the conversation
Enjoying paradise, a.k.a. the Gili Islands
in Indonesia. By @pascal_clark.All smiles in Bagan, Burma.
By @emma.k.jackson.A beaming chef in Seoul.
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WE’RE SMILING JUST LOOKING AT THESE
SHOTS FROM READERS THIS MONTH.If you’re not awash in top-shelf bubbly in first class,
you’ve been flying the wrong airline. From using
pressurized tasting rooms to simulate how wines
taste at 10,000 meters (we are looking at you
Singapore Airlines) to consulting renowned chefs on
the best pairings, some carriers are prioritizing
champagne as highly as their sumptuous front-of-
the-plane meals. The results are expensively
effervescent. Here, the best bubbles in the sky:Making friends at Bali’s Sacred Monkey
Forest. By @nataliewall.Perrier-Jouët
Belle Epoque
US$Dom Pérignon
2006
US$Served on:Krug Grande
Cuvée
US$Salon
2002
US$ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHOTIKA SOPITARCHASAK*Prices based on U.S. retail and vary by country.