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“Does Wine Taste Different At 30,000 Feet?” The Truth About (Fine) Dining On Airplanes

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Post date August 18, 2023

A man drinking a glass of sparkling wine in an airplane. Cottonbro Studio/Pexels

On board its Paris-New York flights, France’s La Compagnie is proud to offer its passengers a truly upscale gastronomic experience, with a selection of top wines. But does wine taste just as good at in the sky as it does on the ground? French daily Les Echos investigates.

Tags air travel, Boeing, buisness class, champagne, chardonnay, concorde, french wine, red wine, sauvignon, sparkling wine, white wine, wine, wine cellar

In The News

Forty Years Later, 2022 Is Set To Be Another Bordeaux Vintage For The Ages

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Post date June 2, 2023

Men harvesting grapes in a vineyard. Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

Forty years since 1982, a mythical vintage of outstanding quality, the 2022 vintage, promises to be the new model for Bordeaux wine-growers after its first taste test, says French daily Les Echos.

Tags agriculture, bordeaux, france, french wine, red wine, vineyards, vintage, white wine, wine, wine climate change, wine growing, winery

Geopolitics

The World’s A Mash – Presenting: Bo Xilai Nouveau

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Post date November 17, 2012

Worldcrunch PARIS – Get it!? Ok, we know our pronunciation of both French and Mandarin is less than perfect…But this is the sort of stuff that gets mashed together at Worldcrunch HQ, where the continents converge, cultures cross and alcohol is not forbidden. So we hope you like our super-fresh bottle of Bo Xilai Nouveau […]

Tags beaujolais nouveau, bo xilai, bo xilai beaujolais nouveau france, china, comedy, france, red wine, vineyard, weird, wine

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