A little OT, but I think Champagne is the most over-rated beverage on
the planet. Give
me a hearty, chthonic vintage from Umbria or Lake Placid any day of the
week...
....or just a tumbler of Gosling's Black Seal for that matter.
ferd
Ralph E. Ahseln wrote:
*May I offer that IMHO.... One should Not use Champagne to re-name (or
christen, for that matter).*
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*The original fluid was Blood.*
*The substitution of RED wine was symbolic of what used to be the
pouring on of.... Sacrificial Blood..*
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*Red wine only please.. LOL*
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*The truth is.. The use of Champagne in ship launchings, was an
Advertising Gimmick laid on the shipbuilding industry in the late 1800s.*
*Instigated by two of the biggest producers in France..*
*It helped make Champagne sell..Then and now.*
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*UW*
*Ralph Ahseln*
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