Alaska Airlines Wines - Drinkable or Unthinkable?
Jul 21, 2019, 7:55 am
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Jul 21, 2019, 10:12 am
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$10-15 wine is mostly perfectly drinkable these days. We know a lot more about how to make it than the days of Gallo and Ripple.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scien...ine-180962783/
In fact for most people, you could put $10-15 wine in a bottle with a $50 price tag and compare it with the SAME wine in the original bottle, and they would score the more “expensive” wine better.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0814092949.htm
Jul 21, 2019, 10:57 am
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They’ve offered stuff like Browne Vineyards on AS in F before, which I rather liked.
https://brownefamilyvineyards.com/our-wine/
https://brownefamilyvineyards.com/our-wine/
Jul 21, 2019, 11:06 am
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They’ve offered stuff like Browne Vineyards on AS in F before, which I rather liked.
https://brownefamilyvineyards.com/our-wine/
https://brownefamilyvineyards.com/our-wine/
Jul 21, 2019, 11:56 am
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I too usually opt for spirits. Last week, when in Premium , I tried the white wine because there were no spirits permitted. This week, I'll be in First on a flight longer than 2.5 hours. So, I might have a chance to positively identify the bane of the blancs. Especially, if spirits start costing $7.50
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Jul 21, 2019, 3:12 pm
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I like the cut of your winglets.
I too usually opt for spirits. Last week, when in Premium , I tried the white wine because there were no spirits permitted. This week, I'll be in First on a flight longer than 2.5 hours. So, I might have a chance to positively identify the bane of the blancs. Especially, if spirits start costing $7.50
I too usually opt for spirits. Last week, when in Premium , I tried the white wine because there were no spirits permitted. This week, I'll be in First on a flight longer than 2.5 hours. So, I might have a chance to positively identify the bane of the blancs. Especially, if spirits start costing $7.50
Jul 21, 2019, 3:32 pm
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Jul 21, 2019, 3:39 pm
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Hi Jackson,
I never have and probably never will.
This thread includes some spirited posts and whining about spirits and wine. I'll try to help and summarize here:
The posts about spirits had to do with a discovery that an Alaska Airlines webpage 1) doesn't specifically mention spirits in the examples of beverages included in First and 2) listed a price for premium spirits in First. All posting are in disbelief and hopeful that this is some error in copying and pasting webpage content (even though the copy-write on that webpage is 2019).
I never have and probably never will.
This thread includes some spirited posts and whining about spirits and wine. I'll try to help and summarize here:
The posts about spirits had to do with a discovery that an Alaska Airlines webpage 1) doesn't specifically mention spirits in the examples of beverages included in First and 2) listed a price for premium spirits in First. All posting are in disbelief and hopeful that this is some error in copying and pasting webpage content (even though the copy-write on that webpage is 2019).
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Jul 21, 2019, 3:46 pm
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I hope this isn't a trend...sounds like the FA made it up.
Jul 21, 2019, 10:08 pm
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I agree that they have slipped a bit.
Jul 21, 2019, 11:17 pm
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In the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, true Ice Wine requires that the grapes remain on the vine and be subjected to 72 continuous hours of temperatures at or below -8°C (17.6° F). Once the temperature requirement is met and certified, the grapes are harvested during darkness and crushed while still frozen.
It is always a gamble leaving grapes on the vine. If the temperatures don't cooperate for an Ice Wine production, the grapes can still be harvested and produce a much less valuable Late Harvest wine if the grapes haven't rotted from freeze and thaw cycles.
So, yes, it is much more complicated and an early frost does an Ice Wine not make!
James
It is always a gamble leaving grapes on the vine. If the temperatures don't cooperate for an Ice Wine production, the grapes can still be harvested and produce a much less valuable Late Harvest wine if the grapes haven't rotted from freeze and thaw cycles.
So, yes, it is much more complicated and an early frost does an Ice Wine not make!
James
Jul 22, 2019, 9:23 am
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On Sat. in First, my seatmate had the Sokol B. white - didn't finish it (said he'd had it before) and asked for the red. I then asked for the red (not sure if it was Sokol or not - IIRC the winery name for the red was not listed in the card). Although I usually like red blends, this one was not for me. Bland. I didn't finish it.