Virgin Drinks
Wine, beer and spirits are technically free, but you only get one serving, and on a 12 hour flight that can hurt. All wine in economy is served to you in a tiny 60ml glass, which is on your food tray - however its a proper glass one, with an etched logo - a nice touch, and a good souvenir.
White Wine
White wine on virgin is served out of a normal full sized bottle infront of you - and you only get one serving, so you've got to get the right choice first time. The white is a fairly normal Australian Nottage Hill Chardonnay. A blended wine, at least its consistent and not true Oz winelake. It has a complex fruity character, full bodied, with a pleasant but long lasting aftertaste. 13%.
Red Wine
Goodness knows what this stuff is. A curious mixture of the bottom of the barrel it'll leave your stomach in knots and your head thumping. Foul, and to avoided at all costs, the only benefit to Virgin carrying this noxious concotion seems to be so the adverts can say Virgin offer a choice of wines. White and Red. But this red is so bad, it can only be used for flavouring food... and that if you're unlucky. 10.5%.
Beer
Beer comes in just one variety too - Stella Artois, in a 275ml tin. 8%.