The few times in my life that I have flown first class, I have been delighted by the selection of wines available to the traveller, me, and the fact that the cabin crew will open a full 750 ml bottle of anything one desires. So civilised. Usually airplane wine is substandard and uninspiring. I generally only bother drinking on a plane if I think it will make me fall asleep. It never does.
I was so impressed by this Swiss wine that I was offered, to and from Zurich, on my recent trip home to Blighty, that I took an empty bottle off the plane with me because I didn't want to forget it. (I suppose a photograph would have sufficed.)
I don't know, and can't find, too much information about the producer of this wine except for the obvious on the label; the producer seems to be Merveilles, a co-operative out of Basel. Made from the Chasselas grape, this medium bodied, lower acid, yet refreshing wine was a very pleasant surprise. Chasselas, the most common white grape variety grown in Switzerland, is thought to have originated in Egypt (what a waste!) I'm just glad it made it onto my Swissair flight.
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Showing posts with label Merveilles. Show all posts
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Swiss swill.
Labels:
Airplane wine,
Bâle,
Basel,
Chasselas,
Merveilles,
Switzerland,
Vin de Pays Suisse
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