Meet our 118 finalists in Germany, Austria and Switzerland!

Photo by Patrick Langwallner.

By Rachel Fellows

Published 16-April-2026

News / DACH

In May 2026, we will celebrate the best wine lists in Germany Austria and Switzerland with an awards ceremony at VieVinum, in Vienna. These are the whopping 118 finalists spread across all three countries.

Star Wine List of the Year Germany-Austria-Switzerland 2026 is set to be one mammoth awards event, with 49 finalists from Germany, 38 from Austria and 31 from Switzerland now in contention for Gold Stars in the competition’s 14 categories.

All of these restaurants and bars will now be invited to our awards ceremony, which will be held during VieVinum, the international wine fair taking place at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace from 16 to 18 May 2026. (Please note that attendance to the Star Wine List awards event is by invitation only.)

Winners in the 10 ‘international’ categories will automatically proceed to the Star Wine List of the Year Global Final 2026, to be hosted by Terra Skåne in southern Sweden, this June.

Meet all of our finalists, below.

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:

Best Long List

For wine lists with more than 600 references

Finalists, Austria:
aend, Vienna
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen
Döllerer, Golling
Fux Restaurant, Lech
Gastwirtschaft Floh, Langenlebarn
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna
Hotel Alpenstern, Damüls
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän
Pub Klemo, Vienna
Steirereck, Vienna
Stockerwirt, Sulz im Wienerwald
Velich, Apetlon

Finalists, Switzerland:
Au Coin du Bar, Geneva
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Chez Bacchus, Geneva
Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel
Einstein, St. Gallen
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
Rössli, Bad Ragaz
Tsé Fung, La Réserve Genève, Geneva
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Best Medium-Sized List

Recognises the best wine list with 200-600 references

Finalists, Austria:
APRON, Vienna
frigo, Vienna
Glacis Beisl, Vienna
Harald Irka am Pfarrhof - Fine Dine & Wirtshaus, Sankt Andrä-Höch
Heimlich Wirt, Gols
Kehlberghof, Graz
Konstantin Filippou, Vienna
Pramerl and the Wolf, Vienna
R&Bar, Vienna
Restaurant Esskultur, St. Jakob in Haus

Finalists, Switzerland:
Choupette Restaurant & Bar, Zürich
Colonnade, Lucerne
Gallo, Geneva
HYG Restaurant & Bar, Weggis
Natürlich, Geneva
Njorden, Aubonne
Silex Restaurant, Zürich
The Counter, Zürich
THE OMNIA, Zermatt
Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf

Best Short List

Recognises the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings

Finalists, Germany:
075 Weinbar & Handel, Nuremberg
Barra, Berlin
Chin Chin Bar, Regensburg
Essers Gasthaus, Cologne
Feed the Pony, Berlin
Hallmann & Klee, Berlin
Hotel Zur alten Post, Büsum
Merold, Berlin
Otto, Berlin
Restaurant Bagatelle, Trier
Restaurant Chairs, Frankfurt
Restaurant Schorse im Leineschloss, Hannover

Finalists, Austria:
Artis, Graz
Momentum Bar à Vins, Ybbs an der Donau
O Boufés, Vienna
Oak107, Vienna
Rossbarth, Linz
Selektion Vinothek Burgenland, Eisenstadt
Z’SOM Restaurant, Vienna

Finalists, Switzerland:
169 West, Zürich
Capet, Zürich
Restaurant Römerhof, Arbon

Best By-the-Glass List

Recognises the best ‘by-the-glass’ list

Finalists, Austria:
Döllerer, Golling
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna
Kehlberghof, Graz
Mazerat Wein.Wirt, Kufstein
Pramerl and the Wolf, Vienna
Pub Klemo, Vienna
Restaurant Esskultur, St. Jakob in Haus
The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna
Wirtshaus Social Club, Wiener Neustadt

Finalists, Switzerland:
Chez Bacchus, Geneva
Colonnade, Lucerne
Donatz Wine Bar, Samedan
Njorden, Aubonne
Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
Restaurant Glacier, Grindelwald
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Best Sparkling Wine List

Recognises the best list for sparkling wines

Finalists, Germany:
Es:senz, Grassau
Gasthaus Waltz, Munich
GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
Hotel Jagdhof, Röhrnbach
irori, Knittelsheim
kiosque., Hamburg
Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin
Restaurant Basil, Hannover
Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich
Weinkulturbar, Dresden
Witwenball, Hamburg

