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8 November 2019 |
Champagne Bollinger
celebration
A 40 year partnership with James Bond
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Champagne Bollinger last
night hosted an event at the Hôtel de Crillon, to mark the 40th
anniversary of their partnership with 007. Producer Michael G. Wilson
attended as the guest of honour. The evening paid tribute to the shared
history of the two brands dating back to 1979, when Champagne Bollinger
became the Official Champagne of 007 upon the release of Moonraker.
The occasion was marked with the global product launch of ‘The
Moonraker Luxury Limited Edition’, the latest product offering from
Champagne Bollinger to commemorate the 40 year partnership.
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November 7, 2019 -
James Bond producer Michael G. Wilson [right] & Etienne Bizot from
the Bollinger Family at Hotel de Crillon in Paris to celebrate the
40th anniversary of Moonraker and the global product launch
of ‘The Moonraker Luxury Limited Edition’. |
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To celebrate this
landmark anniversary, guest of honour Michael G. Wilson, producer of the
James Bond films, was joined by an exclusive list of invitees. The evening
paid tribute to the shared history of the two brands dating back to 1979,
when Champagne Bollinger become the Official Champagne of Britain's most
famous secret agent upon the release of Moonraker. Commenting on
the anniversary, Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli producers of the
James Bond films proudly stated that the relationship is: “One of the
great partnerships in cinema – forty years and counting”. |
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‘The Moonraker
Luxury Limited Edition’: Moonraker, released forty years
ago, featured James Bond whose mission took him on an outer space
adventure. It was also the movie on which the Bond and Bollinger
partnership began. To celebrate their 40 year partnership,
Champagne Bollinger and 007 pay tribute to their shared heritage
and revisit the space shuttle created by legendary production
designer Sir Ken Adam. Champagne Bollinger enlisted designer Eric
Berthes to re-imagine the Moonraker space shuttle. Crafted
from pewter and wood veneer, encasing a Saint Louis crystal ice
bucket and a magnum of Bollinger 2007, the Bond vintage par
excellence. Each numbered piece has been crafted and finished by
hand, making it unique. Limited edition of 407 copies. RRP £4,500. |
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Guests in attendance were
treated to the first taste of this 2007 vintage, set to a backdrop of a
Moonraker image retrospective including sketches of the iconic space
shuttle, created by legendary production designer Sir Ken Adam, which
inspired the design of the latest collectors item. |
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ABOVE: (left) Arnould d'hautefeuille from
the Bollinger family [far right], James Bond producer Albert R.
Broccoli and Corinne Cléry, who played the doomed Corinne Dufour
Moonraker (right) After helping James Bond (Roger Moore)
and Holly Goodhead (Lois Chiles) to escape from the exploding space
station of super-villain Hugo Drax (Michael Lonsdale), Jaws (Richard Kiel) opens a bottle of 1969 Bollinger R.D.
to toast his new found love Dolly (Blanche Ravelec). |
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7 October 2019 |
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Bollinger marks
40-year James Bond partnership with £4,500 Champagne magnum
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Champagne Bollinger is
celebrating its 40th year in partnership with James Bond with the launch
of two wines: a £4,500 Moonraker magnum and Eric Berthes-designed
gift box and a No Time To Die inspired bottle. |
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The first bottle of
Bollinger appeared alongside 007 in 1979 with the release of Moonraker.
Since then, the association has gone on to inspire numerous limited
edition products, with the Bollinger cooperage also home to a collection
of vintage Bond posters.
To mark the 2019 milestone, the Champagne house has released two wines,
one inspired by the 1979 film and the other by the latest in the Bond
franchise No Time To Die which will be released next year. |
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The Bollinger Tribute to
Moonraker Luxury Limited Edition is inspired by the space-themed
film, the eleventh to be produced and the fourth to star Roger Moore.
Based on the space shuttle, which Bond was sent to investigate the theft
of, Bollinger enlisted designer Eric Berthes to re-imagine the craft
originally created by production and set designer Ken Adam.
Bollinger’s shuttle is made from pewter and wood veneer, which opens to
reveal a Saint Louis crystal ice bucket and a magnum of Bollinger 2007.
Each gift box is individually numbered with a total of 407 shuttles made,
which will retail for £4,500. |
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The second wine is
the Bollinger 007 Limited Edition Millésimé 2011, which pays tribute
to the 25th film in the James Bond franchise. The black bottle is
adorned with the number 25, which is made using titles from the
previous films, which are also etched onto the glass on the front of
the wooden display box. The 2011 vintage wine is made entirely from
Pinot Noir sourced from Aÿ.
The wine was released via a pre-sale on 5 October to mark James Bond
Day, with an RRP of £150.
Commenting on the
milestone, Etienne Bizot, CEO of Société Jacques Bollinger, said: “It
brings me an immense amount of pride to be celebrating 40 years of
partnership between Bollinger and James Bond, it is a testament to the
friendship started in 1979, between my father Christian Bizot and
James Bond producer Cubby Broccoli. A friendship based on our shared
values such as excellence and elegance.”
Over their 40-year
partnership Bollinger also produced tie-in posters to cross promote
their product and its appearance in the James Bond films.
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