Star Wine List of the Year Austria 2025 – enter now
Star Wine List of the Year is celebrating the greatest wine lists in Austria for the fourth time.
On 15 June 2025, we will host an awards ceremony in Vienna to announce the winners of Star Wine List of the Year Austria. We welcome entries from all restaurants and wine bars in the country, and applications are free of charge.
Stay tuned for news of our expert jury panel, which will be announced here. In the meantime, learn what is means for teams to win at our global awards, with our sommelier stories.
All winners at Star Wine List of the Year Austria 2025 will qualify for our International Final, which will be held in Vienna the following day.
Star Wine List of the Year Austria 2025
Please follow the link below to enter the awards:
The deadline for entries is Sunday 30 March 2025.
Categories and criteria
The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.
THE CATEGORIES
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
• Grand Prix
The best list of the overall competition.
• Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references.
• Best Medium-Sized List
200-600 references.
• Best Short List
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best By the Glass List
• Best Sparkling Wine List
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainable Wine List
Recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine program’s overall impact, including vine growing, winemaking, packaging and transport. Assessed via a questionnaire during the application process.
The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June 2025, where they will face off with the category winners from other countries and continents.
Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the wine lists here.
Commercial partners
For commercial opportunities, please contact Star Wine List at [email protected]
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Austrian Wine
The Austrian Wine Marketing Board is based in Vienna, and is a national service body for the Austrian wine industry. The aim is to strategically support, coordinate and maintain quality and sales.
