Yes, this Sunday night belongs to Tinseltown and the 89th annual Academy Awards, when members of the film industry gather to honor their own on an evening filled with glamour, excitement and surprises.

And while you may not have a front-row seat in the famed Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a seat on your couch with a glass (or two) of wine in your hand while watching all of the festivities in style.

For the third year in a row, winners on Oscar night will toast their success (and runners-up will drown their sorrows) with Non-Vintage Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut Champagne. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is partnering with the famous French Champagne house for the next three years to celebrate in style — even the bottle is all dressed up for the red carpet, resplendent in a bright red robe encircled by a ribbon of gold film. This lovely Cuvée features fragrant scents of green apple and buttered toast on the nose and flavors of baked apple, ripe pear, roasted hazelnuts and candied ginger in the mouth. The structure is full-bodied and the finish, featuring notes of toasted almonds, is round and full. $50 for a traditional bottle and $110 for the glamour-themed magnum. 

Seven-time Oscar nominee and two-time Oscar winner John Lasetter knows a thing or two about hoisting the golden statue, and evidently also a thing or two about wine. He and his wife own Lasseter Family Winery in Glen Ellen, California, where he produces the 2014 Lassetter Family Vineyards Voilà, a lovely white wine blend of Semillon and sauvignon blanc. Century-old Semillon vines from the fabled Monte Rosso Vineyard are blended with Sauvignon fruit from the Leveroni Vineyard. The resulting wine displays aromas of citrus blossom, lime, honeydew melon, blackcurrant and a hint of chalk dust. Juicy clean and fresh with pithy acidity and mineral character balanced by rich fruit flavors of figs, passion fruit and green melon. The palate is bright, elegant and well balanced with a creamy texture and a long finish with hints of vanilla and spice.

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