The final of the Star Wine List of the Year UK with The Buyer will take place at The Winemakers’ Club in London on March 4. Here’s who will be competing for the prizes.
To be a finalist in the Star Wine List of the Year UK with The Buyer is really an achievement in itself. It means your list, and the dedication given to your wine offer is amongst the top five to 10 restaurants in the country in each of the specific categories.
The awards have over the last four years also demonstrated which venues are consistently the best in terms of putting wine first and having the teams and sommeliers to serve their customers with the best wines for those venues.
The Jury
The jury is made of leading sommeliers from around the world
What makes the Star Wine List competitions stand out is the fact they are judged by leading sommeliers around the world, independent of the venues in the competition, and with the respect and reputation to judge each list on their merit. The jury of the 2024 UK awards is again a compilation of talent drawn from around the world.
• Heidi Mäkinen MW
• Piotr Pietras MS
• Julie Dupouy-Young
• Federico Moccia
• Raj Parr
Categories and criteria
The Star Wine List of the Year with The Buyer has grown over its four years to include a number of new categories and which are now a balance between the international categories that feature in all the Star Wine List events around the world, and the ones that are for the UK alone. Our thanks go to all the drinks partners that have supported the event as individual category sponsors.
Each of the sponsors will also be taking part in the awards ceremony in London on March 4 where they will have the chance to share and pour their wines to all the finalists and special invited guests.
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Grand Prix
The best wine list overall
The category is presented by Bibendum
Finalists:
The winner will be announced at the event.
Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references.
The category is presented by presented by Matteo Lupi Wines
Finalists:
Authentique Epicerie & Bar, London
Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, a Belmond Hotel, Oxfordshire
Core by Clare Smyth, London
La Compagnie des vins surnaturels Seven Dials, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Mountain, London
Noble Rot Lamb’s Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
The Clove Club, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Star Wine List’s Krister Bengtsson and The Buyer’s Richard Siddle will host the awards on March 4
Best Medium-Sized List
For the best wine list with 200-600 references.
The category is presented by Luigi Bosca
Finalists:
Blandford Comptoir, London
Brat, London
Climat, Manchester
Doppo, London
Ekstedt at the Yard, London
Etch by Steven Edwards, Brighton
Leroy, London
Trivet, London
Where The Light Gets In, Manchester
Wild Corner, London
The awards are a great opportunity for leading sommeliers and restaurateurs to get together
Best Short List
For the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings.
Finalists:
Bar Crispin, London
Dinings SW3, London
Hjem, Wall, Hexham
Ikoyi, London
Levan, London
Sollip, London
Best Austrian Wine List
For the best wine list with wines from Austria.
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Chez Bruce, London
Ekstedt at the Yard, London
Moor Hall, Aughton
Newcomer Wines, London
The Ledbury, London
Best Sparkling Wine List
For the best sparkling wines’ list.
The category is presented by Nyetimber
Finalists:
Core by Clare Smyth, London
La Compagnie des vins surnaturels Seven Dials, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Noble Rot Lamb’s Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
NoMad London, London
The Clove Club, London
The Grill by Tom Booton, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Ronan Sayburn MS with Chris Stroud of New Zealand wine which has supported the awards from the first event at last year’s awards
Best By the Glass List
For the best By the Glass list.
Finalists:
Core by Clare Smyth, London
Les 110 de Taillevent, London
Noble Rot Lamb’s Conduit Street, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
Noble Rot Soho, London
The Clove Club, London
The Five Fields, London
The Ledbury, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Wild Corner, London
Best California Wine List
For the best wines list with Californian wines.
The category is presented by Louis M. Martini
Finalists:
Claridge’s Restaurant, London
Core by Clare Smyth, London
Dovetale, London
The Clove Club, London
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
Best Newcomer List
For the best wine list for a recently opened venue.
The category is presented by DAOU
Finalists:
Bistro Freddie, London
Claridge’s Restaurant, London
Dovetale, London
Gouqi Restaurant, London
Mountain, London
Noble Rot Mayfair, London
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 Premium Estates of Austria
Finalists:
Apricity, London
BOYS AND GIRLS., Cardigan
Hjem, Wall, Hexham
Moor Hall, Aughton
Seabird, London
Spry, Edinburgh
Trivet, London
Where The Light Gets In, Manchester
Wild Shropshire, Whitchurch, Shropshire
NATIONAL CATEGORIES:
Best New Zealand List
For the best wine list featuring New Zealand wines.
The category is presented by New Zealand Wine
Finalists:
HIDE, London
OXO Tower Restaurant, London
The Terrace Rooms & Wine, Ventnor
The Vineyard at Stockcross, Newbury
- You can find out more about Star Wine List and the other competitions it runs around the world plus all the exclusive lists of wine restaurants in key cities around the world at its website here.
