Paul de Pierre wins Best Austrian List in Belgium 2024
Maarkedal restaurant Paul de Pierre has been awarded a Gold Star for the best selection of Austrian wines in Belgium.
During an awards ceremony in Ghent on 17 November, Star Wine List Founder and Publisher Krister Bengtsson announced the winners of Star Wine List of the Year Belgium 2024.
Paul de Pierre restaurant in Maarkedal received the prize for Best Austrian List, a category sponsored by Austrian Wine.
Jury member Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS lauded the restaurant’s “wide range of Austrian styles and grape varieties, as well as producers and vintages.”
This was one of three Gold Stars for Paul de Pierre, who also won the awards for Best Long List and the Grand Prix.
Discover the full list of winners at Star Wine List of the Year Belgium.
Runners up
Silver Stars in the Best Austrian List category were awarded to:
Moretti, Hasselt
Pur Boeuf, Berlare
Restaurant Imprévu by De Barrier, Houthalen-Helchteren
Terminus, Watou
Judges
The expert jury panel for Star Wine List of the Year Belgium included three top sommeliers from the world of wine.
• Nina Jensen, Second-Best Sommelier in the World 2019/2023 (ASI)
• Salvatore Castano, Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa 2021
• Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS
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.
