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Old Feb 22, 2019, 3:27 pm
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peter h
 
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Originally Posted by Globaliser
We know from last year's Conviviality-linked problems that Bibendum is a supplier to BA, so that surely comes as no surprise?
The connection obviously isn't a surprise. But where does Bibendums influence start and finish? The Decanter article says that Sparrow 'is the man behind British Airways’ first class wine lists', but he is a 'wine advisor' according to BA:

It's fine if BA (and IAG?) have outsourced their wine pre-selection to Bibendum - subject to later tastings/selections but, in the things I've found today, it's not clear how the process works
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