Easy wine tasting win

A panel of international travellers and wine experts has declared easyJet’s wine the winner in a recent tasting of airline wines, conducted by flight comparison site Skyscanner.

The panel of ten judges, led by wine expert Tom Cannavan, were asked to blind taste 12 red and 12 white wines served on board the major carriers, and score each a mark out of 10.

Surprise victor in the white wine category was easyJet’s Louis Mondeville Côtes de Gasgogne (France) which took first place in the category, with, in joint second position SAS Crusan Colombard Sauvignon Côtes de Gasgogne (France) and Emirates Weighbridge Shiraz by Peter Lehmann (Australia).

The winning reds showed a greater preference towards national carriers with British Airways Argento Malbec coming out top, followed by Emirates Weighbridge Shiraz by Peter Lehmann.

KLM and Virgin were the only airlines to have their wines appear in the top five in both red and white categories.

James Cave, Skyscanner’s wine expert and Editor of the wine blog regularwino.com, commented: “Before the tasting, I had high expectations of airlines such as Emirates as I know they invest heavily in their on board food and drink – but I was pleasantly surprised by how well the budget airlines fared.” www.skyscanner.net

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