The EK Wine Thread
Jun 2, 2025 | 5:23 pm
#961
Join Date: Apr 2019
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: AS Titanium, BA Gold, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 470
Last time they had the Mouton in late 2024 it lasted about a month and a half. Seems like it's been around since mid-May this time around
Jun 20, 2025 | 7:03 am
#963
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold Royal Air Maroc OW Emerald Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 22,532
What a wonderful 24 hours of EK First wines yesterday on the long way home from LIS. Amazing wines were even better since I brought a couple of Zaltos on the trip.
LIS-DXB on EK194...
Thanks to disfunctional LIS, my 1h50m connection was cut to an hour. And with an A to B connection, I had only 20 minutes in the FCL. But the Mouton was under the counter and I had time for a glass.
DXB-ORD on EK235. Shockingly, I was the only one (of 4 other F pax) that was drinking either of these fabulous wines.
The perfect movie beverage as I finished the bottle.
LIS-DXB on EK194...
Thanks to disfunctional LIS, my 1h50m connection was cut to an hour. And with an A to B connection, I had only 20 minutes in the FCL. But the Mouton was under the counter and I had time for a glass.
DXB-ORD on EK235. Shockingly, I was the only one (of 4 other F pax) that was drinking either of these fabulous wines.
The perfect movie beverage as I finished the bottle.
Jun 20, 2025 | 8:31 pm
#965
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 82
Wow, you brought your own stemware? Love the commitment! So when you say "the Mouton was under the counter", does that mean you asked for it / asked what else they had? I'll be visiting the FCL for the first time later this year so any advice appreciated.
Jun 20, 2025 | 9:25 pm
#966
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold Royal Air Maroc OW Emerald Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 22,532
Jun 21, 2025 | 1:38 am
#967
Join Date: Feb 2017
Posts: 82
Jun 21, 2025 | 10:54 am
#968
Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: BAC GFL. EK Plat. IC RA
Posts: 525
A few days ago the guy at the B lounge said that they only get two bottles of Mouton a day. To be frank my glass tasted like it had been there a while and I dont finish Whilst the onboard Mouton has been spectacular.
Jun 24, 2025 | 1:55 am
#970
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: SIN
Posts: 1,097
Jun 24, 2025 | 4:29 am
#971
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: MAN DXB ✈️
Programs: Skywards Gold
Posts: 6,931
the wine in the lounge of that quality is normally done and too oxidised by the time you get to it, best onboard or to have the cheaper stuff thats more recently opened in my experience
Jun 25, 2025 | 2:15 am
#975
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London
Posts: 858
I agree. As mentioned by others, special bottles in the lounges are leftovers from wines opened on flights. That means its hit or miss, depending on how long they have been open for.
