BUSINESS CLASS Airline wine: Keep that airsickness bag handy
Angeles City Clark Wine Shop reports news about wine: BUSINESS CLASS Airline wine: Keep that airsickness bag handy
March 4, 2011
Dan Berger is a professional wine writer who flies so often that he usually drinks for free at 36,000 feet. His beverage of choice?
Heineken.
The problem with wine on most U.S. airlines, Berger said, is that it is bad, terrible, pitiful. And any frequent business traveler knows the importance of a fine beverage while passing hour after hour in the skies, especially after a few grueling days of work.”No self-respecting wine lover would drink anything on there,” said Berger, of Santa Rosa, Calif., who writes the weekly Vintage Experiences newsletter. “The airline industry for 40 or more years has been overwhelmingly cheap with wine. If it’s barely passable, they’ll take it.”
In its annual Cellars in the Sky competition — an appraisal of wines served in business- and first-classes worldwide — Business Traveller magazine recently awarded American Airlines first place in the “Business Class White” category. But every other top honor went to a non-U.S. airline. Qantas and Air New Zealand led the way, which didn’t surprise Berger.
“Those airlines consider the quality of their wine a point of pride,” he said.
Here, less so. There are two central problems, Berger said. U.S. airlines tend to serve wine from quarter-size bottles that might sit for months. Removing oxygen from those kinds of vessels is difficult, leading to quicker spoilage.
Even more essential, he said, is what’s in the bottle. Wineries tend to save their least palatable product for those little bottles. Hence, it’s cheap. Airlines commonly buy those bottles for about 50 cents each, then sell them for $6.
Wine served on U.S. airlines begins to be more palatable in business and first class on longer domestic flights, Berger said. But coach, where most business travelers fly, is a wine graveyard.
He spent two years consulting for an airline’s wine program but became frustrated.
“They were always talking price,” he said, adding that a couple of U.S. airlines are “trying to do a better job” — JetBlue among them.
JetBlue wine consultant Josh Wesson, who also is senior director of wine, beer and spirits for Best Cellars, an East Coast chain of value-oriented liquor stores, said the airline has given him the leeway and budget to think creatively.
JetBlue, which features only a coach section, serves one red and one white wine at a time, changing brands every six months. The wines have come from more countries than most airlines tend to deal with — South Africa, Chile, Argentina, California, France and Australia.
Said Wesson: “We’re always looking for wines that haven’t flown on coach before, that come from interesting places and are made from interesting grapes.”
Cheers to that.
Source: http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/sc-trav-0222-business-class-20110222,0,1118714.story
Although the Philippines is not known for being the wine capital of Asia, Clark Pampanga is the most frequently visited destination for wine lovers in Cebu, Angeles City and Manila to shop for some good vintage wine. The famous wine shop outside Manila called Clark Wine Center is the largest wine shop in Philippines which offers over 2000 selections of fine vintage wine from all wine regions, vintages spanning over 50 years covering all price ranges.
This wine shop in Clark is highly recommended as one of the best places to buy wine in Pampanga. Clark Freeport is just outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center. Visitors buy wine in Manila and Pampanga should not miss stopping at this wine shop for a few bottles of fine vintage wines to bring home.
Established in 2002, YATS WINE CELLARS is a wholly-owned business unit of Hong Kong-based Yats International which owns and operates resort, wine shops, wine bars and fine-dining restaurant properties in Clark Freeport in The Philippines. YATS WINE CELLARS caters to a clientele of discerning wine lovers from all over the world. Besides a good selection of wine for everyday enjoyment, YATS offers a unique selection of aged vintage wines made available to wine enthusiasts at remarkably affordable prices. Vintages span over a century and the selection of old- and new-world wines covers all major wine regions.
http://www.ClarkWineCenter.com
Getting to this wine shop in Pampanga Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Philippines from Manila
Getting to the Clark Wine Center wine shop from Manila is quite simple: after entering Clark Freeport from Dau and Angeles City, proceed straight along the main highway M A Roxas. Clark Wine Center is the stand-along white building on the right, at the corner A Bonifacio Ave. From the Clark International Airport DMIA, ask the taxi to drive towards the entrance of Clark going to Angeles City. From Mimosa, just proceed towards the exit of Clark and this wine shop is on the opposite side of the main road M A Roxas.
Clark Wine Center
Bldg 6460 Clark Observatory Building
Manuel A. Roxas Highway corner A Bonifacio Ave,
Angeles Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga 2023
0922-870-5173 0917-826-8790 (ask for Ana Fe)
YATS Wine Cellars
Manila Sales Office
3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 ask for Rea or Chay
Best place to buy wine in Clark Pampanga outside Manila near Subic and Angeles City Philippines is Clark Wine Center.
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While in Clark, it might be a good idea to enjoy an evening of wine-and-dine in the fine dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar that features an award winning 2700-line wine list. It is located in Mimosa Leisure Estate of Clark Freeport Zone. For more information, visit http://www.YatsRestaurant.com
YATS Leisure Philippines is a developer and operator of clubs, resorts and high-class restaurants and wine shops in Clark Angeles Philippines http://www.YatsLeisure.com
Looking for famous tourists spots, places to visit and see, relax and unwind in Clark, Pampanga, Philippines? You may want to check out these sites also:
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http://www.YatsWineCellars.com
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