Larks Home Kitchen & Cuisine Among the World’s Best Restaurants for Wine
June 25, 2025 (Ashland, OR) — Larks Home Kitchen & Cuisine has been honored for its outstanding wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2025 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine.
“A wine list is a restaurant’s identity in print, and this year’s Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winners reflect both deep knowledge and a passion for discovery,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator. “I proudly present the 3,811 restaurants worldwide that earned a Restaurant Award this year—we raise a glass to all our winners.”
“Larks is honored to be recognized, for the fourth year in a row, for our commitment to providing an excellent wine list that showcases the bounty of southern Oregon’s agriculture and our dedication to sourcing sustainably grown wines. We care deeply about the region we are in and we want to support those in our community who work to care for it.” –Jay Villemin, Lark’s Bar Supervisor
Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards represent the world’s only program focused exclusively on restaurant wine service. They are assigned on three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award, with 2,010; 1,704; and 97 winners this year in each respective category.
Larks Home Kitchen & Cuisine has won the 2025 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, which recognizes restaurants whose wine lists feature a well-chosen assortment of quality producers along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style.
Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue becomes available to readers July 15th.
Follow Wine Spectator on Instagram (@wine_spectator) and use hashtag #WSRestaurantAwards for posts about this year’s awards. WineSpectator.com/Restaurants also features coverage of winners, interviews with leading wine directors, wine picks and pairing tips from sommeliers at award-winning programs. In the Restaurant Search, all winners can be searched by name, location, award level, cuisine, wine specialties and pricing. Winners are also profiled in the free Restaurant Awards app, available for iPhone and iPad users.
About Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator is the world’s leading authority on wine. Anchored by Wine Spectator magazine, a print publication that reaches around 3 million readers worldwide, the brand also encompasses the Web’s most comprehensive wine site (WineSpectator.com), mobile platforms and a series of signature events. Wine Spectator examines the world of wine from the vineyard to the table, exploring wine’s role in contemporary culture and delivering expert reviews. Parent company M. Shanken Communications, Inc., also publishes Cigar Aficionado, Whisky Advocate, Market Watch, Shanken News Daily and Shanken’s Impact Newsletter.
About Larks Home Kitchen & Cuisine
Located in the historic Ashland Springs Hotel, Larks is a dining experience that highlights the best of Oregon with a farm-to-table experience and sustainable ingredients. Larks offers special wines from the Rogue Valley region for guests and partners with local farmers to create menus that match the seasons of Southern Oregon. Larks is open Tuesday through Sunday, and reservations are recommended. For more information, visit: https://larksashland.com/
