Bolney the new Pre Take-off in F?
Sep 22, 2017, 11:09 am
#32
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- Im sure you will notice the difference - they can be pretty poor to say the least 
Sep 22, 2017, 11:11 am
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This has happened to me a few times in F, be it with Champagne or wines. They often seem to finish off whatever they have open, rather than pour what has been specifically requested, presumably on the assumption you wouldn't notice. As when ordering a glass of wine in a restaurant, it should really be poured from the bottle in front of you.
Sep 22, 2017, 11:45 am
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Sep 22, 2017, 12:02 pm
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I can’t recall a time when wine was not served in front of me from the bottle, save for the first glass of champagne pre/post departure.
Sep 22, 2017, 12:04 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 12:11 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 12:16 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 1:39 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 2:28 pm
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I'm sorry, I know this might seem like a trivial, silly detail to some, but to me this is incredibly tacky. Really, to pretend you are serving a tete de Cuvée Champagne and to try to pass off an English sparkling wine on unknowing customers? I love my wines and appreciate the fine taste of LPGS; I will know the difference and it would put a damper on my flight to drink an inferior wine pre-takeoff when BA makes a selling point of its LPGS.
I'll be sure to ask if the LPGS is open on the ground when I fly JFK-LHR in a few days; I'll keep you posted on what happens.
On another note, even for a first pour, I do think a proper F service should be to show the bottle and pour at one's seat. That's simply how it's done when one orders wine at any place of repute.
I'll be sure to ask if the LPGS is open on the ground when I fly JFK-LHR in a few days; I'll keep you posted on what happens.
On another note, even for a first pour, I do think a proper F service should be to show the bottle and pour at one's seat. That's simply how it's done when one orders wine at any place of repute.
Sep 23, 2017, 2:07 pm
#42
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If in doubt, take the glass to the loo when going to change into F PJs, use it to water the F toilet flower, then get a top up on the way back to one's seat from the galley, where it should be poured from the bottle.