Galway’s Daróg Wine Bar wins Sustainable Wine List at Star Wine List of the Year 2024
The most sustainable wine list in Ireland can be found at Daróg Wine Bar, in Galway.
Located in the centre of Galway, Daróg has won the prize for Sustainable Wine List at Star Wine List of the Year Ireland 2024. The award was sponsored by Torres and announced at a ceremony during SommiT, in Waterford.
Judge Reeze Choi lauded the fact that, “although Ireland is not a wine-producing country, this place has managed to ‘support local’ in a very special way: by featuring the importer's name on the wine list. The selection is diverse, with an emphasis on promoting smaller wineries, and sustainable, biodynamic and organic farming wines. Plus, the daily operation is very environmentally friendly too. Well done!”
Runners up
The Silver Star for sustainability went to:
64 Wine, Glasthule
Expert jury
The judging panel for Star Wine List of the Year Ireland comprised three international wine experts.
• Reeze Choi, third-best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
• Julie Dupouy-Young, four-time Best Sommelier of Ireland
• Valeria Gamper, Best Sommelier of the Americas 2022 (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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