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Old Apr 30, 2019, 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by globetraveler
Piper Heidsieck 2008 Vintage on LHR-SFO this week.... def my favorite selection so far on a recent Polaris flight. At ~$80/bottle- not bad.
Vintage Champagne in J? That’s a definite enhancement. I wonder if they’re just trying to deplete the remaining Global First / Polaris First wine stocks?

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Old Apr 30, 2019, 11:13 am
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Originally Posted by fumje
Yes, and at this point, the "Sommelier's Choice" is often every wine on board. The exception being the Colby Red, which never seems to go away.
I was surprised to see Ken Wright as a featured wine - guess its featured but not served!
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Old Apr 30, 2019, 12:32 pm
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Re: Piper Heidsieck 2008

Originally Posted by FlyerBeek
Vintage Champagne in J? That’s a definite enhancement. I wonder if they’re just trying to deplete the remaining Global First / Polaris First wine stocks?
Could be.
What was interesting is that the FA showed me the bottle without me even asking when they served it last week EWR-PEK. He must have proudly thought: "Look what you're getting here!"
Also good was that it was served on a route that isn't heavy on its consumption overall = more for me!

And yes, it was rather good!
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Old Apr 30, 2019, 11:03 pm
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There have been several reports recently of vintage champagne being served, generally either Laurent Perrier or Piper. ^
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Old May 1, 2019, 12:34 am
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Originally Posted by hirohito888
Dinner felt excruciatingly long, though it finished in just a bit over 2h. But FA served drinks and meal from row 1 down through to row 8. I used to recall they split the cabin into rows 1-4 and 5-8 previously with extra crew.
So does this mean the “where to sit on a <plane> in J needs to be updated for (pre-plated) meal service? My favorite seats on real Polaris (so far) have been in the rear section. My upcoming flights are 772 (11A (guaranteed Polaris as it’s a P+ route) and 15A on the 77W.

I’m going to ask for the “exec” dining on the 772 (IAD-BRU) but even on the 77W (LHR-SFO) I’d like to get some rest. Exec service again I guess.
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Old May 1, 2019, 12:39 am
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Originally Posted by 1kBill
There have been several reports recently of vintage champagne being served, generally either Laurent Perrier or Piper. ^
I recently flew TPE-SFO in J. Champagne was Laurent-Perrier, I think it was NV. UA did nor run out, because I was the only person drinking it in the front cabin!
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Old May 1, 2019, 1:47 am
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6 TPAC segments in the past 2 months. Laurent-Perrier Millesime 2007 on all flights.
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Old May 1, 2019, 7:49 pm
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Old May 1, 2019, 10:23 pm
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Interesting how the menu on the LAX-SYD flight spelled out the cheese selection and port offered. A new commitment to this part of the service?

However, the menu on the HND-SFO did revert to/ stay with generic cheese line.
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Old May 1, 2019, 10:45 pm
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I am assuming that with "International cheese assortment" they mean Wisconsin AND California?

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Old May 1, 2019, 11:27 pm
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Originally Posted by narvik
I am assuming that with "International cheese assortment" they mean Wisconsin AND California?

Actually hard to tell if any of the cheeses are of foreign origin,
I also noticed the non-ice cream dessert items described as well.
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Old May 1, 2019, 11:39 pm
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Originally Posted by cesco.g
Interesting how the menu on the LAX-SYD flight spelled out the cheese selection and port offered. A new commitment to this part of the service?

However, the menu on the HND-SFO did revert to/ stay with generic cheese line.
I noted it in an another post that the US-Australia/UK menus have more description is likely because it's used as space-filler. All other menus are bilingual so it fills up pretty much the entire menu. Otherwise, without the description, the menu is full of white space. I think I posted a MEL-LAX menu earlier in the year with less description.
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Old May 1, 2019, 11:48 pm
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Originally Posted by hirohito888
I noted it in an another post that the US-Australia/UK menus have more description is likely because it's used as space-filler. All other menus are bilingual so it fills up pretty much the entire menu. Otherwise, without the description, the menu is full of white space. I think I posted a MEL-LAX menu earlier in the year with less description.
Inteesting observation. @:-)
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Old May 2, 2019, 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by onthesam
Caprese salad looks fresh and tasty. Beef looks kinda hurting.
I had the same flight/beef recently. Mine was very good, actually had a bit of a kick to it which was nice. Unfortunately, there were less FAs because one of them got sick in BRU, so service was bad/slow.
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Old May 2, 2019, 5:12 am
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Originally Posted by FlyerBeek


Vintage Champagne in J? That’s a definite enhancement. I wonder if they’re just trying to deplete the remaining Global First / Polaris First wine stocks?

-FlyerBeek
Originally Posted by SFOdelayed
6 TPAC segments in the past 2 months. Laurent-Perrier Millesime 2007 on all flights.
Well then, count your blessings. I have yet to see those vintages make an appearance on my EWR-HKG-EWR flights, let alone on my TATL flights.
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