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SINGAPORE AIRLINES NAMED “BEST CELLAR IN THE SKY” AGAIN
By Siulan Law Mathews DipWSET
28-2-2023
Source: Singapore Airlines
Singapore Airlines was again named the Best Cellar in the Sky by the “Cellars in the Sky Awards 2022”.
Now in its 37th year, Cellars in the Sky Awards is organised by Business Traveller magazine and has been running since 1985.
This year saw Singapore Airlines walk away with five gold medals, namely Best Overall Cellar, Best Business Class Cellar, Best Business Class Red, Best Presented Business Class Wine List and Best Presented First Class Wine List.
Australia’s Qantas is the second best performer, the airline took three gold medals for Best First Class Cellar, Best Business Class White and Best First Class White.
Small airline Air Tahiti Nui outperformed many major carriers and won two gold medals, which are Best Business Class Sparkling and Best Business Class Rosé.
While last year’s big winner Qatar Airways only won one gold medal for Best First Class Fortified/Dessert Wine.
British Airways took home a gold medal for Best First Class Red, and Oman Air won Gold for Best First Class Sparkling, and Oneworld took top spot for Best Alliance
The judges were John Worontschak, Helen McGinn, Masters of Wine Peter McCombie and Sarah Abbott, and head judge was Charles Metcalfe, founder of the International Wine Challenge.
The competition is open to any carrier that serves wine in business or first class on mid- or long-haul routes. Each airline is invited to enter two reds, two whites, a rosé, a sparkling, and a fortified or dessert wine from both cabins.
They can compete in as many categories as they like but to be eligible for the Best Overall Cellar award, they must enter at least one red, white and sparkling.
WINNERS OF CELLARS IN THE SKY AWARDS 2022:
Best Overall Cellar
Gold: Singapore Airlines
Silver: Qantas
Bronze: Oman Air
Best First Class Cellar
Gold: Qantas
Silver: Singapore Airlines
Bronze: Oman Air
Best Business Class Cellar
Gold: Singapore Airlines
Silver : Qantas
Bronze: Cathay Pacific
WINNING WINE LIST
First Class Best-Presented Wine List
Gold: Singapore Airlines
Silver: Japan Airlines
Bronze: Korean Air
Business Class Best-Presented Wine List
Gold: Singapore Airlines
Silver: Jetblue
Bronze: Air Canada
WINNING ALLIANCE
Best Alliance
Gold: Oneworld
Silver: Star Alliance
Bronze: Skyteam
WINNING REDS
Best First Class Red
Gold: British Airways
Silver: Singapore Airlines
Bronze: Oman Air and Qatar Airways
Best Business Class Red
Gold: Singapore Airlines
Silver: British Airways
Bronze: Iceland Air
WINNING WHITES
Best First Class White
Gold: Qantas
Silver: Qantas
Bronze: Singapore Airlines
Best Business Class White
Gold: Qantas
Silver: Aircalin
Bronze: Cathay Pacific
WINNING SPARKLING
Best First Class Sparkling
Gold: Oman Air
Silver (joint): Qantas and Singapore Airlines
Bronze: British Airways
Best Business Class Sparkling
Gold: Air Tahiti Nui
Silver: Singapore Airlines
Bronze (joint): EVA Air, Finnair and Qantas
WINNING ROSES
Best First Class Rosé
(Note: Only silver and bronze awarded as the judges did not score any submitted rosés above 92, the benchmark for a gold award.)
Silver: Qatar Airways
Bronze: American Airlines
Best Business Class Rosé
Gold: Air Tahiti Nui
Silver: Qatar Airways
Bronze: Virgin Atlantic
WINNING FORTIFIED/DESSERT
First Class Fortified / Dessert Wine
Gold: Qatar Airways
Silver: Qantas
Bronze: American Airlines
Best Business Class Fortified / Dessert Wine
Gold: Aircalin
Silver: Qantas
Bronze (joint): Singapore Airlines and TAP Air Portugal
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