A few weeks ago I was invited to see the Moët Hennessy Holiday 2010 Preview and one of the many additions to stand out was the tribute collection to Andy Warhol by Dom Pérignon.
A fan of the champagne himself, Warhol along with 20 friends purchased 2,000 bottles to be stored and enjoyed on the arrival of the new millennium. Unfortunately Warhol didn’t live to see that day and the location as to where these bottles are remains unknown.
Excerpt from Andy Warhol’s Diary:
“Went to the gallery where they were having a little exhibition of the glittery Shoes, and had to do interviews and pics for the German newspaper and then we had to go back to the hotel and be picked up by the “2,000” people – it’s a club of twenty guys who got together and they’re going to buy 2,000 bottles of Dom Pérignon which they will put in a sealed room until the year 2,000 and then open it up and drink it and so the running joke is who will be around and who won’t…”
Inspired by Warhol’s unconventional representation of icons, and the playful use of codes and colour in his work, Dom Pérignon commissioned the Design Laboratory at Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design to reinterpret its timeless bottle. The result is a unique collection of three bottles, each with its distinct label in red, blue or yellow, paying homage to Warhol’s iconic colour games.
These limited addition bottles will be available to the public starting October 15th at a suggested retail price of $150 and can be found at fine wine purveyors nationwide.
