When to Drink Champagne

Friday, July 15, 2011

"I drink Champagne when I'm happy and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it when I'm not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it–unless I'm thirsty."

–Madame Lilly Bollinger

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Tell me, darlings, when do you drink Champagne? I particularly love drinking it with girlfriends–John just doesn't get as excited about bubbly as I do!
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  1. postcards and prettiesJuly 15, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Love Champagne! A bottle is always chilling in my fridge for any & every celebration! Cheers!

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  2. {The Perfect Palette}July 15, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    mmmm, champagne. There's nothing better than popping open a bottle to celebrate :) Happy Weekend!

    xoxo, Chrissy
    The Perfect Palette

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  3. Oh, My DarlingJuly 15, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Oh, amen to this! Viva champagne!

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  4. a little black cloud in a dressJuly 15, 2011 at 10:08 AM

    I drink champagne with cake, as a special treat (one time I did this a few months after I filed for a divorce, while wearing my wedding dress, and then I cut up the dress into a Halloween costume. LOL!) And I drink it with a good Sunday brunch.. but my favorite time to drink it is with oysters. :]

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  5. Megan Clouse (Cardigan)July 15, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Oh my... us girls drink it for every occasion or no occasion at all.

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  6. Krysten @ Why Girls Are WeirdJuly 15, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Um. How about always? I love champagne!

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  7. jillian :: cornflake dreams.July 15, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    yum! i love champagne, and yes i agree i usually save it for when im with the girls. and of course on NYE. have a lovely weekend! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams

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  8. Mighty BurnsJuly 15, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    I cant drink it with out having a headache :/ bummer. but it is very pretty to look at in the glass :)

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  9. Mary ShouvlinJuly 15, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    I must say I do appreciate a good mimosa over brunch! and definitely with the girls- so fun!

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  10. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 1:19 PM

    I love any excuse for champagne :)

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  11. jacin {lovely little details}July 15, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    um - anytime i can?? ;)

    also one of my favorite quotes from Dom Pérignon: "come quickly, i am tasting the stars" the moment he tasted his first batch of champagne

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  12. JohannaJuly 15, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    If it's available..I drink it. I don't wait for a special occasion. Life is too short. So we have it on a Wednesday night just because!

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  13. Alicia@CharityWeddingJuly 15, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    LOVE that quote! Kyle and I drank some last night whilst watching Big Love. So I am pretty much game to drink it whenever and since it is generally reserved for celebrations, I feel like drinking it on a normal day makes it a little more exciting.

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  14. Aleah + Nick ValleyJuly 15, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    Cheers to this! Champagne is always in style. We have a bottle chilling for any fun occasion! Happy weekend!

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  15. AmberJuly 15, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    I love that quote! I feel the same way, Champagne is good anytime every time

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  16. AlexaJuly 15, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Girlfriends...yes! The best to celebrate engagements, weddings...etc! :)
    xo
    alexa

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  17. this free birdJuly 15, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    okay you're going to laugh--the chef and i were just friends for many years. i was dating someone else for many of those years and he was at culinary school in ny.

    he comes back, has been back for a few years, i'm single and neither of us has anyone to go to church with so i have a mutual friend who mentions to him, 'hey can she go with you?' so fine he says yes and we pick a meeting point, i hop in and we church it for a couple months.

    one sunday i say okay let's go for brunch, my treat b/c you always drive so we go for brunch and he orders a bottle of champagne.

    NO JOKES. can you say tossed after church??

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  18. Punctuation MarkJuly 15, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    the best thing to celebrate... i had in on sorbet once and it was absolutely delicious... enjoy the weekend!!!

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  19. AprilJuly 15, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    haha, when I read the title I thought to myself, when is there a time to NOT drink champagne? ;)

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  20. NikkiJuly 15, 2011 at 6:44 PM

    I was keeping a bottle cold in the fridge for celebrating, but everyone just kept telling me they were pregnant and I ended up celebrating alone ;)

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  21. KathleenJuly 16, 2011 at 12:32 AM

    How funny, I was just at the grocery store this evening and passed a champagne display and was sooo close to buying myself a bottle, just because! I think champagne is my favorite drink. I drink it at weddings/events when it's available and on special occasions, but most notably at the big holiday dessert & champagne party my family throws every year. It's one of the few drinks I could stick with all night and be fit as a fiddle the next morning :)

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  22. CaraJuly 16, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    I drink champagne with YOU! And mimosas with brunch, of course. And the first night in our new house :)

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  23. Veronika Novotny July 16, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    I adore Champagne. I love drinking pink champagne in the evening with a fantastic dessert or I will drink a light bubbly mixed with OJ & paired with Sunday brunch. LOVE. Happy weekend. xx veronika

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  24. S and OJuly 16, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    I just love that quote by Madame Lilly Bollinger :)
    Have a great weekend!
    xoxo
    Olivia

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  25. RebeccaJuly 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    on special occasions only! aha, i haven't had any for so long...

    http://itscohen.blogspot.com/

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  26. katieJuly 16, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    LOVE this quote!

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  27. Tiffany KadaniJuly 17, 2011 at 5:24 AM

    I don't drink alcohol, but I do drink sparkling cider. And I drink it whenever I want to remember the moment I'm in.

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  28. Soulful MamaJuly 17, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Ahahahahaha! I love this quote! How marvelous!

    ~ Clare x

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  29. Anna WalkerJuly 17, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    You need to look up the quote about what Dom Perigon said the first time he tasted champagne! :D

    http://annawalker1992.blogspot.com/

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  30. VictoriaJuly 17, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Special occasions mostly, and drinking it with my girlfriends is always a treat!

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  31. Kayla PooleJuly 17, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    oh boy have I missed you. I wish I had a glass of bubbly to drink tonight!

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  32. Style, She WroteJuly 17, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    Whenever I can get my hands on a good bottle. Life's meant to be celebrates! xo style, she wrote

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  33. audrey marieJuly 17, 2011 at 10:26 PM

    the greatest celebratory drink!!

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  34. Naomi GoodmanJuly 18, 2011 at 3:21 AM

    Let's see I drink champagne as often as I can...I actually had three glasses today...just because life tickled my fancy and I wanted to tickle it right back :-) I hope you had a great weekend! xo

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  35. Rhiannon BosseJuly 18, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    I have to agree with you that boys just don't get as excited as us girls do about these kinds of things. I love a little bubbly with breakfast, with lunch, with dinner, with dessert, with a manicure, with so many different things :) Xo

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  36. Sarah is here for the sandwichesJuly 18, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Love this! Our house is full of champagne right now because we are so recently engaged, and I keep thinking we need the right moment to drink it... but I suppose the right moment is right now!

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  37. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 1:02 AM

    what a great quote!!

    i can't help drinking champagne whenever i have beautiful fruit around the house, they always seem like they were made for each other :]

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  38. Julie {love, julie}July 19, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    I consider a weekend a slight failure is I don't drink champagne at least once :)

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  39. Vintage is for LoversJuly 19, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    I never touch the stuff unless I am thirsty too! ;) Amazing quote! I love the bubbly! Just like it is always 5 o'clock somewhere, there is always a reason to celebrate! xo Samantha

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  40. Proper PaigeJuly 25, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Lately, I drink champagne when DH and I have a babysitter and a night out! I find that a prosecco or champagne evening makes me *tres* happy!

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