So we put our blindfolds on and brought on the flutes for an evening of well-mannered blind champagne tasting frivolity.

What better way to celebrate the occasion than with lots of limited edition champagne. Also, it is long and attendees will need help to get through.

After looking at the total number of volumes sold in 2013, a new list shows that the world’s favorite brand of bubbly was Moet & Chandon.

Limited to only 500 pieces, this exclusive Champagne Gift Box by Piper-Heidsieck and Baccarat will cost you $650.

Hosted by trade publication The Drinks Business, experts sipped on 100 samples of bubbly at luxury hotel The Dorchester in London for the Champagne Masters Competition 2013.

Here are buying tips from Champagne expert Thibaut Le Mailloux, spokesperson for Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) in France.