Press Release

To celebrate this year’s release of Beaujolais Nouveau, Japan Airlines will serve a wine produced by Pierre Ferraud¹ on select international routes and airport lounges in Japan on November 15, 2018. The Pierre Ferraud Estates is a highly-acclaimed, long-established winery, which has been making Beaujolais since 1882. In addition, the winery has received the highest four-star rating in the Beaujolais region by wine critic, Robert Parker.

French culinary master Thierry Marx² and Pierre Ferraud have paired to create a special wine, for distribution limited to Japan, called Beaujolais Village Nouveau - Vieilles Vignes Non Filtre - Thierry Marx Special Edition 2018. The exclusive red wine is made from grapes picked from the vineyards owned by Pierre Ferraud and under the supervision of Thierry Marx, the wine will be paired with JAL`s inflight cuisine for First and Business Class customers.

To accompany the wine, JAL will also serve PAIN AU BEAUJOLAIS made by Maison Kayser, which utilizes Beaujolais Nouveau in the bread-making process. This savory bread will be served on select international routes and lounges at Narita and Haneda airport.

JAL will continue to embrace new challenges to develop innovative inflight menus and looks forward to serving customers with one of the year’s most anticipated Beaujolais wines aboard JAL`s flight and airport lounges on November 15, 2018.

           
(From left to right: Pierre Ferraud, Thierry Marx)

Thierry Marx Special Edition 2018

【Beaujolais Nouveau Thierry Marx Special Edition 2018】

Applicable Routes (Inflight Service from/to Japan)
Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vancouver, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kona, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, Jakarta, Manila, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, Hong Kong
- Narita=Moscow Domodedovo is excluded as there are no scheduled flights on Thursday, November 15

Applicable Class
First Class, Business Class

Lounge Service
Haneda Airport (International/Domestic Lounge)
Narita Airport (International Lounge)
Osaka Kansai Airport (International and Domestic Lounge) and Osaka Itami Airport
Nagoya Chubu Airport (International Lounge)
Fukuoka Airport (Domestic Lounge)
New Chitose Airport(Domestic Lounge)
Naha Okinawa Airport (Domestic Lounge)

【JAL Original Bread - PAIN AU BEAUJOLAIS】

Applicable Routes (Inflight Service from/to Japan)
Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Boston, New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Vancouver, San Francisco, Honolulu, Kona, London, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Delhi, Jakarta, Manila, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Bangkok, Hong Kong

Following routes are excluded
- Narita=Moscow Domodedovo is excluded as there are no scheduled flights on Thursday, November 15
- JL033 (from Haneda to Bangkok), JL035 (from Haneda to Singapore), and JL079 (from Haneda to Ho Chi Minh)

Applicable Class
Business Class (included in Western Course Meal Selection)

Lounge Service
Narita Airport (International First Class Lounge)
Haneda Airport (Domestic - Diamond Premier Lounge/International - First Class Lounge)
Service will be provided while supplies last.

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1 A family owned winery business since 1882. The winery shuns mass production and instead devotes time in the wine-making process. Wines are served in over 1,500 Michelin starred restaurants in France and sold in 40 countries around the world.
² Thierry Marx is an iconic figure on the international food scene. Executive Chef of Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris; awarded Michelin star five times throughout illustrious career. Currently operates a French restaurant in Tokyo, Ginza.

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