Star Wine List of the Year Spain 2026
This season’s tour will see the second ever Star Wine List of the Year Spain, to be held in Madrid on 16 February 2026.
After making our Spanish awards debut at Barcelona Wine Week 2025, our wine list competition will return to Spain in February 2026 with an awards ceremony in Madrid celebrating the best wine bars and restaurants across Spain and its islands.
Wine lists are being assessed by a stellar jury panel including former Best Sommelier of Spain, Pilar Cavero, with their finalists now revealed.
Star Wine List of the Year Spain 2026
Entry details:
Who is eligible?
All restaurants and wine bars in Spain.
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: 23 October 2025
Deadline for entries: 7 December 2025
Finalists announced: 8 January 2026
Awards event: 16 February 2026
Judges
Martynas Pravilonis – Best Sommelier of the Baltics 2016, 2017
Jonathan Gouveia – Master Sommelier
Paz Levinson – Best Sommelier of Americas 2015 (ASI)
Pilar Cavero – Best Sommelier of Spain 2013
Categories
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
• Best Long List, presented by Bodega Numanthia
For wine lists with more than 600 references.
• Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Château d’Esclans
200-600 references.
• Best Short List, presented by D.O. Navarra
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best Sparkling Wine List
• Best By-the-Glass List, presented by Stölzle Lausitz
• Best Newcomer List, presented by Dreissigacker
• Sustainability Prize, presented by Familia Torres
• 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
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Stölzle Lausitz
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Bodega Numanthia
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Torres
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D.O. Navarra
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Château d’Esclans
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