Who only drinks Champagne when in a BA lounge or aircraft?
Apr 7, 2019, 12:25 am
#136
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Apr 7, 2019, 5:35 am
#138
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Malta
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To answer the question rather than give a list of Champagne preferences - Me. I don't need fancy bottles and I long learned that I could drink it without any after effects.
One caveat - I like it served in a proper flute shaped glass - unlike American Airlines serving it in a tumbler. So uncouth.
One caveat - I like it served in a proper flute shaped glass - unlike American Airlines serving it in a tumbler. So uncouth.
Me too - although (very) recent wisdom from the great and good who are supposed to know more about these things is that Champagne is best served in a tulip shaped glass. It would just not be the same. (But I would drink it anyway).
Apr 7, 2019, 5:43 am
#139
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: LHR
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I must add there is actually no single right glass for all Champs. Younger, N.V. ones are perfectly fine in flutes or tulip shaped ones as this gives the opportunity to admire the bubbles while also containing the aromas as you smell it.
More structured, aged/vintage Champs would actually benefit from a larger glass, more smiliar to ones for med-bodied whites.
All this makes little sense at 35k ft, but still interesting to mention
Also agree American carriers as generally SO gross. Serving a Champagne by almost filling up an entire tumbler glass is something not to be seen. Also, very often on American carriers they offer a "welcome Champagne" that in reality is just sparkling wine...
More structured, aged/vintage Champs would actually benefit from a larger glass, more smiliar to ones for med-bodied whites.
All this makes little sense at 35k ft, but still interesting to mention
Also agree American carriers as generally SO gross. Serving a Champagne by almost filling up an entire tumbler glass is something not to be seen. Also, very often on American carriers they offer a "welcome Champagne" that in reality is just sparkling wine...
Apr 7, 2019, 6:59 am
#140
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 2
The Air France lounge in CDG on the other hand....
Apr 7, 2019, 7:02 am
#141
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Plymouth, UK
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Posts: 1,159
I bought some English sparkling wine yesterday and the shop assistant called it champagne and took the p**s out of me because I said it was not champagne. So a lot of people seem to call any fizzy white wine champagne.
