FODORS: The Long, Incredible History of the Chapagne Sabering Ritual
“Champagne! In victory, one deserves it. In defeat, one needs it,” reads signage at The St. Regis Deer Valley, one of Park City, Utah’s most coveted ski-in, ski-out hotels. While there’s no historical documentation that proves Napoleon was the original speaker of the phrase—some believe it was actually spoken by Winston Churchill— it’s a line that history has repeatedly associated with the military figure and his role in the French Revolution. For that, we can, at least partially, credit the St. Regis brand, which has leaned into Le Petit Caporal’s larger-than-life persona and supposed affinity for champagne for more than 100 years.
