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TAIWAN’S STARLUX AIRLINES WON BEST FIRST CLASS WINES ON THE WING AWARDS 2024
By Susan Lewis
15-8-2024
Source: Starlux
Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines has won Best International First Class Wines on the Wing 2024 awards, organised by Global Traveler magazine.
Returned after a three-year hiatus, airlines must submit five different wines — two red wines, two white wines and one sparkling wine/Champagne — to be eligible for this year’s overall Best International First Class Wines on the Wing or Best International Business Class Wines on the Wing awards.
Taiwan’s little known Starlux Airlines reigned supreme in the first class red wine category with Château Bélair-Monange Premier Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2014.
It also won in the first class white wine category with Schloss Gobelsburg, Ried Grub | 1 Kamptal.
The competition took place at City Winery in New York City on 9 April. Judges included winemakers, sommeliers, wine shop owners and other wine industry executives.
“This year’s renewal of the Wines on the Wing was a great gathering to celebrate both the airline and wine industry and how they pair so well with each other,” said Tom Gannon, director, Wines on the Wing airline wine competition, and sommelier and co-founder of Harlem Standard.
“All of the judges and I agreed the wines and wine programs from the participating airlines were truly world class and there was not a wine poured that we would not happily drink or serve.”
Starlux Airlines was founded by Chang Kuo-wei, former chairman of Taiwanese airline Eva Air and son of shipping company Evergreen’s founder.
It is a full service carrier headquartered in Taipei which operated its first flight from Taipei to Macau in January 2020.
Winners for Wines on the Wing 2024 awards:
Best International First Class Wines on the Wing: Starlux Airlines
Best International Business Class Wines on the Wing: Qatar Airways
Best Red Wine International First Class: Starlux Airlines
Best Red Wine International Business Class: Brussels Airlines
Best White Wine International First Class: Starlux Airlines
Best White Wine International Business Class: United Airlines
Best Champagne International First Class: Air France & British Airways
Best Champagne International Business Class: Qatar Airways
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