December 5th – Star Wine List and The Buyer will be joining forces to celebrate the best wine lists of the United Kingdom for the fourth time on March 4 2024. The event will be held in London.
c“The UK awards are always very exciting and we hope to receive even more entries than last year,” says Krister Bengtsson, founder and publisher of Star Wine List. “We can’t wait to go back to London to celebrate with the teams behind some of the UK’s best wine bars and restaurants.”
Star Wine List of the Year is a celebration of the greatest wine lists in the world and the teams behind them. In the UK there will be eleven different categories, with the winners of some also qualifying for the International Final in 2024.
The deadline for restaurants and bars to register is Sunday January 21, 2024. Read more about the event and how to enter here.
About the jury
The jury for the Star Wine List of the Year UK 2024 with The Buyer will be:
- Heidi Mäkinen MW
- Piotr Pietras MS
- Ronan Sayburn MS
- Julie Dupouy-Young
The Categoríes
- Grand Prix, presented by Bibendum – The best list overall
- Best Long List – For wine lists with more than 600 references
- Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Luigi Bosca – 200-600 references
- Best Short List – <200 references
- Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
- Best Sparkling Wine List
- Best California Wine List
- Best By the Glass List
- Best Newcomer List
Sustainable Wine List – For the Sustainable Wine List category, not only is the wine list evaluated, but also the stated actions of the venue, as described via a questionnaire in the application.
Best New Zealand List, presented by New Zealand Wine
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 35 countries in the world. All venues are selected by top wine professionals.
