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Star Wine List of the Year Japan 2025 - enter now

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The first Star Wine List of the Year Japan will be held at ProWine Tokyo in April 2025.

The Star Wine List of the Year awards celebrate the world's greatest wine lists and we are bringing the competition to Japan for the first time, on 15 April 2025; Gold and Silver Stars will be awarded at a ceremony during ProWine Tokyo.

“We are extremely excited to come to Japan with our wine list celebration for the first time. We look forward to highlighting the gastronomy and wine scene of the country and to celebrate with the teams at ProWine,” says Krister Bengtsson, Founder and Publisher of Star Wine List.

The winners in Japan will qualify for the International Final in Vienna in June 2025, where the Japanese wine lists will face off with winners from around the world. Entry is free of charge and we welcome submissions from all wine bars and restaurants across the country. Entries will close on Sunday, 23 February 2025.

We will soon announce our jury panel. Return to this page for all updates on the competition's progress.

Read the stories of our previous winners, here.

Star Wine List of the Year Japan 2025

We are accepting entries for Star Wine List of the Year Japan 2025.

Please follow this link to enter the awards.

The deadline for entries is Sunday 23 February 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, presented by Nyetimber

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.

Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine

LOCAL CATEGORIES:

Best Japanese Wine List

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

Star Wine List is the international guide to great wine bars and wine restaurants around the world. The wine list awards have become a great way for partners to reach top sommeliers and professionals, both online and in person, as witnessed by partners such as Nyetimber, Paul Jaboulet, Familia Torres and Austrian Wine. For commercial opportunities, please contact Star Wine List at [email protected]

Published 16-January-2025
Event / Japan

Tuesday 15 April

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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.

Nyetimber

English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.

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