Lanson Noble Cuvée Brut Millésime 1999 – Jet Airways Lanson Brut Vintage 1998, Gold Label – Qatar Airways Bortolomiol Prosecco di Valdobbiadene NV, Italy – Alitalia Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV – British Airways Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve NV – Oman Air Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Particulière Brut NV – American Airlines Piper-Heidsieck Brut NV – Lufthansa […]
Wines on the Wing A panel of 30 judges swirl, sip, taste and ponder wines served by airlines around the world to declare the winners of Global Traveler’s annual Wines on the Wing International Business-class Airline Wine Competition. Wines on the Wing 2010 is Global Traveler’s annual international business-class airline wine competition in which professional
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AS summer heats up, this season’s movies give you a chance to escape as films like Sex and the City 2 and Pirates of the Caribbean 4 transport you to exotic destinations like Abu Dhabi and the high seas. And what better way to enjoy the journey than by sipping a fine glass of Champagne?
As a practising (and practical) Sommelier, it has long been a rule of mine to confine my examination of fine wines to dry land only, citing the importance of dexterity and balance; in other words avoiding, for instance, tasting delicate, delicious Champagnes on a 38-foot sailboat stationed several hundred metres off the coast of Lake
With gorgeous hard woods, caramel marble paneling and flaxen blown-glass ceiling sculptures, Champagne Bar evokes its bubbly namesake at every turn. The Champagne list is impressive from Moët & Chandon (¥988—prices exclude service charge) to Dom Pérignon Oenotheque 1975 (¥18,958). The Champagne cocktails are the real stars. The “Chinese five-spice fizz” (¥68) is a sparkling
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Ruinart has launched “Collection Prestige” and made their Blanc de Blanc champagne a collectors item by having Milan-based artist Patricia Urquiola create a Fil d’Or or Golden Thread bottle stopper. Urquiola was inspired by the twisting motion used to manufacture cork cages. The bottle and champagne stopper costs $69.95. PaperMag
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This Bastille Day, toast a different sort of French revolution: “Grower Champagne,” the underdog out to mount a coup d’état against the monarchy of big champagne houses. Of the 15,000 grape growers in the region, historically few have bottled their own elixirs — the majority sell grapes to négoçiants, such as Moët & Chandon and
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Philippe COURT, Président, Yacht Club de France The Grande foyer of this highly prestigious club is adorned with trophies, cups, sculptures, paintings and half-hull models (of its members). HISTORY Yacht Club De France (YCF) was founded in 1867 during the Second French Empire, and according to Maritime Literature is one of the oldest yacht clubs
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Once summer starts, our desire to find crisp and refreshing quaff for entertaining has us scrambling to the local liquor store. The thought of drinking a glass of heavy red now feels just that – heavy! Syrah? Super Tuscan?. Cabernet Sauvignon? Too heavy – plodding along like a palate attached to an anchor! So, what
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This article came about by trial and error, research, and the experiences of local and international sailors who enjoy a glass or two of wine after a day at sea. . Firstly, it is important to note that wine is very much an organic product which may change with time, temperature, light and movement. Finding
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