I mentioned in an earlier blog that James Bond Doesn’t just drink Martinis. He actually seems to drink more Champagne than anything. At times it is actually part of the plot or used to demonstrate Bonds character or knowledge. Although the rather cheesy commercial below will have you believe that Bond only drinks Bollinger that isn’t entirely true. The original character in Ian Fleming’s novels preferred Taittinger remarking in Cassino Royale “[1943 Taittinger] is probably the finest champagne in the world”
Bollinger In Bond Films
- Live and Let Die: Bollinger
- Moonraker: Bollinger RD ’69
- View to a Kill: Bollinger ’75
- License to Kill: Bollinger RD ’75
- The Living Daylights: Bollinger
- Goldeneye: Bollinger Grande Année 1988
- Tomorrow Never Dies: Bollinger Grande Année 1989
- The World Is Not Enough: Bollinger Grande Année 1990
- Die Another Day: Bollinger ’61
- Casino Royale: Bollinger Grande Année 1990
- Quantum of Solacee: Bollinger
Other Champagne in Bond films
- Dr. No: Dom Perignon ’55
- From Russia with Love: Taittinger Blanc de Blanc
- Goldfinger: Dom Perignon ’53
- Thunderball: Dom Perignon ’55 (to accompany Beluga Caviar)
- You Only Live Twice: Dom Perignon ’59,
- On Her Majesty’s Secret Service Dom Perignon ’57.
- The Man With The Golden Gun: Dom Perignon ’64
Notable Champagne Scenes:
The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond: Bond quips “Maybe I misjudged Stromberg. Any man who drinks Dom Perignon ’52 can’t be all bad”
Goldfinger: shortly before being painted gold Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton) is in bed with Bond, he gets up to get them a bottle of Champagne from the fridge bestowing these words of wisdom: “My dear girl, there are some things that just aren’t done. Such as drinking Dom Perignon ’53 above a temperature of 38 degrees Farenheight. That’s as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs.”
The Living Daylights: Bond delivers a Harrods hamper to General Georgi Koskov who has defected and is being hidden in a country house. “What’s this? From Harrods a godsend, the food here is horrible. What’s this, Caviar, well that’s peasant food for us, but with champagne it’s ok. And more – Bollinger RD – the best!” Bond explains he took the liberty of changing it as the brand on the list was “questionable”.
Die Another day: After fourteen months of captivity Bond walks into a posh Hong Kong hotel looking like Robinson Crusoe with tatty clothes, long hair and a bushy beard. He asks for a room, food and champagne, “If there’s any left, the ’61 Bollinger” Now that’s style, shame the films crap!
And with all this Champagne that Bond drinks do you think I can find a picture of him drinking it?
great post Fandango, man you know your Bond and you know your Bollinger. that advert is perhaps the most ridiculous thing ive ever seen.
some great quotes there too – the beatles earmuff gag is one of the best terrible lines of all time
forgotten that quip from die another day – brosnan was a great bond, pity after goldeneye he was given nothing to do. die another day actually started quite promisingly with bond getting captured, but then it just turned to crap.
if it wasnt 11am i would raise a glass of champagne to you Fans… cheers
Great article. To echo Ross, you really know the James Bond world like the back of your hand.
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