Eleven Madison Park has the Best Austrian Wine List in New York 2025
Three-Michelin-starred restaurant Eleven Madison Park has been awarded a Gold Star for its selection of Austrian wines in our New York wine list competition.
The winners of Star Wine List of the Year New York were announced in Manhattan on 5 May 2025, with the world-renowned Eleven Madison Park receiving the Gold Star for Best Austrian Wine List, a category sponsored by Austrian Wine.
Judge Salvatore Castano noted the list’s “incredible line up of producers, impressive verticals, top cuvées on display, and a presentation that combines precision with readability.”
The restaurant – which was last year’s Grand Prix winner – also earned a Gold Star for the Best Long List in New York 2025. It now goes on to compete in both the Austrian and Long List categories at the Star Wine List of the Year International Final 2025 – our global winners will be announced at our tour’s grand finale in Vienna, in June.
Runners Up
Silver Stars in the Best Austrian Wine List category were awarded to:
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Tarrytown
Crown Shy, New York City
Heroes, New York City
Koloman Restaurant, New York City
One White Street, New York City
Penny, New York City
Sushi Noz, New York City
Judges
The expert jury panel for Star Wine List of the Year New York 2025 comprised four global wine experts:
• Stephen Wong MW – sommelier, judge and consultant
• Wanda Mann – wine writer and presenter
• Salvatore Castano – Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa 2021 (ASI)
• Paz Levinson – Best Sommelier of the Americas 2015 (ASI)
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 2025, 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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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.
