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The Reason Singapore Airlines Is Dropping Dom Perignon From First Class

by Gary Leff on October 26, 2022

Oct 26 2022

A week ago I was first to cover that Singapore Airlines would drop Dom Perignon from its first class and Suites cabin, though generally still offer two outstanding choices: Krug and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne.

It turns out that the reason for the change isn’t budgetary (they got a great deal from Taittinger) or a sourcing problem (there’s no Dom Perignon supply chain breakdown) but rather the airline, which was at one point reportedly the world’s second-largest purchaser of Dom, has been shut out from access.

Should Airlines Offer Paid Wine Choices In First Class?

by Gary Leff on October 9, 2021

Oct 09 2021

I don’t want to drink the swill that many airlines serve on board, and would love an option to pay for something nicer. I’m not sure it would work, though, as a business proposition because of the cost to source a niche product, taking up scarce galley space, when the market for this might be limited.

Airlines might also worry that a paid upcharge in a premium cabin might cheapen the experience. On the other hand they don’t seem to worry that serving cheap wines cheapens the experience! So perhaps they should give it a go as a test to improve the product while generating incremental revenue as well?

Delta Claims To Be The Premium Airline But They’re Serving 7-11 Bubbly In Airport Lounges

by Gary Leff on May 30, 2021

May 30 2021

At the Wolfe Research conference yesterday Glen Hauenstein remarked that Delta had 53 Sky Clubs open pre-pandemic and will have 53 open in June. There’s an emphasis on premium product coming out of the recent challenging period. Delta believes that by offering customers more they can get customers to spend more on premium products which are “higher margin.”

But what if they’re achieving that margin by claiming to offer a premium product, but they’re really offering something you can buy at 7-11?

Former Model Threatened To Blow Up Plane After Learning The Price Of Inflight Wine

by Gary Leff on April 8, 2021

Apr 08 2021

Former model Hannah Lee Pierson is accused of threatening to blow up her Air New Zealand flight between Melbourne and Auckland after being told by cabin crew that a glass of wine on board isn’t free, according to court documents.

She is said to have become abusive towards flight attendants, and was ultimately handcuffed and strapped to her seat to keep her out of the galley of the aircraft.

American Airlines Wine Sales Exceeded 400,000 Bottles In 3 Days Amidst Record Web Traffic

by Gary Leff on February 3, 2021

Feb 03 2021

I shared a week and a half ago that American Airlines was selling off wine that it had in storage with fewer flights and customers in premium cabins. American partnered with Vinesse, a company known for offering lots of frequent flyer miles to reward customers’ buying bad wine, to handled the sales.

At American’s “State of the Airline” event following Thursday’s earnings call, Chief Customer Officer Alison Taylor was asked about the program, and joked that there must be a correlation between her being Australian, and being asked to talk about alcohol.

$60 In Free Wine From American Express Offers, Is There Anything Worth Drinking?

by Gary Leff on January 10, 2021

Jan 10 2021

American Express has an ‘Amex Offer’ that I’ve added to my Platinum Card from American Express for (2) $30 off $30 statement credits for purchases at Wine Insiders.

13 Hot Takes on American’s Decision to Raise the Price of Inflight Beer and Wine

by Gary Leff on September 25, 2018

Sep 25 2018

American Airlines is raising the price of beer, wine, and liquor in coach by $1 effective October 1.

I think there are several ways to understand American’s latest ancillary fee increase.

How to Open Bad Wine

by Gary Leff on January 17, 2007

Jan 17 2007

I won’t actually drink Sutter Home wine, but I will take a free corkscrew…

Wine.com price error: 12-month wine club is free

by Gary Leff on December 9, 2006

Dec 09 2006

Wine.com has ,a Holiday Wine club (in 3, 6 and 12 month periods) available, but the 6 and 12 month ones are shown as $0.00 while the 3 month one is $99.99. I was able to purchase the 12-month club and have not been charged (but as this is $0 rather than an actual price being charged I’d guess it won’t get honored). Choose the 6 or 12 month club and look for the $0.00 price. (Hat tip to Flyertalk’s UnitedSkies.)