Jan 2, 2014, 3:25 pm
Last edit by: KARFA
This thread is archived - there is a 2015 BA Champagne and Wine Thread here.
Some procedure as last year. This thread is dedicated to the discussion of Champagne (and Wine) served on board BA and in the lounges worldwide.
Current champagne offerings for the most frequented locations:
First cabin Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle
LHR Concorde Room Bollinger Rose and Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle
LHR Galleries First lounges / LGW First lounge Taittinger Rose and Taittinger Prelude/Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle depends on the day/Castelnau
Club World cabin Taittinger NV/Castelnau Brut Rose NV/Boizel Grand Vintage 2004
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge ??? (Likely the Taittinger or Castelnau)
Club Europe cabin Heidsieck Brut Monopole Blue Top NV
Reds:
First cabin Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 2001, Pauillac Bordeaux, France
2nd option not confirmed
3rd option not confirmed
LHR Concorde Room Chateau Grand Puy-Lacoste 2001, Cru Classe Pauillac and 3-4 more
LHR Galleries First / LGW First lounge Chateau Batailley 2006 Pauillac, Hamilton Russel Pinot Noir SA, Chateau Du Tertre 2007 Cru Classe Margaux, Merry Edwards Pinot.
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge Ch. Haut Selve 2009; Ch. Lamothe Cissac 2010; Merry Edwards Pinot Noir 2010; Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir 2012; Chono Pinot Noir 2012
Club World cabin Brio de Cantenac Brown 2005; Teusner "The Independent" Shiraz Mataro 2011, Barossa Valley, South Australia; Chateau Marzy 2008, Pomerol, Bordeaux; Château La Claymore 2009, Lussac Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux; Meiomi Pinot Noir 2012, Santa Barbara/Sonoma/Monterey, California
Club Europe cabin Undrinkable generic French red non vintage non AC (Does anybody drink anything else than the Champagne!?)
Whites:
First Cabin Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Champ Gain 2007, Vincent Girardin, Burgundy, France
Le Soula Blanc 2007, VDP Des Cotes Catalanes, France
McWilliams Lovedale Semillon 2005, Hunter Valley, Australia
Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 2009, Domaine William Fèvre, France
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC 2011, Stefano Antonucci, Italy
Ponzi Pinot Gris 2012, Willamette Valley, USA
LHR Concorde Room Brocard Chablis Premiere Cru, Viognier 2009, Sancerre??
LHR Galleries First lounges / LGW First lounge Brocard Chablis Premiere Cru, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Cortons 2011, Casa Maria Sauv Blanc 2011 Chile, Vessiguad Pouilly Fuisse 2011.
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge Elizabeth Spencer Sauv Blanc 2012; Esser Chardonnay 2011; Cycles Gladiator Pinot Grigio 2012; The Tin Mine "Zevenwacht" 2012; Kleine Zalze 2012; Mullineux 2012
Club World cabin Chateau de Chantegrive 2011, Graves, Bordeaux; Yalumba Viognier 2011, Eden Valley South Australia; Pouilly-Fumé 2012, Château Favray, Loire Valley; Cline Viognier 2012, North Coast, California
Club Europe cabin ???
Spirit selection available in LHR Galleries First lounges:
Some procedure as last year. This thread is dedicated to the discussion of Champagne (and Wine) served on board BA and in the lounges worldwide.
Current champagne offerings for the most frequented locations:
First cabin Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle
LHR Concorde Room Bollinger Rose and Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle
LHR Galleries First lounges / LGW First lounge Taittinger Rose and Taittinger Prelude/Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle depends on the day/Castelnau
Club World cabin Taittinger NV/Castelnau Brut Rose NV/Boizel Grand Vintage 2004
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge ??? (Likely the Taittinger or Castelnau)
Club Europe cabin Heidsieck Brut Monopole Blue Top NV
Reds:
First cabin Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste 2001, Pauillac Bordeaux, France
2nd option not confirmed
3rd option not confirmed
LHR Concorde Room Chateau Grand Puy-Lacoste 2001, Cru Classe Pauillac and 3-4 more
LHR Galleries First / LGW First lounge Chateau Batailley 2006 Pauillac, Hamilton Russel Pinot Noir SA, Chateau Du Tertre 2007 Cru Classe Margaux, Merry Edwards Pinot.
