Champagne & Flowers (photo by Robert Harrison, courtesy of morguefile.com)

It seems not everybody is worried about a possible global recession being on the horizon. Some very wealthy people recently gathered in Paris to buy a special edition of Perrier-Jouet Champagne, just made available for 50,000 euros or about $79,000 for a case of 12 bottles.

But you’d better hurry if you need a case of the exceptional bubbly. An article from the Associated Press posted on AZcentral.com reports that, “Many of the 100 box sets available have already been snapped up by celebrities including former Bond girl Sophie Marceau, singer Marianne Faithfull and actress Victoria Abril.”

The glitzy price tag gets you more than just sparkling wine. It “includes a one-on-one session with cellar master Herve Deschamps.” The well-heeled customers are also offered an haute cuisine dinner and “an overnight stay at Perrier-Jouet's Belle-Epoque mansion in Epernay, east of Paris, that is home to 200 pieces of original modern art.”

It all sounds very nice, but just a little too extravagant. Instead, we'll savor some of America’s great sparkling wines. That way we'’ll have plenty left over for artisanal treats to serve with the bubbly.

If you’d like to read the Associated Press report cited above go to: Champagne selling for $6,300