Finalists announced in Germany, Austria and Switzerland wine list awards
On May 25, Star Wine List will come to Vienna to celebrate the best wine lists of Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the teams behind them. Our four-person expert jury panel is now done deliberating, and today we can reveal the finalists.
"The jury sure had a tough challenge this time around with so many great entries from all three countries. In the end our expert jury has made an exciting and diverse selection and we can't wait to welcome all the finalists to Vienna in May," said Krister Bengtsson, Star Wine List's publisher.
Germany, Austria and Switzerland is included to our 2023-2024 International tour, and this is the third time we are running it in Germany and Austria, and the second time for Switzerland. This event will celebrate all three countries combined to host them in Vienna during VieVinum on May 25.
Please note that there will be one winner per country in each category, except the Sustainable Wine List and Grand Prix categories which will have one winner for the entire region.
Besides the national winners in each category, there will be one winner named for the whole region.
Jury
The jury for the first ever combined Star Wine List of the Year competition for Germany, Austria and Switzerland consists of:
• Heidi Mäkinen, Master of Wine
• Manu Rosier, Star Wine List ambassador in Berlin
• Véronique Rivest, top Canadian sommelier
• Reeze Choi, third Best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
Here are all the wine lists competing for Gold Stars:
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Grand Prix
– The best list overall
The category is presented by Premium Estates of Austria
Finalists:
The winner will be announced at the event.
Best Long List
– For wine lists with more than 600 references.
Finalists:
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen, Austria
Es:senz, Grassau, Germany
Freundschaft, Berlin, Germany
Grapes Weinbar, Munich, Germany
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna, Austria
Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau, Switzerland
Restaurant Amador, Vienna, Austria
Steirereck, Vienna, Austria
Sticks & Stones Winebar, Munich, Germany
Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich, Germany
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt, Switzerland
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.
Finalists:
Cafe Gupi, Weil am Rhein, Germany
Colonnade, Lucerne, Switzerland
Heimlich Wirt, Gols, Austria
Horváth, Berlin, Germany
Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine, Hamburg, Germany
O Boufés, Vienna, Austria
Restaurant Esskultur, St.jakob In Haus, Austria
Silex Restaurant, Zürich, Switzerland
The Counter, Zürich, Switzerland
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Barra, Berlin, Germany
Café Florianihof, Vienna, Austria
FREA, Berlin, Germany
Hallmann & Klee, Berlin, Germany
ORA Wine Bar and Restaurant, Berlin, Germany
Restaurant Kornati, Graz, Austria
Sky Kitchen, Berlin, Germany
Weinrefugium Brolli, Gamlitz, Austria
Best Austrian Wine List outside Austria
– Recognizes the best list with wines from Austria
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel, Switzerland
Es:senz, Grassau, Germany
Freundschaft, Berlin, Germany
Grapes Weinbar, Munich, Germany
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau, Switzerland
ROCAILLE Café Bistrot Wine bar, Düsseldorf, Germany
Romantik Hotel Schloss Hohenstein, Ahorn, Germany
Witwenball, Hamburg, Germany
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen, Austria
Es:senz, Grassau, Germany
Grapes Weinbar, Munich, Germany
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau, Switzerland
Restaurant Amador, Vienna, Austria
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt, Switzerland
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland
Best California Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from California
The category is presented by Louis M. Martini
Finalists:
Döllerer, Golling an der Salzach, Austria
Grapes Weinbar, Munich, Germany
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Guido al Duomo, Munich, Germany
Kronenschlösschen, Eltville-Hattenheim, Germany
Napa Grill, Zürich, Switzerland
Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau, Switzerland
Restaurant Amador, Vienna, Austria
Sticks & Stones Winebar, Munich, Germany
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt, Switzerland
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list.
Finalists:
Bar Rique Winehouse, Bremen, Germany
Colonnade, Lucerne, Switzerland
Grapes Weinbar, Munich, Germany
Griggeler Stuba im Burg Vital Resort, Lech am Arlberg, Austria
Heunisch & Erben, Vienna, Austria
Sticks & Stones Winebar, Munich, Germany
The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt, Switzerland
The Ritz-Carlton, Vienna, Austria
Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland
Best Newcomer List
– Recognizes a venue that recently opened
The category is presented by DAOU
Finalists:
Bar Rique Winehouse, Bremen, Germany
Colonnade, Lucerne, Switzerland
Grace La Margna St. Moritz, St. Moritz, Switzerland
Matière, Geneva, Switzerland
Mazerat Wein.Wirt, Kufstein, Austria
nineOfive Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Sticks & Stones Winebar, Munich, Germany
Verōnika by Fotografiska, Berlin, Germany
Sustainable Wine List
– For the Sustainable Wine List category, not only the wine list is evaluated, but also the stated actions of the venue, as described through a questionnaire in the application.
The category is presented by Lingua Franca
Finalists:
Barra, Berlin, Germany
Die Weinbank, Ehrenhausen, Austria
FREA, Berlin, Germany
Event media partner is the sommelier community Kalk & Kegel.
Categories and criteria
Star Wine List judges the wine lists in several categories such as the Best Sparkling Wine List and Best By the Glass List. These categories are the same across all of the awards. In addition, local categories may be added. We have commercial partners for certain categories, such as the Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine. The commercial partners are, however, never involved in the selections of finalists or winners — that is completely up to our independent jury panel.
The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: Vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.
The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June 2024, where they will face off with the category winners from other countries and continents.
Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the wine lists here.
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