Star Wine List of the Year Asia - and the finalists are...
On 23 May 2023, Star Wine List will celebrate the best wine lists in Asia, and the teams behind them, during Vinexpo Asia in Singapore. Here are the venues fighting for Gold Stars in several categories.
"We are very excited to welcome the finalists from several countries to our very first pan-Asian awards at Vinexpo Asia in Singapore in May. The jury scores have been very high across the board and we can't wait to celebrate with the finalist teams," says Krister Bengtsson, founder and publisher of Star Wine List.
The celebration of Star Wine List of the Year in Asia is a part of Star Wine List's international tour and the winners in the international categories in Asia will move on to compete against the winners from many other countries in the international final in June 2023.
Visitors to Vinexpo Asia are welcome to attend the awards on 23 May - read more and register to attend Vinexpo Asia here.
For our first Star Wine List of the Year Asia, we welcomed wine list entries from the markets where Star Wine List is already active: Greater China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei; Japan; Singapore; South Korea and Thailand.
Jury
In the jury panel for Star Wine List of the Year Asia, we are proud to present four of the top sommeliers in the world:
Reeze Choi, Third Best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
Arvid Rosengren, Best Sommelier of the World 2016 (ASI)
Pascaline Lepeltier, Best Sommelier of France 2018
Justin Ho Li Vern, Best Sommelier of Malaysia 2018
The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not so simple: Vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.
Categories:
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with Austrian wines.
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Ăn Đi, Tokyo
Chef’s Table by Chef Stephan, Singapore
Chi-Fu, Osaka
Ginza Soseki, Tokyo
Leopold, Singapore
Robuchon au Dôme, Macau
Grand Prix
– The best wine list with more than 600 references.
Finalists:
Ensue, Shenzhen
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mesa by José Avillez, Macau
Odette, Singapore
Park 90, Singapore
Robuchon au Dôme, Macau
Sinasera 24, Taitung
Best Medium-Sized Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.
Finalists:
Andō, Hong Kong
Belon, Hong Kong
DNA Spanish Restaurant, Taichung City
Embla, Hong Kong
Hakkasan Shanghai, Shanghai
La Dame de Pic Singapore, Singapore
Louise, Hong Kong
LPM Restaurant & Bar, Hong Kong
The Restaurant (Villa 32), Taipei
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Bar Cicheti, Singapore
Bar Cyclone, Hong Kong
Haoma, Bangkok
MAZ, Tokyo
Quince Bangkok, Bangkok
Seroja, Singapore
The Chairman Restaurant, Hong Kong
Whey, Hong Kong
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Ensue, Shenzhen
LPM Restaurant & Bar, Hong Kong
Mesa by José Avillez, Macau
Robuchon au Dôme, Macau
Seroja, Singapore
Sinasera 24, Taitung
Terrazza, Macau
Best California Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with Californian wines.
The category is presented by Louis M. Martini
Finalists:
CUT by Wolfgang Puck, Marina Bay Sands Singapore, Singapore
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mesa by José Avillez, Macau
Park 90, Singapore
Robuchon au Dôme, Macau
Smith & Wollensky Taipei, Taipei
SOMM, Hong Kong
The Restaurant (Villa 32), Taipei
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list.
Finalists:
Andō, Hong Kong
Bar Cyclone, Hong Kong
Belon, Hong Kong
La Dame de Pic Singapore, Singapore
Louise, Hong Kong
MAZ, Tokyo
SOMM, Hong Kong
The Restaurant (Villa 32), Taipei
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:
Embla, Hong Kong
Grand Majestic Sichuan, Hong Kong
Seroja, Singapore
Sustainable Wine List
– This award evaluates both the venue's wine list and how they work with sustainability
The category is presented by Parés Baltà
Finalists:
Ăn Đi, Tokyo
Bar Cicheti, Singapore
Embla, Hong Kong
Haoma, Bangkok
La Cabane, Hong Kong
Seroja , Singapore
The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June, where they will face off with the category winners from other cities and countries, such as South Africa, Australia, New York, UK and Sweden.
Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the wine lists here.
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Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
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.
Parés Balta
A family winery in Penedès, producing high quality organic and biodynamic wines.
Louis M. Martini
Louis M. Martini is an iconic Californian wine producer. Read more by clicking on the logo.
