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Congratulations to all the Winners listed below. Announced at the awards ceremony at Glaziers Hall in London on September 11th, 2023. These wine lists are judged according to a rigorous protocol by independent, international panels of leading professionals and celebrate the world’s very best wine lists.
Entrants marked in bold gold writing are the Global Winners of their category.
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Best Long Wine List (view category)
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The World’s Best Wine Lists is the first such awards program to acknowledge the crucial importance of a good wine selection regardless of size. But there is clearly the potential for greater breadth and depth in longer lists, and this category of Best Long Wine List assesses those that feature more than 500 wines (at 75cl bottle-size).
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Asia | Aux Beaux Arts / Imperial Court MGM Grand, Macau
Australasia | Catalina, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland (Global Winner)
Middle East & Africa | Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Dallas, Texas, USA
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas
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Best Medium Wine List (view category)
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Based on the size of the offering in order to reach a fair assessment. The category of Best Medium Wine List includes lists that feature between 200 and 500 wines (at 75cl bottle-size).
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Asia | Vista, Tokyo American Club, Tokyo, Japan
Australasia | Supernormal, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Global Winner)
Europe | Humo, London, UK
Middle East & Africa | One & Only, Le Saint Géran, Mauritius
North America | Atomix, New York City, USA
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
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Best Short Wine List (view category)
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Shorter lists can be even more challenging to judge than longer lists. The category of Best Short Wine List includes lists that feature between 100 and 200 wines (at 75cl bottle-size).
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Asia | Le Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon Elements/ Le Salon de Thé de Joël Robuchon IFC Mall,
Hong Kong
Australasia | Firedoor Restaurant, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Global Winner)
Europe | 29, Istanbul, Turkey
Middle East & Africa | Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | Atoboy, New York City, USA
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Best Micro Wine List (view category)
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The World’s Best Wine Lists recognizes excellence in even the smallest lists, those with vinous ambitions well above their size. The category of Best Micro Wine List includes lists that feature fewer than 100 wines (at 75cl bottle-size) or no more than four pages.
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Australasia | Tsunami, Mosman Park, Western Australia, Australia
Europe | John's House, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, UK (Global Winner)
North America | Nopa, San Francisco, California, USA
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Best Regional Wine List (in the region) (view category)
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This category of Best Regional Wine List in the Region enables the Judges to celebrate those establishments that build close relationships with neighbouring wine producers, exhibiting an intimate knowledge of the region’s history and terroir and promoting local produce.
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Asia | Hajime, Osaka, Japan
Australasia | Bennelong, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Europe | La Bandiera, Civitella Casanova, Abruzzo, Italy
Middle East & Africa | Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | Press Restaurant, St Helena, California, USA (Global Winner)
South & Central America and the Caribbean | K’u’uk, Mérida, Mexico
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Best Regional Wine List (outside the region) (view category)
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Asia | 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong (Italy) (Global Winner)
Australasia | Pearl Chablis & Oyster Bar, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Chablis)
Europe | Britannia Hotel, Trondheim, Norway (France)
Middle East & Africa | Archipel Restaurant, Constance Le Prince Maurice, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
North America | RPM Italian, Washington DC, USA
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Best Champagne & Sparkling Wine Selection (view category)
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The category of Best Champagne and Sparkling Wine List highlights lists that focus almost exclusively on this rapidly expanding range of wines or that have a particularly strong selection within a broader offering.
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Asia | 8 1/2 Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Hong Kong
Australasia | Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Europe |Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland (Global Winner)
Middle East & Africa | Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
North America | March, Houston, Texas, USA
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas
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Best Dessert & Fortified Wine Selection (view category)
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The category of Best Dessert & Fortified Wine Selection. This category acknowledges lists that have an impressive range, depth, and selection of these richly varied wine styles, which can have their place at any stage of a meal.
