Dom Pérignon Champagne Bottle (Staff Celebrations — S01E04 & S01E18)

The champagne bottle is the ceremonial prop of the attempted toast—held and distributed by Bonnie to staffers—and becomes the physical target of Toby's intervention when he forbids champagne and begins collecting glasses, transforming the bottle from relief symbol to evidence of premature celebration.

The champagne bottle is invoked when Josh, relieved or attempting levity, suggests celebration; the bottle serves as a symbolic temptation toward premature rejoicing and is verbally rejected, converting it into a prop that Toby and Ginger use to regulate tone.

The champagne bottle is invoked when Josh suggests celebration; it becomes the narrative lever that tests the team's mood discipline and draws an immediate rebuke, shifting the room from lightness to restraint.

The champagne bottle is the physical token of the Mendoza celebration; C.J. takes a gulp from a glass, signaling personal relief. It frames the scene's initial lightness, making the subsequent news sharper by contrast and underscoring how quickly celebration can be interrupted by political reality.

The champagne bottle frames the opening mood — a tangible sign of Mendoza's hard-won confirmation and the team's brief respite. It establishes contrast; the celebratory prop makes the subsequent political shock sharper.

The Dom Pérignon champagne bottle is mentioned by Leo as a celebratory option—its invocation contrasts political urgency with social ceremony and anchors the minor domestic subplot about how to mark the night's occasion.

The Dom Pérignon bottle is invoked by Leo as an option for celebratory champagne; it serves as social texture that indexes luxury and the symbolic reward the staff is rallying toward after a legislative victory.

The Dom Pérignon bottle is mentioned by Leo as an option for the anniversary celebration, operating symbolically to mark taste, ceremony, and the importance Leo places on perfection in private rituals even while public crises swirl.