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		<title>Pop Bottles! The Champagne Shopping Guide</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/12/30/pop-bottles-the-champagne-shopping-guide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bradley</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Year's Eve]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hitting up a house party on New Year's Eve? Check out the 3 perfect bottles to bring to the 3 perfect parties.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/tarah-rogers-champagne_lead.jpg' alt='tarah-rogers-champagne_lead.jpg' /><br />
Like Halloween and prom night, New Year&#8217;s Eve nightclub parties are often highly anticipated but rarely live up to expectations. If you don&#8217;t believe us, there might still be some tickets to <a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/clubzone/nye/98290" target="_blank">Mario Lopez&#8217;s party at Marquee</a>. Let us know how that works out for you.</p>
<p>But if you&#8217;ve tried the &#8220;Premium Open Bar&#8221; trick before, then you know that the only way to spend New Year&#8217;s Eve is at a <strong>house party</strong>. If you&#8217;re invited to one, great. If not, go ahead and crash the one you hear going on upstairs. The only fee for entry is a bottle of the bubs. Below, we&#8217;ve created a handy little guide to <strong>the 3 perfect bottles of champagne for the 3 perfect parties</strong>. Happy New Year&#8217;s, homies!<br />
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<p><font size="3"><strong>If you&#8217;re going to some rich bitch&#8217;s party&#8230;</strong></font><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/veuveparty.jpg' alt='veuveparty.jpg' /><br />
<font size="3"><strong>&#8230;then buy <em>Veuve Cliquot (about $40)</em></strong></font></p>
<p>The yellow label stands out immediately, and you will be commended for your gift and granted open bar privileges all night. At these types of parties the girls know their labels, and the yellow one says, &#8220;This dude has class, I&#8217;m going to let him drink my parent&#8217;s whiskey and have sex with my friends.&#8221;<br />
<strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</strong><br />
<strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</strong></p>
<p><font size="3"><strong>If you&#8217;re going to a real apartment party with real people&#8230;</strong></font><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/whitestar.jpg' alt='whitestar.jpg' /><br />
<font size="3"><strong>&#8230;then buy <em>Moet and Chandon White Star (about $35)</em></strong></font></p>
<p>White Star is like the Veuve takedown. Trust us, save the five bucks and go for Moet. It will get drunk up immediately. Most of the people there are going to be mooching, so find the girl who&#8217;s party it is and bring this to her immediately. Bringing a bottle of champagne to this type of party says, &#8220;This dude has class, I&#8217;m going to let him do some of my coke and have sex with my friends.&#8221; </p>
<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</strong><br />
<strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</strong></p>
<p><font size="3"><strong>If you&#8217;re hosting your own party&#8230;</strong></font><br />
<img src='http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/prosecco.jpg' alt='prosecco.jpg' /><br />
<font size="3"><strong>&#8230;then buy <em>Prosecco (ranges from $15-40 per bottle)</em></strong></font></p>
<p>Having your own party allows you to dictate the majority of the alcohol present, so you can be a little more obscure with it. Prosecco tastes just like champagne, it&#8217;s cheaper, and the females present will think you are fancy. Don&#8217;t ask us why, but there is something about the word &#8220;Prosecco&#8221; that makes the ladies say, &#8220;That dude has some class. Now where is my underwear?&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Champagne For The Super-Rich</title>
		<link>http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/03/20/champagne-for-the-super-rich/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bfred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Booze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballin'!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world's most expensive bottle of bubbly goes on sale today.]]></description>
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Next time you&#8217;re at the club popping bottles, just know that you aren&#8217;t <em>really</em> balling.</p>
<p>The new edition of <strong>Perrier-Jouet champagne</strong>, which goes on sale today, will likely be the subject of countless future rap songs with its record-breaking price and exclusivity. It&#8217;s being sold only in 12-bottle box sets, each of which carries a price tag of around <strong>$77,000</strong>. Every potential customer is required to travel to France to meet one-on-one with their cellar master, who will top off each bottle with a personalized &#8220;liqueur.&#8221; We&#8217;re awaiting Hova&#8217;s taste-test.</p>
<p>[<a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5i5dYLYEfvarNwH3umqBuPP4gu92Q" target="_blank">AFP</a>]</p>
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