Tasman wine choices in business premier
Jun 20, 2017, 1:58 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: NZ EP
Posts: 183
Can anybody confirm what champagne Air NZ are serving in BP now?
It seems over the last few months they've been offering both Charles Heidseck (which has been their primary champagne for the last 2 years or so since they moved from Mumm NV) and Billecart Salmon on some routes.
It seems over the last few months they've been offering both Charles Heidseck (which has been their primary champagne for the last 2 years or so since they moved from Mumm NV) and Billecart Salmon on some routes.
Agree also with other comment re. Varietals. Riesling choice should be a no brainer, Gewurtztraminer a nice to have. Kumeu River PG on offer was luscious though. If only I wasn't driving at the other end I would have had a few more glasses!
Btw, possibly had the worst beef dish ever in BP, let alone Y. So tough, very hard to cut...well past medium. First world problems, but jeez...no love from the RAR caterer at all.
Jun 20, 2017, 4:01 am
#17
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NZ
Programs: NZ Gold, BA Gold, QF Silver, IHG Platinum Elite Ambassador, Accor Diamond
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Can anybody confirm what champagne Air NZ are serving in BP now?
It seems over the last few months they've been offering both Charles Heidseck (which has been their primary champagne for the last 2 years or so since they moved from Mumm NV) and Billecart Salmon on some routes.
It seems over the last few months they've been offering both Charles Heidseck (which has been their primary champagne for the last 2 years or so since they moved from Mumm NV) and Billecart Salmon on some routes.
Jun 20, 2017, 6:53 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 644
The standard for beef or any meat in Business Class should be in the form of fillet.
Anything less (ie, cut up little pieces, mince inc. burgers) = meat for masses or Y food
Aug 9, 2017, 8:32 am
#20
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: SYD
Programs: OZ*G, VA Plat, NZ*G (Elite), QF Gold and PC+, Hyatt Explorist, HH Gold, Bonvoyed ("Gold")
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Taking this thread slightly downmarket / off-topic, how about the Tasman wine choices in Y? I was back onboard this week after a long-ish break, and was thoroughly underwhelmed by both food and wine on my dinner-time SYD-WLG works flight. I thought that the whole point of paying extra for catering was that it would actually be worth paying for?
Dinner was the smallest I've seen since S2S was introduced: some kind of beef dish (the lardy consistency of which almost made me grateful for the incredibly mean serving size), one bread roll (thankfully still warmed), and a modest pre-packaged chocolate brownie.
To drink, there were two red wines: a syrah (I think) that was passable, and a pinot noir that was hands down the most disgusting wine I've ever had on NZ. I think it was a Thornbury, though I may have that wrong. What are others' thoughts on this? Did I just strike a bad bottle?
On my last trans-Tasman flight in VA Y the wine and food was pretty dire, and I remember thinking that it would have been better on NZ. Sadly it seems that NZ has now dropped to VA's level - or even below.
Dinner was the smallest I've seen since S2S was introduced: some kind of beef dish (the lardy consistency of which almost made me grateful for the incredibly mean serving size), one bread roll (thankfully still warmed), and a modest pre-packaged chocolate brownie.
To drink, there were two red wines: a syrah (I think) that was passable, and a pinot noir that was hands down the most disgusting wine I've ever had on NZ. I think it was a Thornbury, though I may have that wrong. What are others' thoughts on this? Did I just strike a bad bottle?
On my last trans-Tasman flight in VA Y the wine and food was pretty dire, and I remember thinking that it would have been better on NZ. Sadly it seems that NZ has now dropped to VA's level - or even below.
Aug 9, 2017, 2:09 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2014
Programs: NZ*Elite *G, QF*G, SPG*Platinum, Accor*Platinum, Hilton*Gold
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QF is still leading TT in my view - 3 options with the.thrid being non mean option, ice cream block or ironically Kapiti ice cream at times
I almost never bother with NZ TT dinner - there is just so much mango chicken curry/some regurgitated beef/ one can handle.
I almost never bother with NZ TT dinner - there is just so much mango chicken curry/some regurgitated beef/ one can handle.
Aug 11, 2017, 7:23 pm
#23
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: SYD
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As far as comparisons to QF are concerned, although it's been a while since I've flown them TT I do really appreciate Space+ and the slightly wider and more comfortably designed seats on NZ's A320s vs QF's 738s. I do also like the fact that NZ's usually a fair bit cheaper, and I can choose seat only when that works for me.
Aug 13, 2017, 6:16 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 644
QF TT J - Cold chicken salad on slaw = bad
NZ TT J - Asian lemongrass chicken noodle cold - sounded good on paper = bad
NZ TT J - Slow cooked lamb = average
NZ TT J - Eye fillet - potentially could have been good but overcooked = average
NZ TT J -Michael Meredith Paprika chicken breast - above average given the recent J meals I have eaten.
Sep 23, 2019, 2:42 am
#26
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Location: SYD
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They have, but that's the "Fine Wines" program, and it's a bit hit or miss. Perhaps the worst instance of the hit or miss was when they mistakenly put the placards out at each seat but didn't actually have the wines onboard #firstworldproblems .
The rest of the wine list is pretty indifferent (eg the genuinely poor Brennan B6 Pinot Noir), as it was on NZ102 from SYD. Makes me wonder whether their strategy is to spend up on a few high priced big name bottles while covertly spending less/dropping standards on the rest of the list.
I’m fairly sure the same bait-and-switch happened on my last long haul NZ flight, where the only evidence of their Fine Wines program was the promotional card, taunting me. Was I just unlucky or does this happen frequently?
It would have been nice to have something fabulous to drink to my unexpectedly hitting the lofty heights of Elite on this flight!
Sep 23, 2019, 2:58 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: NZ GE, QF
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Sep 23, 2019, 3:02 am
#29
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 2,633
If they forget to load it, won't the weights and balances be off?
Last edited by nzkarit; Sep 23, 2019 at 3:15 am
