Star Wine List and The Buyer will be joining forces to award the best wine lists of the United Kingdom for the fifth time, on 3 March 2025. Star Wine List of the Year UK with The Buyer 2025 will be held in London, and entries are now open
December 2, 2024 – The Star Wine List of the Year awards celebrate the greatest wine lists in the world – and the teams behind them. They are free to enter for all restaurants and wine bars in each specified region, with winners receiving a Gold Star on the Star Wine List website and app. At Star Wine List of the Year UK with The Buyer, Gold Stars will be awarded in 12 categories. Winners in the international categories will qualify for the Star Wine List of the Year International Final, to be held in Vienna on 16 June 2025.
“Even though our wine list celebrations have spread like wildfire and we now do 19 events across four continents, our UK awards are really something else,” says Krister Bengtsson, Star Wine List’s Founder and Publisher. “People from all kinds of restaurants and wine bars get together and cheer for each other – it’s a true joy to be part of.”
“It is a privilege and pleasure to partner Star Wine List on the UK wine list awards and to be able to play a small part and shine the light on the best sommeliers and restaurant teams in the UK,” says Richard Siddle, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Buyer. “There are a number of on-trade awards programmes available but what makes Star Wine List special and stand out is the fact it is run and judged by sommeliers themselves as well as top wine experts. It always means more if you are being recognised and rewarded by your peers.”
The deadline for entries is Sunday 12 January 2025. Further information about the event can be found here, and entries can be submitted via this link.
The categories
International
• Grand Prix, presented by Bibendum – the best list of the overall competition
• Best Long List – for wine lists with more than 600 references
• Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné – 200-600 references
• Best Short List – fewer than 200 references
• Best By the Glass List, presented by Majestic Commercial
• Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainable Wine List – recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine programme’s overall impact
• Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
• Best California Wine List, presented by Pahlmeyer
Local
• Best Rosé Wine List, presented by Miraval
• Best Spanish Wine List, presented by Familia Torres
About Star Wine List
Star Wine List is the award-winning guide to great wine bars and wine restaurants around the world. It is available as an app and on www.starwinelist.com. It was launched in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2017, and is now live in more than 45 countries. All venues are selected by top wine professionals.
