UK Star Wine List of the Year 2021 – the finalists

On 22 February, Star Wine List will celebrate the best wine lists in the UK during a live event co-hosted by The Buyer. Here are the finalists in all the ten categories!

”The lockdowns continue and we can't wait to go out again. While we long for better days, let's celebrate the great selections in the UK together,” says Krister Bengtsson, founder of Star Wine List.

This is the first ever UK Star Wine List of the Year, and the competition is part of a global tour, eventually leading up to the Global Final where the best wine lists in the world will be crowned.

Star Wine List of the Year is usually presented live, but this year it will be an online event, hosted by Star Wine List’s UK ambassador Ruth Spivey and The Buyer’s Richard Siddle.

The event:
Date: 22 February at 6PM UK
On Facebook Live

Global categories:

The Global category winners are qualified for the Global Final of Star Wine List of the Year, hosted by Austrian Wine.

Grand Prix

– The top UK wine list overall

Austrian Wine List

– Recognizes the best wine list with Austrian wines

The category is presented by Austrian Wine

Finalists:
Davies & Brook
Dinner by Heston
Newcomer Wines
Trivet
Vineyard at Stockcross

By The Glass

– Recognizes the best by the glass list

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 category is presented by SOWINE

Finalists:
Andrew Edmunds
Hill & Szrok
Hunan
Levan
Newcomer Wines
Trivet

Best Short List

– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 250 listings

Finalists:
28°-50° Marylebone
Brat
Hill & Szrok
Leroy
Portland
Sager + Wilde Hackney Rd

UK Categories

The UK Categories are held especially for the UK event.

German Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with German wines.

The category is presented by Wines of Germany

Finalists:
Davies & Brook
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Moor Hall
Noble Rot
Trivet
Vineyard at Stockcross

California Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with Californian wines.

The category is presented by The California Wine Institute

Finalists:
Core by Clare Smyth
Davies & Brook
Dinner by Heston
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Pollen Street Social
Vineyard at Stockcross

New Zealand Wine List

– Recognizes the best list with New Zealand wines.

The category is presented by New Zealand Wine

Finalists:
Chez Bruce
City Social
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Pollen Street Social
Vineyard at Stockcross

Lockdown Wine List

– Recognizes venues that have taken creative steps to adapt and overcome the pandemic’s effects.

The category is presented by Bibendum

Finalists:
Bubbledogs/Bubbleshop
Gusto Pronto for Vino Gusto
Red Lion & Sun
Sager + Wilde
Top Cuvee
Vinoteca City

Rhône Wine List

– Recognizes the best lists with Rhône wine.

The category is presented by Côtes du Rhône

Finalists:
Authentique
Compagnie des vins surnaturels Seven Dials
Davies & Brook
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Les 110 de Taillevent
Vineyard at Stockcross

THE JURY

The jury for this event will be several of the world's most prominent sommeliers and our UK ambassador Ruth Spivey:
Arvid Rosengren, 2016 Best Sommelier of the World
Paz Levinson, Best sommelier of Argentina and the Americas
Pascaline Lepeltier, 2018 Best Sommelier of France
Marc Almert, 2019 Best Sommelier of the World
Ruth Spivey, UK ambassador Star Wine List

_Editor's note: For the venues that don't have wine lists on Star Wine List yet, they will appear soon. For rules and more info, see the article about the event. _

Published 18-February-2021

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