LONDON February 8, 2012 - On February 6, ANA won awards in four categories at the 2011 Cellars in the Sky Awards at an event held by Business Traveller Magazine. This is the second consecutive year that ANA have picked up awards for the in-flight wines served on international routes.

The winning wines and their categories are listed below.

Best Business Class Red (2^nd place)
The Lucky Country Shiraz, 2010

Best Business Class White (2^nd place)
Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc, 2010

Best First Class Red (3^rd place)
Charmes-Chambertin, 2007

Best First Class Sparkling (3^rd place)
Krug



The awards run by Business Traveller Magazine UK, were presented at Grosvenor Hotel in London in London where a total of 33 airlines took part.

For the wines on offer from ANA from March 2012, there were 1859 applicants which ANA narrowed to 258 varieties. A blind tasting session with 30 panel members chose the final selection of 35 wines that will be on offer from First Class, Business Class and Economy Class.

With our vision of becoming Asia’s leading airline, ANA is working to provide passengers with a memorable, high quality, in-flight experience. For more information, please visit http://www.ana.co.jp/wws/japan/e/asw_common/inflight/guide/f/meal/concept/12_wine/

About Business Traveller
Business Traveller (www.businesstraveller.com/) was established in the UK in 1976 to cater for business people who frequently make international journeys. 10 editions are now published (UK, US, Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, China, Germany, Denmark, Hungary, Africa, Poland).
The Business Traveller Cellar in the Sky awards for in-flight wines were started in 1985 and are held once annually. Wines supplied by airlines entering the competition are selected during a blind tasting session by various leading wine experts.