April 29, 2026 (Stockholm, Sweden) — On 21st April 2026, Star Wine List’s Rachel Fellows hosted the awards ceremony for Star Wine List of the Year Southeast Asia at ProWine Singapore, with eight venues scooping Gold Stars across 12 categories. Judge Richard Hemming was on hand to help name the winners, who are all to be found in Bangkok and Singapore. They include a refreshing mix of previous champions and new faces to this highly respected international competition.
The Star Wine List of the Year tour celebrates the world’s best wine lists – and the teams that create them. During the 2025/’26 season, competitions are being held in 14 regions across the globe, plus an online contest for all remaining locations; it will culminate in a Global Final, which will be held in southern Sweden this June. The awards event for Southeast Asia is now complete, and has seen the return of three impressive former champions along with five first-time winners.
A jury including Masters of Wine Richard Hemming and Stephen Wong, and elBullifoundation’s Ferran Centelles assessed all submitted wine lists from across Southeast Asia, ultimately choosing winners located in Bangkok (Thailand) and Singapore.
Haoma (Bangkok) has achieved the greatest feat of all by earning the Gold Star for sustainability four years running, and the Gold Star for the Best Short List three years running. Similarly, Indeed (also Bangkok) has taken Gold Stars for both the Best Medium List and Best By-the-Glass List for a third consecutive year, with Singapore’s Convivial once again named Best Sparkling Wine List after also taking the title in 2025.
The competition’s Best Newcomer List is to be found at temper. Wine Room & Lounge, in Singapore – the wine-focused restaurant opened in September 2025 and was also named Best Long List, a fiercely competitive category.
“Southeast Asia did not come to play,” commented judge Stephen Wong MW. “In keeping with the ceaseless rhythm of life and change in this dynamic part of the world, the best programmes have continued to astound and even surprise: previous winners who’ve held onto their lead have more than earned their place through continuous improvement. So much so, in fact, that the finest lists are now in a class of their own. It is therefore even more impressive to witness the monumental efforts undertaken by their peers to challenge the throne. It was, without a doubt, a uniquely masochistic delight to immerse ourselves in the vastness of Southeast Asia’s truly diverse wine lists once again this year.”
Gold Star winners:
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references
- temper. Wine Room & Lounge, Singapore
Best Medium-Sized List
Recognises the best wine list with 200-600 references
- Inddee, Bangkok, Thailand
Best Short List
Recognises the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings
- Haoma, Bangkok, Thailand
Best By-the-Glass List, presented by Stölzle Lausitz
Recognises the best ‘by-the-glass’ list
- Inddee, Bangkok, Thailand
Best Sparkling Wine List
Recognises the best list for sparkling wines
- Convivial, Singapore
Best Newcomer List, presented by Minuty
Recognises a venue that has recently opened
- temper. Wine Room & Lounge, Singapore
Sustainability Prize
Assesses the sustainable commitment of both the wine list and broader venue via a supplementary questionnaire submitted during the application process
- Haoma, Bangkok, Thailand
Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
Recognises the best list for the wines of Austria
- Ms. Maria and Mr. Singh, Bangkok, Thailand
Best Italian Wine List
Recognises the best list for the wines of Italy
- Cannubi by Umberto Bombana, Bangkok, Thailand
Special Jury Prize
Rewards a wine lovers’ place that does something out of the ordinary
- Jin Ting Wan, Singapore
LOCAL CATEGORIES:
Best Bordeaux Wine List, presented by Château Tour des Termes
- The Wine Merchant Park Silom, Bangkok, Thailand
Best California Wine List, presented by Robert Mondavi Winery
- Spago by Wolfgang Puck, Singapore
About Star Wine List
Star Wine List is the international wine lovers’ guide to great wine bars and restaurants. Available as an app and at 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 for the quality of their wine programmes.
The Star Wine List of the Year competition celebrates the wonderful wine lists of the world and the dedicated sommelier teams who create them. Since its inception in 2018, this global tour has evolved to cover numerous territories. Its highly anticipated awards events recognise excellence in the wine and hospitality industries, and culminate in a Global Final each summer.
