Comments on: Which Airlines Serve The Best Wine, In The Air And On The Ground? https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/ Thought Leader in Travel Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 By: N1120A https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5631152 Thu, 11 Jan 2024 03:09:43 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5631152 Wine quality =/= highest price.

]]> By: Boraxo https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5629903 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:53:31 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5629903 AF always had the best meals and wine, even in economy.

I was once served Dom on a short EK flight (I normally avoid bubbles but hey, how often do I see Dom gratis). They offered me another glass when I exited. When I inquired they said “sir you are the only one drinking” (this being 4am in the Middle East)

]]> By: John from Sydney https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5628306 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:11:50 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5628306 Emirates, in both the Business Class cabin and in their Sydney Airport lounge serve some high quality wines.
The Cloudy Bay Pinot (self-served in the Lounge) is a fine example of NZ Pinot’s whilst onboard, the Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz always pleases.
FYI – I was at a Penfolds “blind tasting” and thought that the Bin 28 tasted better than the Grange. I guess every bottle of wine has its own life….
Sometimes, in the Emirates A380 Bar, if you ask “nicely”, the hostie will grab a leftover half full bottle designated for First Class passengers.

]]> By: John https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5628281 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:27:46 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5628281 @Bill, the interior of the aircraft is pressurized to 6-8000 feet, with oxygen levels comparable to sea level, so dragging 9 bottles to 19,000+ feet would offer no value to determine how they tasted on an airplane.

]]> By: Nextdoorneighboronyournextflightlol https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5628192 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:21:17 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5628192 Chris F…you made me laugh out loud with that comment…”and we didn’t arrive at our destination in the fighting shape I’m sure our employer envisioned.” hahahahaha

]]> By: Frank https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5627945 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 14:08:38 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5627945 My BC and FC wine experiences have been with AA, HA, UA, LH, OS. Out of these, none have been in the premium category that Gary describes. OS does serve some interesting wines in their BC. Sure wish that the FAs on US Air carriers would stop referring to prosecco or any wine with bubbles as ‘Champagne’ – it’s not!

]]> By: Daniel https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5627690 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 09:19:12 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5627690 One frustrating pattern I see is for airlibes to offer a decent champagne, but then serve $10 bottles of red. It seems they really do assume passengers don’t know what they’re drinking beyond the label.

I’d much rather see a nice Cremant and a more well-rounded selection elsewhere.

]]> By: David Read https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5627487 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 04:38:59 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5627487 It’s amusing to see so many experts in wine and fine food with such high personal standards yet are the same ones shopping for the absolute cheapest business class tickets or gaming the system for free upgrades and bring your misbehaving children into the front cabin then complain about absolutely everything about flying. And not meeting your standards.

I sit next to you on flights and hear your boorish comments

]]> By: Bill https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5627440 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 03:31:05 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5627440 Reminded me of this silliness…

Adventure seeker and Napa Valley wine consultant James Cluer is a Master of Wine—an elite British certification obtained by fewer than 400 people since its 1953 inception. Last year, Cluer was tasked to help curate the in-flight wine list for Qatar Airways and decided to go the extra mile: examining how his selections tasted at the top of the world. The adventurer climbed the 19,331-foot Mount Kilimanjaro with nine bottles, including Taittinger rosé champagne and 40-year-old port, to taste them close to where a plane would fly. With the release of his short film Kilimanjaro: A Peak Tasting (see below), Cluer tells us what he’s learned.

https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2015-04-16/why-wine-tastes-different-atop-mount-kilimanjaro-james-cluer

]]> By: Chris F https://viewfromthewing.com/which-airlines-serve-the-best-wine-in-the-air-and-on-the-ground/comment-page-1/#comment-5627403 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 02:26:27 +0000 https://viewfromthewing.com/?p=197467#comment-5627403 Circa 1998, a colleague of mine and I were traveling around Asia on business. We were flying Singapore Airlines on a relatively short route (business class, probably a 737 or equivalent) and the wine being served was a Cos d’Estournel. Was fantastic…and we didn’t arrive at our destination in the fighting shape I’m sure our employer envisioned.

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