The finalists for our 2024 UK wine list awards announced
On March 4 Star Wine List and The Buyer will return to UK to celebrate the best wine lists and the teams behind them, for the fourth time. Our top jury has been working hard to evaluate all the lists that entered the competition – and today we reveal the finalists.
UK is included to our 2023-2024 International tour, and this is the fourth time we are running it in UK, in partnership with The Buyer. Star Wine List of the Year UK with the Buyer will be held in London on March 4.
Jury
The jury of our fourth UK awards is filled with sommelier champions:
• Heidi Mäkinen MW
• Piotr Pietras MS
• Julie Dupouy-Young
• Federico Moccia
• Raj Parr
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.
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Grand Prix
– The best list overall
The category is presented by Bibendum
Finalists:
The winner will be announced at the event.
Best Long List
– For wine lists with more than 600 references.
The category is presented by presented by Matteo Lupi Wines
Finalists:
Authentique Epicerie & Bar, London
Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Oxford
Core by Clare Smyth, London
La Compagnie des vins surnaturels Seven Dials, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Mountain, London
Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
The Clove Club, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.
The category is presented by Luigi Bosca
Finalists:
Blandford Comptoir, London
Brat, London
Climat, Manchester
Doppo, London
Ekstedt at the Yard, London
Etch by Steven Edwards, Brighton
Leroy, London
Trivet, London
Where The Light Gets In, Manchester
Wild Corner, London
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Bar Crispin, London
Dinings SW3, London
Hjem, Wall, Hexham
Ikoyi, London
Levan, London
Sollip, London
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from Austria
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Chez Bruce, London
Ekstedt at the Yard, London
Moor Hall, Aughton
Newcomer Wines, London
The Ledbury, London
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Core by Clare Smyth, London
La Compagnie des vins surnaturels Seven Dials, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
NoMad London, London
The Clove Club, London
The Grill by Tom Booton, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list.
Finalists:
Core by Clare Smyth, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Noble Rot Lamb's Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
The Clove Club, London
The Five Fields, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Wild Corner, London
Best California Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from California
The category is presented by Louis M. Martini
Finalists:
Claridge's Restaurant, London
Core by Clare Smyth, London
Dovetale, London
The Clove Club, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Best Newcomer List
– Recognizes a venue that recently opened
The category is presented by DAOU
Finalists:
Bistro Freddie, London
Claridge's Restaurant, London
Dovetale, London
Gouqi Restaurant, London
Mountain, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
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 Premium Estates of Austria
Finalists:
Apricity, London
BOYS AND GIRLS., Cardigan
Hjem, Wall, Hexham
Moor Hall, Aughton
Seabird, London
Spry, Edinburgh
Trivet, London
Where The Light Gets In, Manchester
Wild Shropshire, Whitchurch, Shropshire
NATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Best New Zealand List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from New Zealand
The category is presented by New Zealand Wine
Finalists:
HIDE, London
OXO Tower Restaurant, London
The Terrace Rooms & Wine, Ventnor
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
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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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.
Louis M. Martini
Louis M. Martini is an iconic Californian wine producer. Read more by clicking on the logo.
Matteo Lupi Wines
Matteo Lupi Wines is a fine wine specialist supplying the UK’s fine dining trade with rare wines. Read more by clicking the logo.
Luigi Bosca
Luigi Bosca is a wine producer in Mendoza with over 120 years of history.
New Zealand Wine
The national organisation for the New Zealand's grape and wine industry.
DAOU
Read more about DAOU by clicking on the logo.
Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
Bibendum
Bibendum is one of the UK’s most successful drinks businesses. As a premium wine and spirits partner, we are a countrywide specialist for the On Trade, supplying wine to 13% of the market.
