Just today paid AED ( UAE Dirhams) 55.00 
for a glass ( 185 cl) of white wine at Dubai airport.
Set me thinking who has the most expensive wine - at an airport?
AED 55.00 is about USD 15.00 and seemed a lot for a glass of wine.
A bottle in the shop costs about USD 10.35, so 4 x 15.00 = USD 60.00
Nice profit!
Can anyone beat that?
It was "SUNRISE" Concha y Tora Sauvignon blanc sold in THE HUB at the Emirates terminal
for a glass ( 185 cl) of white wine at Dubai airport.Set me thinking who has the most expensive wine - at an airport?
AED 55.00 is about USD 15.00 and seemed a lot for a glass of wine.
A bottle in the shop costs about USD 10.35, so 4 x 15.00 = USD 60.00
Nice profit!
Can anyone beat that?
It was "SUNRISE" Concha y Tora Sauvignon blanc sold in THE HUB at the Emirates terminal
I'm confident you could top that at Gallaghers in EWR. Most ridiculously overpriced airport restaurant in any airport that I've come across.
I paid a ridiculous 12 euros for a glass of Chablis in Charles De Gaule, you should have seen my face!
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Paul, Originally Posted by Paul79UF
I guess you guys aren't budget travelers. .
Transiting Dubai - 2 hours to fill - a glass of wine, drunk very slowly, seemed like a good idea. But at USD 15.00 it left a bad taste !
And just set me thinking - that glass cost twice my first weeks wages in 1960!!!
Its called INFLATION
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The only wines at airports I would bother with are those I can get complimentary from a lounge access. Very seldomly would I even bother paying for one at an airport restaurant or bar.
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Wow, I guess I have expensive taste, as I normally pay upwards of $20 a glass at Vino Volo in IAD (and have been known to go for the $35 glass from time to time of the really good stuff). But when you compare that to buying a bottle for over $100, the glass is a great deal.
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Agreed; I thought of Vino Volo when I saw this thread. I am glad to pay a reasonable price for a good glass of wine there, and wish that more airports would have upscale places like this. But $10-$20 for the undrinkable swill that most airport venues serve, like the one cited by the OP, is unfortunate.Originally Posted by oenophilist
Wow, I guess I have expensive taste, as I normally pay upwards of $20 a glass at Vino Volo in IAD (and have been known to go for the $35 glass from time to time of the really good stuff). But when you compare that to buying a bottle for over $100, the glass is a great deal.
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Don't airport shops charge the cover price -- i.e., the same price that everyone else charges -- for magazines??Originally Posted by Paul79UF
I try to avoid even buying the overpriced bottled water and magazines at airports.
Not wine, but I remember traveling as a kid with my Dad and and brother in the early 80's late 70's and stopping in an airport restaurant in the morning.
We had bacon and eggs with toast and juice, and the bill was almost US$50.00
I can still see my Dad's face after he was told that each of the small plates of eggs, 2 strips of bacon and a toast was $12 {remember this was 30 years ago}
We had bacon and eggs with toast and juice, and the bill was almost US$50.00
I can still see my Dad's face after he was told that each of the small plates of eggs, 2 strips of bacon and a toast was $12 {remember this was 30 years ago}
I have to say I have never found a glass of wine I would want at a airport yet ??
Apologies that it isn't wine, but felt that I'd like to share with you being charged 5.70 for a bottle of Magners cider airside at London City. You could buy a couple of bottles for that even when duty paid!! Needless to say I feel somewhat bruised by my lack of care in examining the price list ... and won't be making that mistake again.
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But Magners is sooo good.Originally Posted by Alsacienne
Apologies that it isn't wine, but felt that I'd like to share with you being charged 5.70 for a bottle of Magners cider airside at London City. You could buy a couple of bottles for that even when duty paid!! Needless to say I feel somewhat bruised by my lack of care in examining the price list ... and won't be making that mistake again.