Star Wine List of the Year Germany 2025 – enter now
The Star Wine List of the Year competition is returning to Germany for the fourth time, in 2025. Here is everything you need to know.
On 17 March 2025, Star Wine List of the Year Germany will celebrate the best wine lists in the country with an awards ceremony at ProWein, in Düsseldorf.
We welcome entries from wine bars and restaurants across Germany – as always, registration is free of charge.
The expert jury panel will be announced shortly – check back here for more announcements.
Star Wine List of the Year Germany 2025
Please follow the link below to enter the awards:
The deadline for entries is Sunday 26 January 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, presented by Dreissigacker
200-600 references.
• Best Short List
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best By the Glass List
• Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainable Wine List, presented by Lingua Franca
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.
• Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
• Best California Wine List, presented by Pahlmeyer
LOCAL CATEGORIES:
• Best Italian Wine List, presented by Ceretto
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 our terms and how Star Wine List judges the submitted wine lists.
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.
Ceretto
Read more by clicking on the logo.
Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
