Originally Posted by
Beecharmer
VERY tenuous link to the OP -
http://www.food24.com/Drinks/Wine/Re...overs-20150714
Of note is the idea for decanting wine in F; fantastic, but presumably would occur at the start of a flight to allow the wine to breathe and a lot of wastage on wines that otherwise wouldn't be requested? As a flyer, though, I'd be very pleased if they did this. Do any other airlines?
From the linked article... this appears inaccurate:
4. Quality control
There’s no point serving the best wines unless you ensure that they are served in perfect condition. Any open bottles at the end of a flight are thrown away (pouring 40 year old Sandemans port down the drain!) because there are too many variables involved in keeping them in good condition before the next flight.
Wines are thrown away because of customs requirements. Not because an airline wants to ensure quality control.
All airlines, not just Emirates, have procedures in place for when wines must be thrown out, and when they can be kept and reused for an onward/return flight.