26 great wine lists fighting for Nordic Gold Stars
On Oct. 9, Star Wine List of the Year Nordics Edition will be celebrated during a live event in Copenhagen. Great wine lists from different Nordic countries are fighting for Gold Stars in eight categories. Here are the finalists.
Star Wine List of the Year is our event to celebrate the great wine lists in different countries the teams behind them. The finalists are the winners in the respective categories from earlier national events. Icelandic venues have also been invited to submit. And for the new Sustainable Wine List category, Swedish and Finnish venues have been invited to submit as that category was not part of the recent national events there. From those countries, a maximum of 1 venue per categroy was selected by the jury to enter the Nordic competition.
The event will take place in Copenhagen on Sunday Oct. 9 in collaboration with the Danish Sommelier Association and the Best Sommelier of the Nordics event.
And the finalists are...
Grand Prix
– Recognizes the best wine list with more than 600 listings
Finalists:
Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark
PM & Vänner, Växjö, Sweden
Savoy, Helsinki, Finland
Skigaarden, Hemsedal, Norway
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best list with 200-600 references
Finalists:
Admiralgade 26, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brút Restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
Carelia, Helsinki, Finland
Julie, Malmö, Sweden
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best list with up to 200 references
Finalists:
Baskeri & Basso, Helsinki, Finland
Combo Vinbaren, Stockholm, Sweden
DILL Restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
Restaurant Radio, Copenhagen, Denmark
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by-the-glass list
Finalists:
Bar'Vin, Copenhagen, Denmark
Operakällaren, Stockholm, Sweden
Park Hotel Vossevangen, Voss, Norway
Vinho, Turku, Finland
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with sparkling wine. The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brút Restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
PM & Vänner, Växjö, Sweden
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki, Finland
Skigaarden, Hemsedal, Norway
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with Austrian wine. The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Admiralgade 26, Copenhagen, Denmark
Brút restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
Happolati, Oslo, Norway
Heaven 23, Gothenburg, Sweden
Palace, Helsinki, Finland
Special Jury Prize
– Recognizes a venue that has done something extra with their wine list, such as the direction, the style or the value.
Finalists:
Hörte Brygga, Skivarp, Sweden
LAGO, Copenhagen, Denmark
Restaurant C, Tampere, Finland
Territoriet, Oslo, Norway
Sustainable Wine List
– Recognizes a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine program’s impact, including wine growing, winemaking, packaging and transport.
Finalists
Amass Restaurant, Copenhagen, Denmark
Credo, Trondheim, Norway
DILL Restaurant, Reykjavík, Iceland
Julie, Malmö, Sweden
Our jury for Star Wine List of the Year Nordics 2022 consists of some of the best sommeliers in the world:
- Arvid Rosengren (Best Sommelier of the World 2016)
- Véronique Rivest (Best Sommelier of the Americas 2012)
- Piotr Pietras MS (Runner up Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa 2017)
Read more about how the lists are judged here.
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