Since when did CA chardonnay reach 18.5 abv?

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A small bottle handed out by flight attendant in a recent local flight.

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Looks like 13.5 to me - not 18.5

Cheers

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Someone drank too much chard on the plane.

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How many did you drink?

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Probably helped, airplane wine

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Someone needs new glasses.

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or clean glasses.

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Maybe it’s a sign you shouldn’t have been flying

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Hopefully you don’t drive…much [wink.gif]

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Mile High Club took on a new meaning.

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probably about the same time a certain someone hit 40 and didnt bring reading glasses on their flight.

or possibly after about bottle 5 of the 13.5% wine in the picture.

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Even without glasses/vision issues, wouldn’t 18.5% alcohol be very noticeable?

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So, the answer is “never”?

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As an aside, pretty sure 18.5 isn’t really possible without adding spirits to it. Even Amarone doesn’t get that high, right?

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Maybe he poured vodka into it?

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Brian Loring had a 17.5% Chardonnay in his early years IIRC

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For font’s sake Ramon!

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Unless you’re picking at 35* brix and not adding Jesus Units.

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This is why you drink spirits or beer on a plane.

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Wait, l looked again: it’s 73.5%!

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