In the Photo: Vino Volo at SeaTac airport in Seattle

A CIVILIZED FLIGHT OF WINES

Yes, In British Columbia we can buy a bottle of wine at an airport. But being able to relax in a leather armchair or pull a stool up to a wine bar for a mini pre-flight sampling and tasting – Egads, what an unheard of concept!

People flying in and out of other North American regions are luckier. Take for example the bright and stylish Vino Volo wine bars that are now installed at three airports in the US: Dulles, Sacramento and Seattle Tacoma, with Baltimore/Washington and JFK New York, the next stops on a list of 50 new additions in development.

The clever name means "wine flight