The United Kingdom’s Royal Navy launched its newest ship late last month, with Brexit on the horizon, and opted for a made-in-Britannia sparkling wine in place of French Champagne to smash against the hull of the HMS Tamar patrol vessel. It turned out difficult to make a clean break. Also in Wine Spectator’s Unfiltered, other ships christened by Sophia Loren and a baby; the play-by-play behind a soccer Champagne shower gone wrong; and Jordan winery’s April Fool’s prank gets out of ? foot.
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