Most people buy a few bottles of bubbly for Christmas; Bernard Arnault has bought himself another champagne brand !

The Moet Hennessy wines and spirits unit of LVMH, the world’s biggest luxury goods group, has bought the Montaudon champagne house for an undisclosed amount, LVMH said on Friday.

The acquisition brings to eight, the number of top-level champagne labels in the stable of LVMH. Montaudon will team up with LVMH’s existing portfolio of champagne brands: Dom Perignon, Moet & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Ponsardin, Krug, Ruinart and Mercier.

Perrier-Jouët presents the cuvée Belle Epoque 1998 in a magnum size, contained in a precious vase wrapped in silver lace, created by Christofle.

Perrier-Jouët and Christofle first worked together in 1935, and joined forces again in 2008 to take up a new aesthetic challenge: producing a work of art that re-interprets Emile Gallé’s anemone, created in 1902 for the Cuvée Belle Epoque, in a contemporary light, giving it the form of a vase.

The 2008 collaboration between the two houses yields a piece that doubles as a unique case to hold a magnum of the Cuvée Belle Epoque. Carved in metal, this silver-plate piece produced by Christofle serves as a lacework case for the Cuvée Belle Epoque.

This December, Moet & Chandon will add some extra sparkle to the holidays with their exclusive champagne couture.

Inspired by the success of last year’s Boutique Moet, which was opened in New York’s chic SoHo neighborhood for the month of December, Moet & Chandon has made this one-of-a-kind service available nationally for the first time through their online atelier, mymoet.com.

MyMoet.com will personalize gifts for everyone on your list, transforming Moet & Chandon’s iconic bottle into a glamorous, sparkling treasure using only the finest Swarovski crystals.

Renowned French champagne house Krug, part of the LVMH luxury empire, is coming out with a new bespoke offering in time for the holidays.

Called Krug ‘On My Own Terms’, the luxe case can be ordered with a personalized plaque in either metal, mirror, or saddle leather bearing the Champagne Krug coat of arms and the recipient’s name or initials.

The Grand Cuvée is described as “the timelessly stylish signature of Krug.” The cellar case is the latest in a line of luxurious Krug offerings, including the Escape Artist trunks and Hat Box.
Priced at $1,000, it’s the ultimate holiday gift for the serious champagne lover. Via Justluxe

Art and wine lovers will be mingling at the Maison Ruinart Champagne lounge at next month’s annual Art Basel Miami Beach art show.

Internationally acclaimed Dutch furniture designer and artist Maarten Baas will be selling one of his latest works of art—a “melting” centerpiece that turns any room into a Salvador Dalí painting!

Constructed from Murano glass, silver and bottles of Ruinart Champagne, Bouquet de Champagne de Dom Ruinart is inspired by an 18th century Venetian chandelier and is designed to appear as if the chandelier has fallen and is melting into the table, along with bottles of Dom Ruinart and specially designed flutes.

The piece will be offered for sale at $100,000.

(Ruinart is the oldest Champagne house, exclusively producing champagne since 1729. Founded by Nicolas Ruinart in the Champagne region in the city of Reims, the house is today owned by the parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA.)