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The Cristal Story: Assassination Champagne

Reims, France

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"Tsar Alexander II feared assassination, so 1867 Louis Roederer commissioned clear lead-crystal bottles (flat-bottomed, no hiding bomb beneath)—transparent Cristal saved his wine's prestige when assassins killed him by hand-thrown bomb in 1881, the ironic legacy endures."

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The Cristal Story: Assassination Champagne is a winery in Reims, France. Tsar Alexander II feared assassination, so 1867 Louis Roederer commissioned clear lead-crystal bottles (flat-bottomed, no hiding bomb beneath)—transparent Cristal saved his wine's prestige when ass...

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    The Cristal Story: Assassination Champagne

    Tsar Alexander II feared assassination so much that he demanded a flat-bottomed clear crystal bottle - no bomb hiding in the punt, no poison concealed in dark glass. Cristal was born from paranoia. The Tsar was assassinated anyway.

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