Comments on: Why Don’t Airlines Have Better Wine?

By: Larry

Larry — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 22:21:56 +0000

Virgin vines has a 2005 Shiraz bottled in single serving that I suspect would be served on Virgin airline flights. I love the wine but have never flown Virgin yet.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:54:43 +0000

I was slightly disappointed on my Air France flights this summer where I had a serviceable white Bordeaux on one flight but they didn’t have any wine on my second flight. Maybe I was just on commuter flights where they have minimal wine service.

Generally speaking, International carriers tend to be better than U.S. carriers where wine is concerned. I was pleased with the service on Iberian while I was in Spain this June, for example.

One can only hope that someone who views airline wine as a marketing opportunity to make friends and build their brand will provide some alternatives to the plonk on most domestic flights now.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:13:42 +0000

Ryan brought up the point I was going to ask about. Do foreign carriers provide a better wine selection? Is the US the only one that provides such poor wines?

It is why I usually only drink vodka on US flights.

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Winecast.com’s Wine-Colored Glasses » The Deets - Ed Kohler's Blog — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:01:02 +0000

[...] Why Don’t Airlines Have Better Wine? Iâ€™ve been on more than my share of flights this summer, both domestic and international, and one thing that bugs me is how poor wine service has become on airlines. [...]

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:26:49 +0000

I flew air france a number of years ago to Portugal. Talk about great coach wine. I had the choice of Rhone, Loire, and champange, not to mention cognac for dessert!

By: Dr. Debs

Dr. Debs — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:44:30 +0000

My God! You’re a genius. Cameron Hughes in coach on United Airlines! Cameron, if you are reading this–PLEASE sell your rose to United and other airlines.

Seriously, what a good idea. You are right and it is utter crap in most coach service. To be honest, it’s not all that great in business, either. At least not on trans-Atlantics. (PS. I only know because of upgrades…I don’t pay for those seats!)