WW·061972The Godfather
The Family Table
Leave the gun. Take both bottles.
$70 / flight
Casablancathe wine pairing
“Henri wants us to finish this bottle, then three more.”
The bottles
Poured in the order the film pours them.
1
Veuve Clicquot · Yellow Label Brut
Reims, France
ChampagneOn screen
On screen — The La Belle Aurore flashback: the bottle Rick and Ilsa are finishing as Paris falls. 'Here's looking at you, kid' is said over this house's Champagne.
Golden apple, brioche, a long candlelit finish.
2
Louis Bouillot · Crémant de Bourgogne “Perle d'Ivoire”
Burgundy, France
ChampagneInspired
The match — For the Champagne cocktails ordered all night at Rick's Café Américain: sugar cube, bitters, brandy, bubbles. Recipe card included — no letters of transit required.
Crisp pear and citrus; built for cocktails, honest on its own.
The Paris Flashback
Paris, before the fall. Rick and Ilsa drink Champagne at La Belle Aurore while loudspeakers announce the German advance. The bottle on the table is Veuve Clicquot. Back in Casablanca, the bar runs on Champagne cocktails. Two bottles: one for the memory, one for the bar at Rick's.
Sip along
Little cues so the bottles land with the scenes.
1
Pour the Veuve — the doors of Rick's swing open.
2
The flashback — that's your bottle on the table.
3
Mix the cocktails — “Play it, Sam.”
