Bruno Paillard's PR offensive

Even later that day: Feel free to comment below. Paillard presumably won't since, according to a standard email message, the company is closed until 26 Aug! Wish I got holidays as long as that.

Later that same day  A spokesman for Bollinger commented:

'We do not wish to comment directly on claims made last week regarding the redesigned shape of our bottle. However, as explained at the initial launch in May, we would like to underline the fact that this redesign drew inspiration from the collection of bottles in our cellars which date back to the mid-19th century.'...