Sweden's best wine lists - the finalists

The jury for Star Wine List of the Year Sweden: Mischa Billing, Rajat Parr, Paz Levinson, Heidi Mäkinen MW.

By Andreas Grube

Published 20-April-2023

News / Sweden

On 8 May 2023, Star Wine List will celebrate the best wine lists in Sweden — for the fifth time. The celebration is a part of our international tour and the winners in the international categories in Sweden will compete against the winners from many other countries in the international final in June 2023. Our jury is now done deliberating – and today we can present all the finalists.

The first Swedish Star Wine List celebration took place in 2018. Five years later, we look forward to gathering in Stockholm on 8 May. The awards will be celebrated at Skyddsrummet, Söder Mälarstrand in central Stockholm on 8 May - and the finalists are invited.

The event is judged by a line-up of exceptional judges: Mischa Billing, Rajat Parr, Heidi Mäkinen MW, and Paz Levinson.

Categories and criteria

The jury has evaluated 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 international events. In addition, local categories have been added for Sweden.

The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: Vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.

Categories:

Best Austrian Wine List

– Recognizes the best wine list with Austrian wines.

The category is presented by Austrian Wine

Finalists:
Djuret, Stockholm
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
Heaven 23, Gothenburg
Hörte Brygga, Skivarp
Operakällaren, Stockholm
PM & Vänner, Växjö

Grand Prix

– The best wine list with more than 600 references.

Finalists:
Bank Hotel, Stockholm
Djuret, Stockholm
Eriksbergs Vilt & Natur, Trensum
Ett Hem, Stockholm
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
Granen, Åre
Operakällaren, Stockholm
PM & Vänner, Växjö
Restaurang AG, Stockholm

Best Medium-Sized Wine List

– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.

Finalists:
Agnes, Stockholm
Bulot, Gothenburg
Farang, Stockholm
Grus Grus, Stockholm
Heaven 23, Gothenburg
La Strega, Gothenburg
Mathias Dahlgren – Matbaren, Stockholm
Restaurant Mutantur, Malmö
Voisine, Stockholm

Best Short List

– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.

Finalists:
Astrids, Bromma
Babette, Stockholm
Bar Nîmes, Stockholm
Bord, Stockholm
Cafe Cuvée, Stockholm
Frö, Sälen
Schmaltz, Stockholm
Symbios, Stockholm
Weinberg's, Trelleborg

Best Sparkling Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.

Best By the Glass List

– Recognizes the best by the glass list.

Sustainable Wine List

– This award evaluates both the venue's wine list and how they work sustainably at the venue

Special Jury Prize

– Recognizes a venue that has done something extra with their wine list, such as the direction, the style or the value.

The winner will be announced at the event.

National Categories:

The National Categories are held especially for the Swedish event.

Best California Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with Californian wines.

The category is presented by Louis M. Martini

Finalists:
Bank Hotel, Stockholm
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
Granen, Åre
PM & Vänner, Växjö
Restaurang AG, Stockholm
Sturehof, Stockholm

Best German Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with German wines.

The category is presented by Wines of Germany

Finalists:
E & G, Stockholm
Farang, Stockholm
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
Operakällaren, Stockholm
PM & Vänner, Växjö
ÄNG, Tvååker

Best Swedish Wine List

– The best wine list featuring wines from Sweden

Finalists:
Hörte Brygga, Skivarp
Sankt Jörgen Park, Gothenburg
Spiseriet, Varberg
Swedish Wine Center, Malmö
Sydkustens at Pillehill, Skivarp

Best Italian Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with Italian wines.

Best Spanish Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with Spanish wines.

The category is presented by Marqués de Riscal

Finalists:
Eriksbergs Vilt & Natur, Trensum
Grand Hôtel, Stockholm
Hörte Brygga, Skivarp
PM & Vänner, Växjö
Spanjorskan, Stockholm
ÄNG, Tvååker

The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June, where they will face off with the category winners from other countries and continents, such as South Africa, Australia, UK and New York.

Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the wine lists here.

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