A Funny Thing Happened on the way to Buffalo

Last week on the way to Buffalo I had a connection at BWI (Baltimore Washington International) and there was a delay on my outbound flight. I got a glass of green tea and went walking around and discovered Vino Volo over in concourse A. I had forgotten about this location's opening but was glad to see them. As anyone who travels through BWI knows, delays are common.

Twice before I've stopped at the Vino Volo in the Sea-Tac airport and written about them for Winewaves.

Before I settled into this Vino Volo for a flight of wine I figured I should go back to B concourse and check with the Southwest Airlines gate person to make sure I would have time. The delay was now showing longer than before and it seems we were going to be put on another jet that wouldn't arrive until at least 8:00 PM. It was a quarter till 7 so I figured there was time. "Is there any chance the flight will go any earlier?" I asked, "Because I'd like to get a glass of wine over in A concourse". "Just be back here by a quarter till 8", I was advised.

When I got back over to Vino Volo, I ordered the California Kings flight for $10. The three wines included: Teatown Cellars Napa Merlot 2004, Vinum Cellars Slow Lane Cabernet 2004 and Melville Estate Verna's Syrah 2005. I took my time smelling all three as per usual and finally took a slow sip of the Merlot. How civilized! I thought and then the loudspeaker said, "This is a gate change announcement for Southwest flight 2651 to Buffalo. You are now leaving out of gate B7. Please report immediately to gate B7 for boarding now." It turns out several of the people at the wine bar were on the same flight. We paid up. Determined to finish my wine flight, I downed the wines like doing shots. We all hurried back over to concourse B just in time.

As for the wines, they were all good. And I guess I can't complain that our flight left much earlier than expected. However, I look forward to my next delay at BWI so I can spend more than a minute on a wine flight.

Comments

[Dr. Debs]

Please let them put one of these at LAX!!!

[tborst]

How about Sky Harbor, McCarron and the Sunport, while we're at it? Anyway, let's hear it for road warriors and wine aficionados...