Star Wine List of the Year Norway 2025
We will host our sixth event in Norway on 12th October 2025, alongside the Norwegian Sommelier Day.
Norwegian sommeliers are invited to submit their wine lists for Star Wine List of the Year Norway 2025 – one of the fiercest competitions of our world tour, with many previous winners also going on to dominate our International Final. Will you be next?
Entries are now open in 10 categories, including new recurring awards for the Best Italian Wine List (recognising strong Italian selections of every region, colour and style) and a Special Jury Prize (for venues doing something the judges believe to be out of the ordinary). We have also revised the assessment for our Sustainability Prize in order to gain greater insight from venues into their sustainable practices and philosophies. Gold Stars will be conferred at an awards ceremony in Oslo, in October, attended by the finalists.
Star Wine List of the Year Norway 2025
Entry details:
Who is eligible?
All restaurants and wine bars in Norway.
Where do I register?
Click the link in red, above.
How are the awards judged?
A panel of top sommeliers and wine experts will assess all wine lists entered. More details below.
What if I'm shortlisted?
We will invite you to our awards ceremony to announce the Gold Star winners.
What if I win?
You will receive a Gold Star in the form of a physical certificate and digital badges. Winners in our international categories will automatically be entered into the Star Wine List of the Year International Final, in June 2026.
Key dates:
Entries open: 3 July 2025
Deadline for entries: 24 August 2025
Finalists announced: 18 September 2025
Awards event: 12 October 2025
Judges:
Mikk Parre – Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and Middle East 2024 (ASI)
Aase E. Jacobsen – Editor-in-Chief, Apéritif magazine
Stephen Wong – Master of Wine
June Rodil – Master Sommelier
Categories
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
• Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references.
• Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Bona Fide Wines
200-600 references.
• Best Short List, presented by Vinify
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber
• Best By-the-Glass List, presented by Riedel
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainability Prize
• Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
• Best Italian Wine List
• Special Jury Prize
The Special Jury Prize will reward a wine lovers' place that does something out of the ordinary.
Terms and conditions
Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the submitted wine lists.
View Star Wine List’s legal terms.
Commercial partners
Please email sales@starwinelist.com to discuss commercial opportunities at this or other Star Wine List of the Year events.
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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.
Bona Fide Wines
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Riedel
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Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
Vinify
Cellar management for restaurants, wine shops and private collectors.
