Originally Posted by
brunos
Hi Orbitmic, if you praise KE you will double praise Asiana. They only serve Charles Heidsick in Biz, but their food/wine/service offering is admirable. And in F it is magnificent. I have taken them several times at meal time between HKG, ICN and PEK and their "shorthaul" offering in F or C is spectacular with Grand Cru burgundies and bordeaux.
I am not such a fan of Champagne, and hence not a great expert. But I hate low-quality champagne. Sad that AF, the French flag carrier, does not make a point of serving better quality wines.
Exactly. I agree with you. I think that AF wine choices in J, while 'occasionally' good, are often 'unsafe'. It is simply inexcusable in my mind for a French carrier to not serve excellent wine particularly in all of its premium classes (exactly as it is inexcusable for AZ to offer some of the worst coffee in the sky except in B777 in J). Indeed, I have heard great stuff about Asiana food!!! And very good about ANA too. As for wines, I agree that in a way Asian airlines offer an even bigger contrast with AF in first class. Virtually all Asian or Middle Eastern carriers offer Krug Grande Cuvee, Dom Perignon, or even Crystal in F and AF is nowhere near that. As for wines, indeed, my last KE upgrade (I promise I will try Asiana to compare!
) included a Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru and a Chateau Cheval Blanc. A quick look at AF's F wine list tells you very quickly that our beloved airline simply does not play in the same category, despite consistently asking for vastly more expensive fares. Anyway, I know we already had that discussion before and agreed on how hard it is to even 'want' to buy AF P class in this context despite the fabulous lounge.