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"In food and wine pairing, when in doubt, drink Champagne."
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- Chairman, Program Committee, Metropolitan Opera Club
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The best wines to order with fried fish/seafood, tempura and egg dishes.

Champagne Celebrities: 1600's to Today
Champagne has enjoyed a long, colorful history since its discovery almost 400 years ago. Here is a taste of what you will discover:
  • Why it became customary to "make a toast" before drinking Champagne
  • Why Madame Veuve Clicquot cut dozens of holes in her dining room table.
  • Why an English king's passion for fox hunting ultimately led to Champagne no longer being the "drink of kings."
  • Tales of Dom Perignon, Thomas Jefferson, Oscar Wilde, Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna and other celebrities



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