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Asia | Restaurant Petrus at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Australasia | Jonah's Restaurant and Boutique Hotel, Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland (Global Winner)
Middle East & Africa | Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
North America | The Umstead Hotel & Spa, Cary, North Carolina
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas
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Best Organic Wine List (view category)
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Asia | Grand Lisboa Palace, (Grand Buffet, Hua Ting, Mesa by José Avillez, Palace Garden, Zuicho)
Australasia | Otto, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Europe | Jack's Brasserie, Hotel Schweizerhof Bern & Spa, Bern, Switzerland
Middle East & Africa | Jing Restaurant, Constance, Halaveli, Maldives
North America | Barcelona Wine Bar, Washington DC, USA (Global Winner)
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Best Sake Selection (outside Japan) (view category)
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The Best Sake List outside Japan category highlights the lists that focus almost exclusively on sake or have a particularly strong selection of sake within a broader offering.
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Australasia | Tsunami, Mosman Park, Western Australia, Australia
Middle East & Africa | Jing Restaurant, Constance, Halaveli, Maldives
North America |Sushi Nakazawa, New York City, USA (Global Winner)
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Best Spirits Selection (view category)
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The World’s Best Wine Lists acknowledges the exciting quality and range of spirits from all round the world, and their ability to heighten the beginning or end of a memorably special meal. The category of Best Spirits List recognizes those establishments that go beyond the rest in their spirits selection.
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Australasia | Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Europe | Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin, Germany
Middle East & Africa | Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | March, Houston, Texas, USA
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas (Global Winner)
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Best By-the-Glass Wine List with Coravin® (view category)
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By-the-glass offerings in bars and restaurants around the world have been expanding rapidly in recent years. Different technical solutions are available to support this evolution, ensuring that wines are kept in good condition down to the last glass, but above all it is the Coravin® preservation system that has radically transformed this section of wine lists all round the world.
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Asia | Restaurant Petrus at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Australasia | Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Europe | The Lecture Room & Library at Sketch, London, UK (Global Winner)
Middle East & Africa | Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
North America | San Francisco Wine Society, San Francisco, California, USA
South & Central America and the Caribbean | K’u’uk, Mérida, Mexico
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Best By-the-Glass Wine List without Coravin® (view category)
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While the huge potential of the Coravin® preservation system is very widely recognized, many bars and restaurants still offer wine by-the-glass using other systems or none at all, some sommeliers having an ideological preference for seeing a particular bottle consumed all at once on a particular occasion rather than extending its life over a period of weeks or months.
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Asia | Imperial Court, MGM Grand, Macau
Australasia | Chin Chin, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Europe | VIN Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway (Global Winner)
North America | The Barrel Room, San Francisco, USA
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Best Wine Bar List (view category)
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Wine bars around the world are a precious part of today’s wine culture, even if it is hard to reach a hard and fast definition, and even if the boundaries between bars and restaurants may often be blurred. The World’s Best Wine Lists adopts as a working definition of wine bar an establishment where it is possible and usual to order only a glass or two of wine, and where the focus is squarely on the wine list.
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Australasia | Marion Wine, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Europe | VIN Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway
North America |Wine Bar George, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA (Global Winner)
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Best Hotel Wine List (view category)
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Many of the world’s best restaurants are in leading hotels around the world, with settings as diverse as beachside villas, wildlife lodges, or snow-covered mountainside chalets. The Best Hotel Wine List category is dedicated to these.
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Asia | Restaurant Petrus at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
Australasia | Jonah's Restaurant and Boutique Hotel, Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia
Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland
Middle East & Africa | Archipel Restaurant, Constance Le Prince Maurice, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius
North America | The Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado, USA (Global Winner)
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas
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Most Original Wine List (view category)
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The Most Original Wine List category showcases lists that have an unusual selection of wines or a particular personality that shapes them. The successful lists demonstrate not only a profound understanding of the wines, but a clear vision reflecting the experience and passion of their creators.
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Asia | Mesa by José Avillez, Grand Lisboa Palace, Macau
Australasia | Supernormal, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Europe | Tasca d'Almerita, Capofaro, Salina, