It’s time to finish what we started - the final Netflix Christmas movie from last year. We’re popping the cork on Netflix’s Champagne Problems.
ABOUT CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS
An executive travels to France to secure the acquisition of a renowned champagne brand before Christmas, but her plans are upended when she falls into a whirlwind romance with a charming Parisian - only to discover he's the founder's son.
AIR DATE & NETWORK FOR CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS
November 19 2025 | Netflix
CAST & CREW OF CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS
- Minka Kelly as Sydney Price
- Tom Wozniczka as Henri Cassell
BRAN’S CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS SYNOPSIS
Let’s talk about champagne. It’s more than just a drink — at least, that’s what Sydney wants us to believe. She gives us a full history of champagne and pitches the idea that her company should expand into the champagne market by acquiring a French champagne house. Her boss approves the idea and sends Sydney to France to try to close the deal herself.
Before she leaves, Sydney’s sisters make her promise that while she’s in France, she’ll take at least one night off work for herself. She pinky promises. A pinky promise can’t be broken.
Once she arrives, Sydney decides to visit a nearby bookstore to find a gift for her sister. The concierge recommends a spot, and it turns out to be the most magical bookstore of all time. While looking for the self-help section, she asks a man for help. Luckily, he’s hot. Unfortunately (or fortunately), he doesn’t actually work there — he just really loves the place.
His name is Henri. He dreams of owning a bookstore like this one, except with wine. Sydney explains she’s in a rush and wants to see all the major sights. Henri tells her those sights are overrated and offers to show her something better. She reluctantly agrees.
They spend a romantic evening together, including a near-kiss on a Ferris wheel. Sydney opens up about her divorce after her husband cheated on her, and Henri shares his struggle with his father, who wants him to take over the family champagne business — while Henri wants to pursue his dream of a wine-themed bookstore. As the night winds down, they kiss. Big ones.
The next morning, Sydney wakes up alone — Henri is nowhere to be found — and she’s overslept. She rushes across town to her meeting, only to be stunned when she realizes the company’s vice president is… Henri. He’s equally shocked to see her and horrified to learn she represents a company he despises.
Henri’s father invites Sydney and the other interested companies to spend the weekend at the family vineyard. By the end of the weekend, he’ll decide who gets the business, since Henri clearly doesn’t want to take it over himself.
Sydney and Henri eventually make up, and Henri pinky promises to give her company a fair shot. Over the weekend, everyone participates in tastings, tours, and events, leading up to individual presentations where each company makes its case.
Sydney grows closer to both Henri and his father, and everything seems to be going well — until her boss sends a coworker to France to “help” ensure the deal gets done. While talking with him, Sydney discovers the company’s real plan: acquire the champagne house, flip it, and strip the family of control.
Henri overhears the conversation, assumes the worst, and leaves before Sydney can explain her anger over the plan. When Sydney tracks him down, Henri insists they can’t be together.
Sydney quits her job, warns Henri’s father about the company’s intentions, and returns to the hotel. Realizing he’s made a huge mistake, Henri finds Sydney at the bookstore where they first met. They make up — and make out.
One year later, Henri and Sydney celebrate Christmas together, surrounded by family and friends, in their newly opened wine bookstore.
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