Jay-Z has 99 problems, and managing an extravagant champagne line is one.
Enter Armand de Brignac’s Blanc de Noirs Assemblage Two, marketed as A2, from the champagne house owned by hip-hop mogul Jay-Z. If you can’t pronounce any of those words, you’re probably not good enough to enjoy a glass.
Of course, buying a bottle will set you back $850, which most people would rather spend on rent, a month’s worth of food, a donation to an animal shelter, or 28 cases of Budweiser. Even wine writer Mark Oldman admits that the “finer details” of the sparking drink “are often lost on the casual drinker.” I suppose merely having lots of cash makes your tastebuds more attentive.
Back on the campaign trail, Jay-Z supported Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, saying she was the best candidate to tackle poverty.
In 2013, he also remarked on HBO’s “Real Time” with Bill Maher that wealth inequality will bring a kind of unrest that “no amount of police can solve because once you have that sort of oppression and that gap is widening, it’s inevitable that something is going to happen.”
The champagne will be available April 18. The unwashed masses can stick to Andre.