As if his exhibition, Hats: An Anthology, at the Victoria & Albert Museum wasn’t enough of a treat, Stephen Jones has collaborated with Champagne house Perrier-Jouet to create another suitably indulgent treat: a personalised, limited edition leather hatbox and matching hat.

One of just 8 individual collector’s items available in the UK, the hatbox is a work of art in itself - handmade by Italian craftsmen using white leather, natural green silk and gold thread.

Filled with luxury Belle Epoque champagne accessories, it represents the ultimate travelling case for footloose champagne lovers, containing a Christofle silver ice bucket designed for Perrier-Jouët, two hand-blown anemone flutes and a bottle of Belle Epoque 1999.

This weekend, 12 of the world’s top wine and champagne experts flew from all corners of the globe to the boutique Champagne House Perrier-Jouet for the chance to taste 20 historic vintages from the House’s own cellars, including the oldest champagne in the world: Perrier-Jouet Vintage 1825.

Each sip would have been worth hundreds of Pounds/ Euros/ Dollars at auction, according to the Head of the International Wine Department at Sotheby’s, Serena Sutcliffe MW, who co-hosted the tasting with Perrier-Jouet Chef de Cave, Herve Deschamps.

“It is virtually impossible to assign a value to the 1825 vintage - we’ve never seen anything like it on the market! This was, quite simply, the opportunity of a lifetime tasting such exceptional, historic vintages.”

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.

Barely had the crown of most expensive champagne settled on the special edition Perrier-Jouet champagne, it’s time to revive the decision as Boërl & Kroff is out with a stiff contender. In general, champagne is believed to be the costliest wine to produce.

However, companies like Boërl & Kroff are augmenting this luxury drink’s exclusivity by launching the first print run of champagne millésime 1996. Nothing much has been revealed about this champagne except that each bottle contains 1.5l of the drink.

What’s unique is that, the bottle will be packed in a lacquered wooden box to make it look more elegant. The champagne is expected to retail at a steep price. Interested to take a sip?

To commemorate the 41st anniversary of their luxurious oasis, the folks at Hotel Byblos, (a four-star hotel located in Saint-Tropez - South of France) have combined champagne, leather and wood to offer a limited edition treasure chest worth 100,000 Euros ($150,000).

This exclusive handcrafted leather and wood casket boasts of the Salmanazar of Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 1999, four hand-decorated cups and a jewelry set signed by Van Cleef & Arpels.

The nine-liter Salmanazar bottle, signed by one of the greatest masters of Art Nouveau, is a genuine work of art. The blend Belle Epoque 1999 resulting from the finest Cru Champagne provides delicate taste fragrance of a bouquet of white flowers that is further improved by remarks of sweet almond and nougat.

The world’s most expensive champagne, popping the records at 4,166 euros (6,485 dollars) for a personalised bottle of bubbly, goes on sale Thursday targeting a “super-rich” global elite.

The limited edition 12-bottle box sets of Perrier-Jouet champagne will be priced at 50,000 euros, according to French drink firm Pernod-Ricard.

Sales will be limited to a “community of super-rich” consumers in the United States, Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and France.

“We are going to sell these box-sets to 100 people around the world who will have a chance to customise their own champagne, the ultimate luxury,” said Perrier Olivier Cavil, head of communications at Perrier-Jouet.

“Each buyer will come 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,” he said.

A combination of sugar and wines from different years, the liqueur will put the finishing touch on bottles of Perrier-Jouet’s 2000 Belle Epoque champagne.

Buyers will also be offered a storage nest in Perrier-Jouet’s cellars, to hold the bottles for another eight months.

The previous price record was held by a limited edition of Dom Perignon champagne, which went on sale in 2005 for 12,000 euros per three-litre bottle.

Pernod Ricard, which owns the champagne brands Mumm and Perrier-Jouet, is the fourth player in a booming global market.

Champagne producers exported 150 million bottles last year, a 7.3-percent jump from 2006, in addition to 188 million guzzled in France, according to industry figures.