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Veuve Clicquot Stages First NYC Polo Match in 70 Years

On Saturday, renowned French champagne house Veuve Clicquot staged the first polo match in Manhattan in 70 years. The match, between two North American Polo League (NAPL) teams - Ralph Lauren's Black Watch, captained by Polo model Nacho Figueras, and Asprey's Skeeterville, captained by Will Johnston - was played on Governor's Island, the 172-acre former Army base on Manhattan's southern tip. New York is often cited as the birthplace of American polo c.1876, and Army officers played the sport on Governor's Island until just before the onset of World War II in 1941. Black Watch bested Asprey 10 - 6 in the inaugural match of the Veuve Cliquot Manhattan Polo Classic. Veuve Clicquot has long supported polo in Europe, and since last year other parts of the U.S. as well, such as the Greenwich Polo Club in Connecticut.

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The Veuve Clicquot Globalight

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Karim Rashid must really love sweeping pink lines and feminine appeal -- his Veuve Clicquot Loveseat featured the theme and now so does this Veuve Clicquot Globalight limited edition champagne cooler that he designed. Intended to "encapsulate the bottle with warmth" and surround it with light, Rashid drew his inspiration from a random brainstorming scribble and the idea of a purse or handbag. It serves 3 functions by cooling the champagne, lighting the champagne, and serving as a way to carry the champagne. $4000

Gallery: The Veuve Clicquot Globalight

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Veuve Clicquot Yellowboam

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Veuve Clicquot is at it again with a new expensive limited edition bottle. To celebrate the 130th anniversary of the company's non-Vintage Yellow Label Brut Champagne, they are releasing the Yellowboam. The hand-blown Jeroboam (contains four standard bottles worth) with a gold-leaf painted neck instead of the standard gold foil and a yellow label in ostrich, alligator, or stingray. The bottle costs $2,000 and there are 3,600 bottles available. The Champagne was feted at a special party in New York City that featured yellow art installations and a small dance performance.

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Andree Putman Veuve Clicquot Box

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How many ways do we need to tote around the Veuve Clicquot? We recently saw a Pucci dress for your Veuve. French designer Andrée Putman's box for the 1998 La Grande Dame is even fancier. It's a fitting match, Putman has been referred to as the grand dame of interior design. It is a yellow and black checkerboard box which is lined with mirrors. The box serves as its own ice bucket. The box along with a bottle of the champagne sells for around $500. The Veuve website has a video with Andree Putnam as she explains her theory in creating the box.

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Most Expensive Champagnes

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Not including hard to find exotics, Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1995 tops the Forbes most expensive champagne list at $750 a bottle. Only 12,624 of the bottles were produced. Coming in at second is Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vielilles Vignes Francaises 1997 at $400 a pop. Despite coming from the Pinot Noir grape, it is a fine golden color. Dom Pérignon Rosé 1995 make is in the top 3 of course at $350. Aromas of strawberries and cream show Dom’s style of delicacy and finesse.