ANA to Offer New Wine Selections Onboard and in ANA Lounges

 

All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest 5-Star airline for 10 consecutive years, will introduce an appealing new wine selection for travelers at ANA lounges*1 and on international flights. The new offerings will be available in the "ANA LOUNGE" for international flights and in the "ANA SUITE LOUNGE" for both international and domestic flights in September. Passengers will be able to enjoy the new wines onboard international flights beginning in December*2.

• *1 ANA SUITE LOUNGE and ANA LOUNGE in Honolulu are not applicable.
• *2 Wine selections will be updated gradually.

ANA's meticulous wine selection process began in November 2022 with a review of more than 1,000 wines from around the world. Approximately 250 wines were selected for a more thorough assessment and tastings by ANA's wine specialists and award-winning sommeliers.

The result of this painstaking process is a well-balanced selection of 41 wines*3 from around the world, including French and Japanese wines, that was carefully curated to satisify the preferences of ANA customers. This marks ANA's first major renewal of the wine selection since December 2019.

• *3 Some items have been continuously selected and already started to be offered.

"The process of curating our final collection of 41 new wines, designed for service both on the ground and in-flight, has involved extensive collaboration and meticulous research," said Tomoji Ishii, Executive Vice President, Customer Experience Management and Planning of ANA. "We look forward to presenting these choices to our passengers to enhance their ANA experience. Our goal with this thoughtfully assembled new wine selection is to offer choices that will resonate with every valued customer." 
ANA is proud to present a diverse array of wines carefully selected with guidance from members of THE CONNOISSEURS; Olivier Poussier, recognized as the World's Best Sommelier in 2000, and Satoru Mori, an award-winning sommelier in numerous domestic and international competitions. Mori, recognized with a Medal with Yellow Ribbon in 2022, is widely respected in the Japanese wine industry.

Mr. Olivier Poussier
Mr. Poussier served as a sommelier at the famous restaurant "La Taur d'Argent" in Paris, the five-star hotel "Le Connaught" in England and the three-star restaurant "Bavillon Le Doyen" in Paris. He was named the best sommelier in France in 1989.
In 2000, he won the World's Best Sommelier Competition in Montreal. He currently runs a wine consulting company.

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Mr. Satoru Mori
Mr. Mori was the winner of the 2008 All-Japan Best Sommelier Competition and the 2009 Asia-Oceania Best Sommelier Competition. He has served as Executive Director and Head of Technical Research Department at the Japan Sommelier Association since February 2014. He is actively involved in wine awareness activities and training of future generations of sommeliers.

In 2017, he received an award from the Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.
In 2022, he was the youngest recipient of the Medal with Yellow Ribbon, awarded to individuals who are devoted to their work in agriculture, commerce, industry and have skills and achievements that serve as a model for others.

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