To celebrate 130 years of its unique yellow colour, Veuve Clicquot tell me they have created the limited edition and “much talked-about” Yellowboam – the most precious bottle ever crafted by Veuve Clicquot. (I must say I haven’t heard anyone talk about this, but then I hadn’t heard of that ridiculous Ace of Spades champagne from Cattier at £750 a bottle either.)
VC goes on: “Each of the Jeroboam bottles is entirely handmade, from the harvesting of its contents to the labelling of its exterior. The labels are crafted in the most precious exotic leathers including ray, ostrich and...