Jan 2, 2014, 3:25 pm
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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
Mar 17, 2014, 3:19 pm
#91
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Hands up, does anyone ever drink:
Laurentz V. Grüner Veltliner
?
Laurentz V. Grüner Veltliner
?
Mar 19, 2014, 3:00 pm
#92
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Mar 19, 2014, 4:07 pm
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I've had this, bought it in fact and liked it, as well as many other Green Vines on most ends of the cost scale. Nice central European varietal, suits me nicely and is pretty reliable from the Dolomites to Prague.
Mar 23, 2014, 11:36 am
#94
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Same old champagne in the GF today - is must be time for a change surely!
I also just had one of those blue top monopoly things - not great to be honest!
I may need to try the whites for a change today
aks120
I also just had one of those blue top monopoly things - not great to be honest!
I may need to try the whites for a change today
aks120
Mar 26, 2014, 2:23 pm
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Ordered wiki list of spirits A->Z.
Added Glenlivet 15.
Added Glenlivet 15.
Apr 19, 2014, 12:49 am
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Added Imperia and Chase vodkas. They are present at T5 today.
Also lovely William Fevre Bougros, Chablis Grand Cru, 2009 is here
Also lovely William Fevre Bougros, Chablis Grand Cru, 2009 is here
Apr 19, 2014, 2:30 am
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No French reds at all in GF on Thursday, both at lunchtime and late afternoon. A selection of Ozzie stuff instead. Pretty pathetic for a First Class lounge not to have even a basic Bordeaux.
Apr 19, 2014, 2:33 am
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OT but having enjoyed the lovely "Old and Plus" Romate Pedro Ximenez I wouldn't mind a bottle or two in GF either!
Apr 19, 2014, 5:45 am
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Apr 19, 2014, 6:49 am
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Does anyone happen to know the current Champagne and wine on the LCY-JFK service? Is it just the normal CW offering?
Apr 19, 2014, 7:04 am
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I was lucky enough to be guested into the CCR last week and very much enjoyed the Zacapa xo and the Montrachet was not bad either. I have to say that overall I was very impressed by the selection. I should be in the gf in the next couple of weeks. Can anybody tell me whether the prelude in there is any good?
Apr 19, 2014, 8:10 am
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I am quite a fan of Prelude. I tried it at a full Taittinger tasting and it stood up well to the others (apart from CDC, of course).
Apr 19, 2014, 8:45 am
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Apr 20, 2014, 1:01 pm
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I was lucky enough to be guested into the CCR last week and very much enjoyed the Zacapa xo and the Montrachet was not bad either. I have to say that overall I was very impressed by the selection. I should be in the gf in the next couple of weeks. Can anybody tell me whether the prelude in there is any good?
Have a look on the wines too, sometimes there is a hidden gem. Staff put on display whatever they find first in the cellar... @:-)
Apr 20, 2014, 1:20 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by theflyingstudent
I was lucky enough to be guested into the CCR last week and very much enjoyed the Zacapa xo and the Montrachet was not bad either. I have to say that overall I was very impressed by the selection. I should be in the gf in the next couple of weeks. Can anybody tell me whether the prelude in there is any good?
Prelude is good, definitely the best you can get in any 'public' oneworld lounges at LHR (i.e. CCR does not count).
Have a look on the wines too, sometimes there is a hidden gem. Staff put on display whatever they find first in the cellar...
Originally Posted by theflyingstudent
I was lucky enough to be guested into the CCR last week and very much enjoyed the Zacapa xo and the Montrachet was not bad either. I have to say that overall I was very impressed by the selection. I should be in the gf in the next couple of weeks. Can anybody tell me whether the prelude in there is any good?
Prelude is good, definitely the best you can get in any 'public' oneworld lounges at LHR (i.e. CCR does not count).
Have a look on the wines too, sometimes there is a hidden gem. Staff put on display whatever they find first in the cellar...