‘The first class whites were interesting because Chardonnay sweeps the board’
For many of us, if there ever was a year where we felt we deserved a decent glass of wine, it was 2021. Cellars in the Sky has been running since 1985 and despite it being another difficult year for airlines, we wanted to continue, not least because we know the effort that many airlines put into their choice of wines on-board.
For 2021, Singapore Airlines scooped six gold awards, including Best Overall Cellar, Best Business Class Cellar and Best First Class Cellar. In first class, other winners included Qatar Airways and Korean Air. In business class, winners were Eva Air, Latam, Jetblue, Singapore Airlines and TAP Air Portugal.
The judges were Masters of Wine Peter McCombie (head judge), John Worontschak, Sarah Abbott and winemaker Sam Caporn. Tastings were held at Haberdashers’ Hall, in Smithfield, London, on December 8, and various logistical challenges, including socially distanced tastings, were overcome. It was worth the effort, according to McCombie. “This year the overall standard of wines
