The Business Traveller Cellars in the Sky Awards 2009
BUSINESS CLASS
BUSINESS CLASS SPARKLING
1. Delta
Piper-Heidsieck Brut, Champagne, France
Score: 18.25 out of 20
2. JOINT: Qantas, Singapore Airlines
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve, Champagne, France
Score: 18
3. Mexicana
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Brut, Champagne, France
Score: 17.75
4. JOINT: Jet, LAN
Louis Roederer Brut Premier, Champagne, France
Score: 17.5
5. JOINT: Cathay, KLM
Billecart-Salmon Brut, Champagne, France
Score: 17
BUSINESS CLASS RED
1. Cathay Pacific
Spy Valley Pinot Noir Marlborough 2007, Marlborough, New Zealand
Score: 18.75
2. Korean Air
Tyrrell’s Rufus Stone Heathcote Shiraz 2005, Hunter Valley, Australia
Score: 18.5
3. KLM
Tempus Two Barossa Shiraz 2005, Barossa, Australia
Score: 18.25
4. LAN
Altair 2004, Alto Cachapoal Valley, Chile
Score: 18
5. Alitalia
Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio, Casalferro, 2005, Gaiole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy
Score: 17.75
BUSINESS CLASS WHITE
1. SAS
Tim Adams Semillon 2007, Clare Valley, Australia
Score: 18.5
2. Cathay Pacific
Moët Hennessy, Green Point Reserve Chardonnay 2005, Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia
Score: 18
3. ANA
Weinguter Wegeler, Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett 2007, Mosel, Germany
Score: 17.75
4. Qantas
Peter Lehman Wines Eden Valley Riesling 2005, Barossa, Australia
Score: 17.5
5. Air New Zealand
West Brook Marlborough Riesling 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand
Score: 17.25
BUSINESS CLASS FORTIFIED / SWEET
1. Lufthansa
Vinhos Niepoort Late Bottled Vintage 2004, Douro, Portugal
Score: 18.5
2. Singapore Airlines
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port 2003, Douro, Portugal
Score: 18
3. Air New Zealand
Dr John Forrest, Forrest Noble Marlborough Riesling 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand
Score: 17.75
4. Delta
Chambers Rosewood Vineyards, Muscat a Petit Grains, Rutherglen, Australia
Score: 17.5
5. Qantas
Baileys of Glenrowan Founder Series Liqueur Muscat, Glenrowan, Australia
Score: 17
BEST BUSINESS CLASS CELLAR
1. Cathay Pacific
2. LAN
3. Qatar Airways
4. American Airlines
5. British Airways
FIRST CLASS
FIRST CLASS SPARKLING
1. Lufthansa
Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Rare, Champagne, France
Score: 19
2. Qantas
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 1999, Champagne, France
Score: 18.5
3. Qatar Airways
Laurent Perrier Grand Siècle 1996, Champagne, France
Score: 18
4. Emirates
Dom Pérignon 2000, Champagne, France
Score: 17.75
5. JOINT: ANA, Singapore Airlines
Krug Grande Cuvée Brut, Champagne, France
Score: 17.5
FIRST CLASS RED
1. Qantas
Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2005, Canberra, Australia
Score: 18.75
2. JOINT:
Emirates
Felton Road Pinot Noir 2008, Bannockburn, Central Otago, New Zealand
Korean Air
Château Léoville Poyferré 2004, Saint-Julien, France
Score: 18.5
4. JOINT:
American Airlines
Chapoutier Coteaux Tricastin 2006, Rhône Valley, France
American Airlines
Château Lynch-Moussas 2006, Pauillac, France
British Airways
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 4 Pinot Noir 2007, Marlborough, New Zealand
Score: 18
FIRST CLASS WHITE
1. TAM
Michel Picard Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chalumeaux 2006, Burgundy, France
Score: 18.5
2. British Airways
Albert Bichot Meursault 2007, Burgundy, France
Score: 18.25
3. British Airways
Salomon Lindberg Reserve Gruner Veltliner 2007, Kamptal, Austria
Score: 18
4. Cathay Pacific
Wente Riva Ranch Reserve Chardonnay 2006, Livermore Valley, San Francisco, US
Score: 17.75
5. Qatar Airways
Saint Clair Pioneer Block 18 Snap Block Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Marlborough, New Zealand
Score: 17.5
FIRST CLASS FORTIFIED / SWEET
1. Qantas
Morris of Rutherglen Old Premium Liqueur Tokay, Rutherglen, Australia
Score: 18.5
2. Emirates
Château Rieussec 2003, Domaines Lafite, France
Score: 17.75
3. ANA
Taylor’s 20-Year-Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal
Score: 17.5
BEST FIRST CLASS CELLAR
1. Qantas
2. American Airlines
3. Qatar Airways
4. British Airways
5. Cathay Pacific
OVERALL
BEST-PRESENTED WINE LIST
1. Qantas
2. Air New Zealand
3. JOINT: ANA, Qatar Airways
CONSISTENCY OF WINES ACROSS BUSINESS AND FIRST CLASS
1. Qatar Airways
2. JOINT: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific
3. Qantas
4. British Airways
5. ANA
BEST AIRLINE ALLIANCE
1. Oneworld
2. Star Alliance
3. Skyteam