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge Ch. Haut Selve 2009; Ch. Lamothe Cissac 2010; Merry Edwards Pinot Noir 2010; Cycles Gladiator Pinot Noir 2012; Chono Pinot Noir 2012
Club World cabin Brio de Cantenac Brown 2005; Teusner "The Independent" Shiraz Mataro 2011, Barossa Valley, South Australia; Chateau Marzy 2008, Pomerol, Bordeaux; Château La Claymore 2009, Lussac Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux; Meiomi Pinot Noir 2012, Santa Barbara/Sonoma/Monterey, California
Club Europe cabin Undrinkable generic French red non vintage non AC (Does anybody drink anything else than the Champagne!?)
Whites:
First Cabin Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Champ Gain 2007, Vincent Girardin, Burgundy, France
Le Soula Blanc 2007, VDP Des Cotes Catalanes, France
McWilliams Lovedale Semillon 2005, Hunter Valley, Australia
Chablis Grand Cru Bougros 2009, Domaine William Fèvre, France
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC 2011, Stefano Antonucci, Italy
Ponzi Pinot Gris 2012, Willamette Valley, USA
LHR Concorde Room Brocard Chablis Premiere Cru, Viognier 2009, Sancerre??
LHR Galleries First lounges / LGW First lounge Brocard Chablis Premiere Cru, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Cortons 2011, Casa Maria Sauv Blanc 2011 Chile, Vessiguad Pouilly Fuisse 2011.
LHR Galleries Club lounges / LGW Terraces lounge Elizabeth Spencer Sauv Blanc 2012; Esser Chardonnay 2011; Cycles Gladiator Pinot Grigio 2012; The Tin Mine "Zevenwacht" 2012; Kleine Zalze 2012; Mullineux 2012
Club World cabin Chateau de Chantegrive 2011, Graves, Bordeaux; Yalumba Viognier 2011, Eden Valley South Australia; Pouilly-Fumé 2012, Château Favray, Loire Valley; Cline Viognier 2012, North Coast, California
Club Europe cabin ???
Spirit selection available in LHR Galleries First lounges:
- Bacardi 8
- Bacardi Superior
- Bailey's
- Baron Otard XO
- Bombay Sapphire
- Bushmills
- Chase Vodka
- Ciroc (vodka)
- Cointreau
- Drambuie
- Drambuie 15
- Gentleman Jack
- Glenlivet 15
- Glenlivet 18
- Gordon's
- Grey Goose
- Grey Goose Le Citron
- Imperia Vodka
- Jameson
- Johnnie Walker Blue
- Johnnie Walker Red
- José Cuervo Especial Reposado
- Kahlúa
- La Concha (sherry)
- Martini Bianco
- Martini Extra Dry
- Martini Rosso
- Olmeca Gold
- Smirnoff Red
- Southern Comfort
- Tanqueray No. Ten
- Warre's 1999 (port)
- Woodford Reserve
- Zacapa XO (only in T5)
The 2014 BA Champagne & Wine Thread
Aug 30, 2014, 4:28 pm
#196
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I was near the Champagne bar yesterday for around 30 minutes and I was surprised 9 out of 10 cats passengers preferred Castelnau.
Whereas I managed to have a bottle of Prelude all to myself with no one else touching it (the one that did choose the Prelude chose the other bottle!)
What was funny was most of these looked at every single bottle and then went back and selected Castelnau (which was in the middle), so there was something making Castelnau more attractive to people than Taittinger. Perhaps they liked the label more, or the fact Castelnau had a vintage (2004 I think it was).
So if I was in LGW and I seen a LPGS I'd try hide it behind the other options so those that don't know what it was end up picking the superb vintage Castelnau instead
Whereas I managed to have a bottle of Prelude all to myself with no one else touching it (the one that did choose the Prelude chose the other bottle!)
