The wine lists competing for gold stars in the first ever Star Wine List of the Year France
On February 12, Star Wine List will come to France to celebrate the best wine lists and the teams behind them for the first time. The finalists from across France are now revealed - and at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris the winners will be announced.
”It feels great to finally be able to come to France and celebrate the great work that is done by all the teams here. And it’s amazing to see that so many top wine lists took the opportunity to enter the competition. Our jury has had a tough job,” says Krister Bengtsson, Star Wine List’s founder and publisher.
Star Wine List of the Year France is included in our 2023-2024 International tour and the winners of the international categories will qualify for the International final in June 2024. The awards will be held at Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris in Paris on February 12.
Jury
For the first ever Star Wine List of the Year France, we have gathered a top sommelier jury:
• Pascaline Lepeltier
• Heidi Mäkinen MW
• Ronan Sayburn MS
• Jeremy Cukierman MW
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.
So without further ado, here are all the French finalists:
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Grand Prix
– The best list overall
Finalists:
The winner will be announced at the event.
Best Long List
– For wine lists with more than 600 references.
Finalists:
Au Bon Coin, Wintzenheim
La Dame de Pic Paris, Paris
La Table de Yoann Conte, Veyrier du Lac
Le Bon Georges, Paris
Le Bout du Monde, Beaune
Le Petit Sommelier, Paris
Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage, Reims
Les Clefs d’Argent, Mont-de-Marsan
Maison Pic, Valence
Parcelles, Paris
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.
The category is presented by Dreissigacker
Finalists:
Au Tour du Vin, Paris
Auberge Le Bouc Bleu, Beblenheim
Gaya - Cuisine de bords de mer, Châtelaillon-Plage
Hôtel Pinard, Montpellier
L'auberge des Isles, Montreuil-Bellay
La Régalade, Clermont-Ferrand
Le Restaurant L’Hôtel de la Gare, Couzon au Mont d’Or
Le Rousseau, Pont de Claix
Le Saint Sebastien, Paris
Pierre Sang on Gambey, Paris
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Alex Le Bienhereux, Paris
Bistro des anges, Reims
Casse-Cailloux, Tours
Les Amoureuses, Paris
Oktobre, Paris
Regain, Marseille
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from Austria
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
5 wine bar, Toulouse
Hôtel Pinard, Montpellier
La Dame de Pic Paris, Paris
Maison Pic, Valence
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
La Table de Yoann Conte, Veyrier du Lac
Le Bout du Monde, Beaune
Le Gabriel, La Réserve Paris, Paris
Le Petit Sommelier, Paris
Le Wine Bar by Le Vintage, Reims
Les Parcellaires, Annecy
Maison Pic, Valence
Parcelles, Paris
Restaurant RATN, Paris
Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, Champillon
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list.
Finalists:
5 wine bar, Toulouse
Au Bon Coin, Wintzenheim
Hôtel Pinard, Montpellier
L’Oiseau Blanc at the Peninsula Hotel, Paris
La Dame de Pic Paris, Paris
La Table de Yoann Conte, Veyrier du Lac
Le Petit Sommelier, Paris
Maison Pic, Valence
Un Cantalou à Strasbourg, Strasbourg
Vignobles et Châteaux Wine Bar, Saint Emilion
Best California Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from California
The category is presented by Louis M. Martini
Finalists:
5 wine bar, Toulouse
Parcelles, Paris
Vignobles et Châteaux Wine Bar, Saint Emilion
Best Newcomer List
– Recognizes a venue that recently opened
Finalists:
Décalé, Lyon
Hôtel Pinard, Montpellier
Les Parcellaires, Annecy
Oktobre, Paris
Rosette Restaurant, Clichy
Vignobles et Châteaux Wine Bar, Saint Emilion
Sustainable Wine List
– For the Sustainable Wine List category, not only the wine list is evaluated, but also the stated actions of the venue, as described through a questionnaire in the application.
The category is presented by Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Finalists:
The winner will be announced at the event.
NATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Best Rhône Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from Rhône
The category is presented by Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné
Finalists:
l'Âme Sœur, Lyon
L’épicerie des Alpes, Les Deux Alpes
La Dame de Pic Paris, Paris
La Table de Yoann Conte, Veyrier du Lac
Le Bout du Monde, Beaune
Le Petit Sommelier, Paris
Maison Pic, Valence
Restaurant RATN, Paris
The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June 2024, 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.
Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné
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Louis M. Martini
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Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris will take place from Monday 12 to Wednesday 14 February 2024.
