Finalists announced in Star Wine List of the Year UAE 2024/'25
On 9 December 2024, Star Wine List will name the best wine lists across the United Arab Emirates at an awards ceremony in Dubai.
Here are all the bars and restaurants fighting it out for Gold Stars at Star Wine List of the Year UAE 2024.
This event will be the sixth stop on our worldwide tour for this season, culminating with our International Final in June 2025 – winners in the international categories will go on to compete against their peers from other regions.
Discover our finalists, below.
Judges
The international jury for UAE comprises four top names from the wine world:
• Ferran Centelles, renowned sommelier, formerly of El Bulli
• Nina Jensen, Second-Best Sommelier in the World 2023 (ASI)
• Vince Truong, Dubai-based wine expert and educator
• Stephen Wong MW
Finalists
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Grand Prix
– The best list overall.
The finalists and winner will be announced at the event.
Best Long List
– For wine lists with more than 600 references.
Finalists:
Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Amazónico, Dubai
At.mosphere, Dubai
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Dubai
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Dubai
Il Ristorante - Niko Romito, Dubai
Ossiano, Dubai
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognises the best wine list with 200-600 references.
This category is presented by Château d'Esclans
Finalists:
BOCA, Dubai
Clap, Dubai
La Dame De Pic, Dubai
LPM Dubai, Dubai
Nobu, Dubai
SAL, Burj Al Arab, Dubai
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai
Zuma, Dubai
Best Short List
– Recognises the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Akira Back, Dubai
Moonrise, Dubai
Roka, Dubai
Soirée, Dubai
StreetXO, Dubai
Studio Frantzén, Dubai
TERO (The Experience by Reif Othman), Dubai
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognises the best list for sparkling wines.
This category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab, Dubai
At.mosphere, Dubai
Clap, Dubai
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Dubai
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Dubai
Nobu, Dubai
Ossiano, Dubai
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai
Best By the Glass List
– Recognises the best 'by the glass' list.
Finalists:
BOCA, Dubai
Clap, Dubai
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Dubai
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Dubai
La Dame De Pic, Dubai
Ossiano, Dubai
Soirée, Dubai
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai
Best Newcomer List
– Recognises a venue that has recently opened.
Finalists:
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Dubai
La Dame De Pic, Dubai
Rare Cocktail Bar & Modern Brasserie, Dubai
Smoked Room, Dubai
StreetXO, Dubai
Studio Frantzén, Dubai
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai
Sustainable Wine List
– Recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine program’s overall impact, including vine growing, winemaking, packaging and transport.
The finalists and winner will be announced at the event.
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognises the best list for wines from Austria.
This category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
BOCA, Dubai
Hakkasan, Abu Dhabi
Nobu, Dubai
The Lana, Dorchester Collection, Dubai
Best California List
This category is presented by Pahlmeyer
Finalists:
Al Muntaha, Burj Al Arab, Dubai
Amazónico, Dubai
At.mosphere, Dubai
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Dubai
FZN by Björn Frantzén, Dubai
Nobu, Dubai
Ossiano, Dubai
Zuma, Dubai
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.
Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
Chateau d’Esclans
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