Crazy ideas from the world of wine (I)

Who said that the world of wine was austere and without any innovation? Make no mistake, this universe is overflowing with creativity and many companies are proposing ideas as crazy as each other, with the aim of improving the tasting experience. 

We showed it to you in our article dedicated to gifts to give to winelovers, these wine lovers. Whether in space, in the era of artificial intelligence or even 60 meters deep under the sea, companies make bottles of wine, their source of creativity.

A round bottle for drinking wine in space!

How to drink wine in space? This is what the designer Octave De Gaulle, grandson of Charles De Gaulle, asked himself; he even made it his end-of-studies project. Weightless in space, liquids no longer flow and form spheres to minimize their contact with air. Cosmonauts therefore have to drink through straws: practical for water, but the antithesis of wine tasting criteria. 

The toric, ring-shaped bottle invented by Octave De Gaulle ensures that the wine always goes towards the cork. In addition, it is easily transportable around the arm and can be filled by placing it flat on the ground. Practical in itself, to facilitate tasting wherever you want, even light years from Earth!

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Crazy idea: from 2025, we will be able to have lunch above the Earth!

Enjoy a gourmet meal at 25,000 meters above sea level. It’s a crazy dream that the French start-up Zephalto is selling. The principle: a giant balloon capable of flying in the stratosphere will carry an ultra-design capsule from the end of 2024, with six tourists on board who will be able to enjoy a unique view of our planet for six hours. And the height of luxury, the meal served to passengers during the trip will be prepared by a starred chef.

But all this exuberance comes at a cost: 120,000 euros. It's a lot, but the world has no shortage of very rich gourmets who want to get laid: according to the company, the tickets for 2024 are all gone. It is still possible to book for 2025, by paying a deposit of 10,000 euros.

Pre-reservation ticket. This allows interested parties to reserve their place when tickets go on sale, explains CNNs are already available and are sold at around $10,900 (10,000 euros)

For the moment, we are still waiting to see if this hot air balloon of the future will keep its promises. Indeed, three test flights have been carried out, and none of them has yet reached the expected altitude, the one which will truly allow us to glimpse the magnificent curvature of the Earth. Above all, Zephalto must obtain certification from EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), one of the strictest in the world, to be able to welcome passengers. Once this sesame is won, 60 flights could be launched each year.

To succeed in this ambitious project, the start-up benefited from public aid, in addition to private funds. It has joined forces with the French space agency (CNES), which shares its expertise.

Till this opportunity will be at your fingertips, you can visit the Restaurant Espace 117 located in Guadelupa, at the Souffleur Beach in Port-Louis, non-stop open for local people as well as  available tourists.