Champagne Balloon Flights - Adventure Balloons
Published by admin on February 5th, 2008 in Champagne Balloon Flights
The tradition of champagne on a balloon flight goes back a long way and can actually be traced to the 1780’s which was the staging of the first balloon flight. On that first balloon flight the pilot took along a bottle of champagne to celebrate and enjoy on the flight, instead the champagne was given to the farmers who owned the land the hot air balloon landed on.
This gift of champagne to the landowners convinced them that the hot air balloon was not infact something to be frightened of and of course acted as compensation for disturbing grazing animals in the field.
The tradition of a champagne toast after the flight still stands today where you as a passenger will celebrate with the pilot.
