Oui. Une coupe de champagne, s'il vous plaît

It has been around 18 years since champagne has become something so much more to me than just a beverage to drink because your friends do it. It is a drink that puts a spell on you through the many years and hard work and taste and knowledge of the vintner. It is the moment when you hear that magical pop! and the bottle opens, until that moment when you pour out the last drop. It is a holiday, even if it’s not. It’s an award you treat yourself with – like bringing Champagne to you, with all the hands, minds, and history (and not all of it was easy) that created it.

I believe that much of the love I feel for various things will come and go, but champagne is different. It can’t disappear because why would anyone want to take something away that is so wonderful?