Oscar Buzzed 2015: Champagne Pairings for Each Best Picture Nominee
Set to toast the eventual winner at your party? We combed the archives of Food & Wine to find bottles of bubbly whose descriptions neatly sync with each contender. —Bill Keith
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EW Staff
Updated February 20, 2015 at 09:20 PM EST
"The Grand Budapest Hotel"
"Impressive richness and textural depth"
1999 Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé ★ $200
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"Boyhood"
"Deeply colored, earthy"
René Geoffroy Brut Rosé de Saignée 1er Cru NV ★ $67
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"American Sniper"
"Super-concentrated"
Bollinger Les Vieilles Vignes Françaises ★ $720
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"The Imitation Game"
"Elegant, precise... refined character"
Gosset Grand Rosé NV ★ $65
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"Selma"
"Combining power and delicacy in equal proportion"
Pommery Brut Rosé NV ★ $48
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"Birdman"
"Intrinsic elegance…and extraordinary finesse"
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs ★ $140
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"The Theory of Everything"
"Rich (but not heavy), complex (but not coarse)"
Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Nicolas François ★ $100
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"Whiplash"
"Weirdly impossible to get out of your head"
2002 Dom Ruinart Champagne ★ $140
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EW Staff