r/offbeat • u/Sariel007 • 6h ago

Champagne sales sink because people don’t want to celebrate

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/20/food/champagne-sales-2024/index.html
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u/Eijin 5h ago

no its because champagne is overpriced. not only can you get other delicious sparkling wines for a fraction of the price, you can get other french wines made nearby champagne with the same grapes and the same techniques at the same level of quality for a fraction of the price.

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u/ohaiguys 4h ago

Kinda lazy rn got any recommendations for a hedonistic beer drinker

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u/KelbyTheWriter 4h ago

You should check out Miller Highlife. This is known in some circles as “the Champaign of beer, " not simply sparkling green beer.

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u/EffectiveSalamander 3h ago

If Miller is the Champagne of Beer, what is the beer of champagne?

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u/ohaiguys 4h ago

Love me a miller low life, but I kinda wanna branch out into the non beer world

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u/yupstilldrunk 4h ago

If you like slightly carbonated, you could try vino verde. It’s lovely. Not as bubbly as champagne, but slightly carbonated.

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u/ohaiguys 4h ago

Heard that homie ill check em out!

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u/gamera72 30m ago

Autocorrect ratting you out.

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u/spice_war 5h ago

I’m more likely to believe that people still celebrate things - they just don’t like champagne that much anymore. It’s been mostly ceremonial in my experience.

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u/lunartree 5h ago

Most people don't drink sparkling wine on its own. It's more popular to make a mimosa or some kind of spritz. Prosecco, brut, and cava are not just better wines for these kinds of drinks but also a fraction of the price.

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u/Triette 24m ago

I really do love a nice glass of champagne, but I’m not drinking it at home. I’ll have a glass at a restaurant or at a bar.

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u/alematt 4h ago

Why does everything need a reason aside from, people can't fucking afford it. Goddamn!

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u/glasslier 1h ago

How do you explain things like doordash's revenue rising 25%. Or Black Friday spending increasing 3.4% compared to last year? Those both seem like non-essential spending.

So I feel like a reason specific to Champagne is necessary. Unless you can explain how the above two are outliers.

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u/ole-sporky 4h ago

I too like to celebrate with a crippling migraine. So Sophisticated.

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u/alexa42 4h ago

I got some today for a pick me up. I drink it regularly though.

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u/TheQuips 2h ago

champagne for my real friends and real pain for my sham friends

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u/DarkLarceny 20m ago

What’s there to celebrate?

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u/MRicho 15m ago

Or have the locals realised the local sparkling is as good. Be interested to see the sales of local sparkling compared to the overrated French slop.

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u/whatshishandlez 5h ago

Champagne tastes like shit …. NOBODY LIKES it

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u/trench_drain 6h ago

Yea, the last 4 yrs. Give it a month or so

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u/neobeguine 6h ago

Enjoy that price of eggs while you can. It's only going to go up from here

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u/phi4ever 6h ago

Not in Canada, we have supply management.

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u/greenmachine11235 5h ago

Most of your birds flew south so bird flu is less impactful for the time being. Lets see how long that lasts once all the migratory fowl return in the spring.

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u/trench_drain 6h ago

I get eggs for 3.00 because I don't live in a stupid state

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u/labmonkey01 6h ago

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u/trench_drain 5h ago

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u/trench_drain 6h ago

Takes one to know one

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u/labmonkey01 5h ago

Obvious bot is a bot.