What was funny was most of these looked at every single bottle and then went back and selected Castelnau (which was in the middle), so there was something making Castelnau more attractive to people than Taittinger. Perhaps they liked the label more, or the fact Castelnau had a vintage (2004 I think it was).
So if I was in LGW and I seen a LPGS I'd try hide it behind the other options so those that don't know what it was end up picking the superb vintage Castelnau instead
Aug 30, 2014, 4:35 pm
#197
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Free the label from any less attractive Champagne bottle.
Paste upon bottle of your choice.
Drink favourite champagne undisturbed and almost unlimited.
Paste upon bottle of your choice.
Drink favourite champagne undisturbed and almost unlimited.
Aug 30, 2014, 4:42 pm
#198
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Only problem with that was my random sampling yesterday have shown that people will make surprising choices, so sticking a Castelnau or even a Monopole label on the bottle might make some people choose it.
Aug 30, 2014, 5:21 pm
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I was near the Champagne bar yesterday for around 30 minutes and I was surprised 9 out of 10 cats passengers preferred Castelnau.
Whereas I managed to have a bottle of Prelude all to myself with no one else touching it (the one that did choose the Prelude chose the other bottle!)
What was funny was most of these looked at every single bottle and then went back and selected Castelnau (which was in the middle), so there was something making Castelnau more attractive to people than Taittinger. Perhaps they liked the label more, or the fact Castelnau had a vintage (2004 I think it was).
So if I was in LGW and I seen a LPGS I'd try hide it behind the other options so those that don't know what it was end up picking the superb vintage Castelnau instead
Whereas I managed to have a bottle of Prelude all to myself with no one else touching it (the one that did choose the Prelude chose the other bottle!)
What was funny was most of these looked at every single bottle and then went back and selected Castelnau (which was in the middle), so there was something making Castelnau more attractive to people than Taittinger. Perhaps they liked the label more, or the fact Castelnau had a vintage (2004 I think it was).
So if I was in LGW and I seen a LPGS I'd try hide it behind the other options so those that don't know what it was end up picking the superb vintage Castelnau instead
Aug 30, 2014, 8:41 pm
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This could be an easy experiment. Quick peel n paste...
Aug 31, 2014, 2:25 am
#201
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I do not really like either champagne, but which one is the "better" of the two, in terms if quality, awards, price, reviews etc?
I remember when Prelude was served in F, although not the year. I think BA must have been quite loss making at the time as it is not really a First champagne. Luckily, things improved with the Bollinger GA and then LPGS.
I remember when Prelude was served in F, although not the year. I think BA must have been quite loss making at the time as it is not really a First champagne. Luckily, things improved with the Bollinger GA and then LPGS.
Aug 31, 2014, 2:38 am
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The Rose in the CCR is currently (30 Aug) the Taittinger.
Aug 31, 2014, 7:24 am
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My F flight next week apparently has Palmer & Co Blanc de Blancs 2007 as one of the champagne choices. The LPGS is the obvious go to but I wondered if anyone had tried the Palmer and if so what the verdict is. cellar tracker reviews are positive 'for a $37 wine'.
Aug 31, 2014, 8:24 am
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Why not give it a go? If you find you prefer the LPGS you can always swap ^
Aug 31, 2014, 11:04 am
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Aug 31, 2014, 11:30 am
#206
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Sep 3, 2014, 8:51 am
#207
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Untitled by notesfromaplane, on FlickrBut was given the Collet instead, as they had not stocked the Palmer.
Hope you get to try it!
Sep 13, 2014, 1:33 pm
#208
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Well I tried the Palmer and my conclusion is to stick with the LPGS. The Palmer tasted quite light and 'thin' in comparison with the LPGS and although might have worked well on a hot afternoon with a seafood luch didn't work for me in flight.
Sep 13, 2014, 4:24 pm
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I think that is a very fair assessment, it's not a bad wine but LPGS is my preferred option too.
Sep 13, 2014, 4:50 pm
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The LPGS isn't my favourite champagne, but particularly at altitude it stands up by itself and with food. The Palmer was not unpleasant, but having tried it after a few drinks I didn't recognise anything memorable about it.
