VIDEO: The Business of Bubbly

Bloomberg talks with Thomas Bouleuc of Moet & Chandon about the booming business of champagne around the holidays. Nothing says New Years Eve like a big bottle of bubbly.

Jan 2, 2015

Moët & Chandon’s Thomas Bouleuc discusses the business of champagne.

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