The Skies May Be Wine-Friendly, But the Airlines Are Not

e-mail

View the entire table of contents
for the Nov. 30, 2004 issue

See Also
A Crushpad of One's Own
Grapevine
Online Wine Dealer Charged With Bilking Customers Out of Millions
Thinking About a Glass of Wine? Drinkers May Have Superior Cognitive Skills

Nick Fauchald
Issue: November 30, 2004

Wouldn't that cross-country red-eye next to a colicky baby be more bearable if you could split a bottle of Montrachet with your new friend in 5D? On the right airline, you could. A little-publicized gap in Federal Aviation Administration regulations allows passengers to carry on up to 1 liter of unopened alcoholic beverages and consume them if they are served and controlled by a flight attendant.

For the full article, check out the new issue of Wine Spectator, on newsstands November 30, 2004.

To continue reading this page, become a WineSpectator.com member today!

Do you have a Wine Spectator magazine subscription? Save 50% on your Online Membership right now!