Star Wine List of the Year Belgium – 12 Nov

On November 12 we will come to Belgium to celebrate the best wine lists and the teams behind them for the first time. All restaurants and wine bars in Belgium are welcome to enter, free of charge.

Belgium will be included to our 2023-2024 International tour, and this is the first time we are running it in Belgium. Star Wine List of the Year Belgium will be held on November 12, during the Best Sommelier of Belgium contest at Radisson Blu Astrid Hotel, Antwerp, arranged by Guilde des Sommeliers de Belgique

The awards are open for all restaurants and wine bars in Belgium, free of charge.

Last day to enter was Sunday 24 September 2023.

Jury

For the first ever Star Wine List of the Year Belgium, we have gathered a top sommelier jury:
• Piotr Pietras MS
• Julie Dupouy-Young
• Ronan Sayburn MS
• Antoine Lehebel (as our local judge)

Categories and criteria

Star Wine List judges the wine lists in several categories such as the Best Sparkling Wine List and Best By the Glass List. These categories are the same across all of the awards. In addition, local categories may be added. We have commercial partners for certain categories, such as the Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber. The commercial partners are, however, never involved in the selections of finalists or winners — that is completely up to our independent jury panel.

The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: Vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.

The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June 2024, where they will face off with the category winners from other countries and continents.

More categories, the jury and other news will be presented in this post later.

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 sales@starwinelist.com