Speaking of the perfect Valentine's gift

Champagne is always a good idea. On a good day. A bad day. I always have a bottle chilled, and just the sight of it when I open my fridge in the morning already adds more color to the day.

Starting tomorrow, this wonderful specimen will be standing next to it. There is a Rosé Capsule Collection that has added a very nice jacket to the whole. This bottle is an ode to Madame de Pompadour, a warm friend of King Louis XV, who you could easily call an it-girl avant la lettre. Style, taste; name it and she had it. Moreover, she was a fervent champagne drinker. The only wine that keeps a woman beautiful after drinking, were her wise words.

The bottle is a mood board for a royal masked ball. In the front row, you can't miss the ‘camera-faced’ marchioness with her inseparable modern courtesans: a woman dressed as a peacock, a girl in cabaret style, and finally, a seductive gentleman in a rock ’n roll look. The choice of the collage design reflects the mix of cultures that came together from the 18th century, when artists from different disciplines gathered at the royal court and inspired each other.

Here are some fun facts that you can smoothly sprinkle while sipping champagne. For example, there are 49 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne. There are more than 10,000 champagne brands, but in the end, there is of course only one the biggest and the most beautiful: Moët & Chandon. There are people (present!) who keep the muselets from a bottle. So suddenly you are a placomusopholist.

The Rosé Capsule Collection is a limited series, so hurry to the Bijenkorf (all branches and online) or the Harbour Club and Supperclub. And tip your loved one, because this is definitely the perfect Valentine’s gift. Any moment is a good moment for of champagne especially when there is love in the air.