Star Wine List of the Year Belgium 2024
Star Wine List of the Year returns to Belgium on 17 November, to celebrate the country's best wine lists – and the teams behind them.
All restaurants and wine bars in Belgium are welcome to enter, free of charge.
Our Belgian awards ceremony marks the fifth event on our 2024-2025 international tour, honouring wine lists across the globe. The event will be held in Ghent on 17 November in conjunction with the Best Sommelier of Belgium competition.
Winners of our international categories will qualify for the Star Wine List International Final in June 2025. Find out more below.
Read stories from previous winners, here.
Star Wine List of the Year Belgium 2024
Expert jury panel
The international jury for Star Wine List of the Year Belgium comprises three top names from the wine world:
• Nina Jensen, Second-Best Sommelier in the World 2019/2023 (ASI)
• Salvatore Castano, Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa 2021
• Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS
Categories and criteria
The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: vote for the most exciting wine list representing each category.
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
• Grand Prix
• Best Long List, presented by Chateau d’Esclans
For wine lists with more than 600 references.
• Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Le Wine
200-600 references.
• Best Short List
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best Sparkling Wine List
• Best By the Glass List, presented by Young Charly
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainable Wine List
For the Sustainable Wine List category, we evaluate not just the wine list, but also the stated actions of the venue, as described through a questionnaire within the application.
• Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
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.
Le Wine
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Chateau d’Esclans
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