From Babette's Feast · 1987 · Exact movie pairing
Veuve Clicquot
In the movie
Theatrical
- ~01:16:48 The Champagne poured with the blinis Demidoff — 'Veuve Clicquot 1860,' the General names it in disbelief, the course where the congregation's vow of indifference quietly breaks.
The film names it exactly: Veuve Clicquot 1860, poured with the caviar-topped blinis. You can't buy the 1860, but Veuve Clicquot is still very much made — its Yellow Label Brut is the widely-stocked modern equivalent, a toasty, full-bodied Champagne that does the same job at the table: it's the glass where the villagers, sworn to feel nothing, first let a little colour return to the room. Not a $25 wine, but the one bottle from the feast you can actually put on your table tonight.
Where to find a bottle
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