Flying Wines

FLYING WINES ** RED WINE Skyscanner's panel of international travellers and wine experts voted on the best airline wines. Here are the results. VIRGIN 61/100, 56/100 53/100, 53/100 53/100 COULEURS DU SUD SYRAH PAYS D'OC 2010 ARGENTO MALBEC 2010 PAUL SAPIN FLORINDA CABERNET Зо 5TH SAUVIGNON NV "Nice rounded fruit, a certain richness." "Very juicy, tasty with a nice finish." "Good nose, floral notes." ST 22.18% of Top 5 Votes RD 19.27% of Top 5 Votes 18.91% TH of Top 5 Votes PETER LEHMANN WEIGHBRIDGE SYRAH 2009 TERRA ANDINA CABERNET- SAUVIGNON MERLOT 2010 "Big, ripe, serious style. Touch of oak." "Plenty of aroma, rich texture." 19.27% ND 20.36% of Top 5 Votes of Top 5 Votes WHITE WINE EASYJET RYANAIR 70/100 69/100 56/100 52/100 51/100 LOUIS MONDEVILLE COTES DE GASCOGNE NV PAUL SAPIN, FLORINDA AIREN SAUVIGNON BLANC NV VILLA CARDINI GARGANEGA TREBBIANO Знй 2010 VENETO "Light, fresh, with a tangy finish." 17.11% TH of Top 5 Votes "Aromatic, punchy, bold finish." "Pure, fresh, easy to drink." ST 23.49% of Top 5 Votes 18.79% RD of Top 5 Votes TERRA ANDINA SAUVIGNON BLANC- CRUSAN COLOMBARD SAUVIGNON 2010 CHARDONNAY 2010 "Passionfruit aromas." 41 "Tropical fruit flavours, lots of personality." ND 23.15% of Top 5 Votes TH | 17.45% of Top 5 Votes DO YOU DRINK ON FLIGHTS? Skyscanner conducted a Poll of 400 people in November 2011. Here's what we asked.. NO YES WHAT DO YOU DRINK? 11% 89% 23% 9% 14% 24% 19% WINE BEER SPIRITSL SOFTL DRINKS WATERL TOP 20 BIGGEST DRINKERS based on retail sales in litres per head of population 30 litres ••• PORTUGAL (28.8 litres) SWITZERLAND (28.4 litres) ..• FRANCE (27.7 litres) •• ITALY (27.1 litres) ...• DENMARK (26.6 litres) ARGENTINA (25.0 litres) GERMANY (21.3 litres) ••.......• BELGIUM (20.5 litres) • NETHERLANDS (20.3 litres) 20 litres •••.• HUNGARY (20.0 litres) NEW ZEALAND (18.5 litres) •• AUSTRIA (18.4 litres) .......... • SWEDEN (18.1 litres) UNITED KINGDOM (18.0 ........• AUSTRALIA (17.1 litres) ..... GREECE (14.9 litres) • IRELAND (13.3 litres) ............... • CHILE (13.2 litres) ..• NORWAY (12.7 litres) ............... ...• SPAIN (11.2 litres) 10 litres China is the and Germ, 'e, Argentina produces 50% more wine than Vinexpo projects the US to be the No. 1 still wine consuming nation by 2014. Italy produces more Prosecco (420 million litres) than France's Champagne (400 million litres) Australia. e:Vinesp It would take 1.1 million bottles of wine to fill the Airbus A380 fuel tank. :Italy produces enough wine each year to fil.: ...... ...................................... 2,000 Olympic swimming pools OR 2 0BIL LION SOURCES The Telegraph via European Commission 2010 The Economist, World in Figures, 2011 Edition Vinexpo 2011, 14th global study on the international wine and spirits markets. http://www.vinexpo.com/en/ FLYING WINES Tskyscanner BRITISH AIRWAYS EMIRATES AIR FRANCE KLM VIRGIN KLM n nation, top wine