The Wine Program
Some of the world’s foremost wine experts from Marchesi Antinori, Rothschild (Lafite), Ca’ del Bosco and Latour joined VistaJet on dedicated wine flights to sample, taste and compare wines from all over the world.
Some of the world’s foremost wine experts from Marchesi Antinori, Rothschild (Lafite), Ca’ del Bosco and Latour joined VistaJet on dedicated wine flights to sample, taste and compare wines from all over the world.
Our experts were able to compare how taste and smell are affected by the atmosphere in a pressurized cabin by tasting on the ground and in the sky.
At altitude, nasal sensors’ reception of aromas are limited due to the lower air pressure. During flight, the bubbles found in sparkling wines (which contain up to thirty times more aroma than the liquid) tend to stick to the sides of the glass. Fruit flavors are diminished, while bitterness and spiciness are largely unaffected.
Oxford University professor Charles Spence noted that the level of background noise on a commercial flight adversely affects a person’s perception of smell and taste. On a VistaJet aircraft however, the comforts of a home environment are more accurately recreated with cabin noise 35 decibels less than commercial, minimizing the inherent psychological impact. Despite flying at 45,000 feet, VistaJet aircraft have an equivalent air pressure of only 4,500 feet, making many of the sensory effects of air travel far less noticeable.
The learnings from these memorable wine flights, touching down in exclusive vineyards including Clos de Tart and Château Smith Haut Lafitte, are the basis of The VistaJet Wine Program.
Sourced from some of the world’s most iconic vineyards and personally handpicked by Thomas Flohr, all VistaJet passengers can enjoy our wines that take advantage of the effects of altitude to perform best in the sky.
The list features classics such as the elegant, pure and aromatic Ruinart Champagnes; the dense, smooth and ripe Château Pape Clément, Pessac Léognan with its lifted notes of raspberries; and the Gaja, Rossj Bass Chardonnay, presenting a definite character and good acidity with a fresh and lingering finish.
Sourced from some of the world’s most iconic vineyards and personally handpicked by Thomas Flohr, all VistaJet passengers can enjoy our wines that take advantage of the effects of altitude to perform best in the sky.
The list features classics such as the elegant, pure and aromatic Ruinart Champagnes; the dense, smooth and ripe Château Pape Clément, Pessac Léognan with its lifted notes of raspberries; and the Gaja, Rossj Bass Chardonnay, presenting a definite character and good acidity with a fresh and lingering finish.
In 2018, VistaJet invited popular oenophiles including Sofia Coppola, Andrea Bocelli, Jeannie Cho Lee and Daniel Boulud, to contribute to The Wine in the Sky Questionnaire, a compendium of suggestions for tasting, serving and transporting wine on travels around the world.
Published in collaboration with Assouline, the book advises how to select the most appropriate wines accounting for the effects of flying on our senses.
The World of Wine Concierge offers tasting advice both prior to flight and at destination, to help Members discover wines and vineyards in any region they’re visiting.
The concierge can also assist with acquiring a historic vintage for a special anniversary, giving personalized recommendations about buying wine en primeur and at auction, as well as help arranging safe transportation of wine around the world. Members can request advice from a global network of local experts in North America, Europe and Asia.
We can provide VistaJet Members with bespoke access and personal introductions to the world’s best winemakers and wine clubs. Customers can request round-the-world wine itineraries and personal tours of the finest vineyards and wine regions, as well as access to wine auctions and events with fine wine traders and collectors.
VistaJet’s Wine Tours include a three-day experience hosted by Marchesi Antinori. Members are invited to enjoy a dinner with the family at Palazzo Antinori, tasting wines from their private collections, before visiting their historical vineyards in Tuscany and Umbria by helicopter and staying in the family estates’ exclusive guest houses.
We can provide VistaJet Members with bespoke access and personal introductions to the world’s best winemakers and wine clubs. Customers can request round-the-world wine itineraries and personal tours of the finest vineyards and wine regions, as well as access to wine auctions and events with fine wine traders and collectors.
VistaJet’s Wine Tours include a three-day experience hosted by Marchesi Antinori. Members are invited to enjoy a dinner with the family at Palazzo Antinori, tasting wines from their private collections, before visiting their historical vineyards in Tuscany and Umbria by helicopter and staying in the family estates’ exclusive guest houses.
VistaJet is passionate about wine and works alongside charities that recognise, grow and celebrate wine around the world.
VistaJet is proud to announce that it will be a sponsor for the Golden Vines Awards supporting the Gerard Basset Foundation.
"We are proud to support charities fostering global diversity, equity and inclusion in the industry, to bring more voices, more ideas, and discover new facets of winemaking. We strive to support talent to continue innovating the VistaJet Wine Program with new, vibrant and exciting notes. Because wine is an experienced best shared."Matteo Atti, EVP Marketing and Innovation