The wine lists fighting for gold in Star Wine List of the Year New York
On March 25, Star Wine List will return to New York to celebrate the best wine lists and the teams behind them for the second time. Our jury of top wine experts are now done deliberating, and today we can reveal all the finalists.
Star Wine List of the Year New York is included in our 2023-2024 International tour, and the event will be held in New York City on March 25.
Jury
The jury for the second Star Wine List of the Year competition in New York includes a top line-up of esteemed wine experts who have been poring over the wine lists of some of the city's finest wine bars and wine restaurants in an attempt to identify the very best.
The four-person panel consists of:
• Heidi Mäkinen, Master of Wine
• Paz Levinson, named Best Sommelier of Americas
• Rajat Parr
• Christy Canterbury MW
And, here are the finalists in all the ten categories:
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:
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills
Chambers, New York City
Crabtree's Kittle House Restaurant & Inn, Chappaqua
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
Estela, New York City
ILIS, New York City
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre St, New York City
One White Street, New York City
Terroir Tribeca, New York City
The Four Horsemen, New York City
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 references.
The category is presented by Premium Estates of Austria
Finalists:
Charlie Bird, New York City
Contento, New York City
Noreetuh, New York City
One Fifth, New York City
Pasquale Jones, New York City
Popina, New York City
Roscioli NYC, New York City
Wallsé, New York City
Winona’s, New York City
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Ardesia Wine Bar, New York City
Dame, New York City
Foxface Natural, New York City
Kru, New York City
Luthun, New York City
Peasant, New York City
Tonchin Brooklyn, New York City
Best Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from Austria
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
Koloman Restaurant, New York City
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre St, New York City
Terroir Tribeca, New York City
Wallsé, New York City
Best Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with sparkling wines.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills
Chambers, New York City
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
ILIS, New York City
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre St, New York City
Le Pavillon, New York City
SAGA, New York City
Sushi Nakazawa NYC, New York City
Terroir Tribeca, New York City
Best California Wine List
– Recognizes the best list with wines from California
Finalists:
Benoit New York, New York City
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills
Chambers, New York City
Crabtree's Kittle House Restaurant & Inn, Chappaqua
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
Estela, New York City
ILIS, New York City
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre St, New York City
Restaurant Marc Forgione, New York City
Best By the Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list.
The category is presented by New Zealand Wine
Finalists:
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills
Chambers, New York City
Eleven Madison Park, New York City
La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Centre St, New York City
One Fifth, New York City
SAGA, New York City
Terroir Tribeca, New York City
Best Newcomer List
– Recognizes a venue that recently opened
Finalists:
Café Boulud New York, New York City
Foxface Natural, New York City
ILIS, New York City
Roscioli NYC, New York City
Tolo, New York City
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 Lingua Franca
Finalists:
Amali, New York City
Chambers, New York City
Contento, New York City
Foxface Natural, New York City
Pinch Chinese, New York City
Tonchin Brooklyn, New York City
Winona’s, New York City
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 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.
New Zealand Wine
The national organisation for the New Zealand's grape and wine industry.
Nyetimber
English sparkling producer Nyetimber is the leading producer of sparkling wine in the country.
