Champagne … gives you the impression that every day is Sunday.

Nice quotes about Champagne to start the week

“Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life” – Charles Dickens

“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.” – Mark Twain

“I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not” – Coco Chanel

“Pleasure without Champagne is purely artificial.” – Oscar Wilde

“Champagne…it gives you the impression that every day is Sunday.” – Marlena Dietrich

 

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Mimosa ? Ritz Hotel, Paris, 1925

Mimosa ? Ritz Hotel, Paris, 1925

Mimosa ? Ritz Hotel, Paris, 1925

First served in 1925. By most accounts, the mimosa was created at the Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1925, during a time the elegant venue was frequented by the likes of Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Cole Porter. Legend ?  A drink called Buck’s Fizz was invented in 1921 at the Buck’s Club in London.  This drink is also made with champagne and orange juice, but with a larger quantity of the wine.

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