Finalists, Austria:
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen
Döllerer, Golling
Fux Restaurant, Lech
Gastwirtschaft Floh, Langenlebarn
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna
Hotel Alpenstern, Damüls
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän
Restaurant Amador, Vienna

Finalists, Switzerland:
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel
Einstein, St. Gallen
Frisk Fisk, Zürich
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Tsé Fung, La Réserve Genève, Geneva

Best Newcomer List

Recognises a venue that has recently opened

A category presented by New Generation Wines from Georgia

Finalists, Germany:
Der Kleine August, Berlin
NORMS, Berlin
Pluto, Berlin

Finalists, Austria:
frigo, Vienna
Wirtshaus Social Club, Wiener Neustadt

Finalists, Switzerland:
Brasserie l'Odéon Genève, Geneva
Casa Lulia, Nyon

Sustainability Prize

Assesses the sustainable commitment of both the wine list and broader venue via a supplementary questionnaire submitted during the application process

Finalists, Germany:
BellasLokal, Bad Soden
Feed the Pony, Berlin
Merold, Berlin
Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin

Finalists, Austria:
Gastwirtschaft Floh, Langenlebarn
Kehlberghof, Graz
Restaurant KOMMOD, Vienna
Trautentalwirt Gasthaus Rainer, Geistthal

Finalists, Switzerland:
169 West, Zürich
Auberge de l’Abbaye de Montheron, Lausanne
Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf

Best Austrian Wine List

Recognises the best list for the wines of Austria

Finalists, Switzerland:
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel
Einstein, St. Gallen
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Best Italian Wine List

Recognises the best list for the wines of Italy

Finalists, Austria:
der Boeglerhof, Alpbach
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen
Döllerer, Golling
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän
Restaurant Amador, Vienna

Finalists, Switzerland:
Au Coin du Bar, Geneva
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Casa Lulia, Nyon
Donatz Wine Bar, Samedan
Einstein, St. Gallen
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Special Jury Prize

Rewards a wine lovers’ place that does something out of the ordinary

Each region’s finalists and winners will be announced at the event.

LOCAL CATEGORIES:

Best Bordeaux Wine List

A category presented by Château Tour des Termes

Finalists, Germany:
Hotel Jagdhof, Röhrnbach
Restaurant JM, Sylt
Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
W die Weinbar, Hamburg
Weinkulturbar, Dresden

Finalists, Austria:
aend, Vienna
Döllerer, Golling
Fux Restaurant, Lech
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Hofmeisterei Hirtzberger, Wösendorf
Hotel Alpenstern, Damüls
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän

Finalists, Switzerland:
Au Coin du Bar, Geneva
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Chez Bacchus, Geneva
Einstein, St. Gallen
Mont Cervin Palace, Zermatt
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Best Rhône Wine List

Finalists, Germany:
Es:senz, Grassau
Gasthaus Waltz, Munich
Hotel Jagdhof, Röhrnbach
Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich
W die Weinbar, Hamburg
Weinkulturbar, Dresden

Finalists, Austria:
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen
Döllerer, Golling
Fux Restaurant, Lech
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech

Finalists, Switzerland:
Au Coin du Bar, Geneva
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Chez Bacchus, Geneva
Einstein, St. Gallen
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
Tsé Fung, La Réserve Genève, Geneva
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon

Best Rosé Wine List

A category presented by Château Galoupet

Finalists, Germany:
Jaja, Berlin
Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin
Restaurant Schorse im Leineschloss, Hannover
W die Weinbar, Hamburg
Weinkulturbar, Dresden

Finalists, Austria:
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Heimlich Wirt, Gols
Hotel Alpenstern, Damüls
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän

Finalists, Switzerland:
Auberge de l’Abbaye de Montheron, Lausanne
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Mammertsberg, St. Gallen
Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne

Best Spanish Wine List

A category presented by Familia Torres

Finalists, Germany:
Es:senz, Grassau
Hotel Jagdhof, Röhrnbach
Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine, Hamburg
Restaurant Basil, Hannover
Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
W die Weinbar, Hamburg

Finalists, Austria:
frigo, Vienna
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna
Hotel Sonnenhof Tirol, Grän
Momentum Bar à Vins, Ybbs an der Donau
Restaurant Amador, Vienna
Steirereck, Vienna

Finalists, Switzerland:
Au Coin du Bar, Geneva
Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
Einstein, St. Gallen
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
Restaurant Glacier, Grindelwald
Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf

Expert jury panel:

Ferran Centelles – renowned sommelier and writer; Drinks Manager, elBullifoundation
Stephen Wong – Master of Wine
Mikk Parre – Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and Middle East 2024 (ASI)

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