the films, James Bond drinks Champagne more than any other drink.

Glass of Bubbly

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