BP I bow to your superior knowledge! I promise these were not cold enough though, I do like 'crisper' so that may have an influence.
Interesting the red debate, it's only relatively recently that 'experts' have said it shouldn't be room temp - but thats another thread
I'm not an alchy so no-one have a pop but I love settling down on a flight and having a nice G&T. Regarding the issue of how to behave, I've always found that being polite and sober will generally get you a bonus miniature!