Latest AC Listens survey - wine
Aug 28, 2015, 6:54 am
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Aug 28, 2015, 7:02 am
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I have personally given up on the Wine. In 2 years I don't even drink or let alone ask what they have. The wine is pure garbage. Yes you heard me say that! If you understand how they buy it you would get this. It's massed produced specifically for airlines and bought at less than $10 per bottle.
Most of the AC wines can be purchased via regular retail distribution channels.
Even if the wines were specifically made for the airlines, that's not necessarily an indication of poor quality. I visited a winery near CPT a few years ago where barrels were marked with the customers' name which included CX and LH. Probably no top-of-the-shelf wines, but perfectly drinkable.
Aug 28, 2015, 10:52 am
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).Problem is I think they are tied to an exclusivity contract with Molson-Coors (who also rep the lone import brand on offer- Heineken).
Aug 28, 2015, 12:50 pm
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Ugh the beer. God.
The beer choice on AC is actually why I stared drinking wine. The wine choice on AC is why I started drinking hard liquor.
AC has driven me to alcoholism because of their crappy beer and wine
The beer choice on AC is actually why I stared drinking wine. The wine choice on AC is why I started drinking hard liquor.
AC has driven me to alcoholism because of their crappy beer and wine
Aug 28, 2015, 12:52 pm
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Aug 28, 2015, 1:17 pm
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They could serve any of a few dozen different types of Belgian beer and be better off than any of the choices they have now!
My guess is that weight (bottles vs. cans) plays a major factor in their beer choices, even aside from the contract with Molson that another poster points out.
My guess is that weight (bottles vs. cans) plays a major factor in their beer choices, even aside from the contract with Molson that another poster points out.
Aug 28, 2015, 3:26 pm
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While they're at it, put it on tap in the MLL (DL does a pretty good job with Sweetwater in the SkyClub).
Aug 28, 2015, 4:31 pm
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Get rid of the Drappier Champagne already!
Back to the wine topic... I was very pleased to see this latest Air Canada Listens survey. ^
How long has AC been serving Drappier as their only choice of Champagne? Hopefully this is an indication that AC is finally going to change it. There are plenty of other Champagnes at the same or slightly higher price point.
Since most of the other wine on board is plonk... at least it's nice to have a decent Champagne to fall back on.
How long has AC been serving Drappier as their only choice of Champagne? Hopefully this is an indication that AC is finally going to change it. There are plenty of other Champagnes at the same or slightly higher price point.
Since most of the other wine on board is plonk... at least it's nice to have a decent Champagne to fall back on.
Aug 28, 2015, 7:45 pm
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I don't know if they still do this, but in F, SQ sometimes picks certain flights (probably only A380's) to have unobtainable/crazy bottles of wine (I think they rotate 6 per year?). I got lucky once to have such a flight (LAX->SIN) and it was a Pauillac Grand Gru from 198..something. I remember looking it up and it was a 2500$ bottle.
Maybe we can have that kind of service on AC one day?
rotfl.
Maybe we can have that kind of service on AC one day?
rotfl.
Aug 28, 2015, 8:49 pm
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Aug 28, 2015, 10:16 pm
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I wonder if they got this idea from FT? But how about an open ended AC listens survey? Like Ac is actually listening...... tell us what you would like to.........
Aug 29, 2015, 1:10 pm
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