Global Traveler, the only ABC-audited magazine for business and luxury travelers, is releasing the results of its sixth annual Wines on the Wing International Business Class Airline Wine Competition.
The contest was held May 24 at Delmonicos Restaurant in New York City. Thirty expert judges participated in the blind tasting of airlines white, red and sparkling wines. The judges hailed from a wide range of specialties, including sommeliers, wine shop owners and winemakers. In total, 26 airlines participated and over 115 samples were tasted.
Airlines are required to submit five different wines two red wines, two white wines and one sparkling wine/Champagne to be eligible for the Best Overall Wines on the Wing award. This year, 49 reds, 46 whites and 23 sparkling wines were submitted and the overall winner was Austrian Airlines. This is the first time Austrian Airlines has been named a winner in our survey.
The runner-up in the overall category, Qatar Airways, took home top honors in the Best White Wine category, with their Selbach Oster Riesling Kabinett 2007. Qatar also won this award in the 2009 survey.
The best airline Champagne/sparkling wine was Jet Airways Lanson Noble Cuv
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