Champagne for the super rich on sale today

by Shayna Glick, Posted Mar 20th 2008 @ 1:01PM

Two bottles of very expensive champagne.

Well, if you are among the super rich and in need of that next status symbol, here it is. The most expensive champagne ever is going on sale today, and if you have the money you could be one of the hundred lucky owners of this one of a kind luxury.

Priced at 50,000 euros, the 12 bottle set of Pierre-Jouet is the new record holder for expensive champagne. The thing that makes the bubbly one of a kind is that it is customizable. The proud new owners will go to "Epernay (in eastern France) for a one-on-one meeting with our cellar master Herve Deschamps, and will personally add a 'liqueur' to personalise the bottles," said a spokesman for the beverage maker.

Don't worry if your wine cellar isn't up to snuff yet. Any buyer will have the option of storing the booty in Pierre-Jouet's wine cellar for eight months while their's is being remodeled to hold this prized wine. So get your checkbooks out and your wine cellar ready.

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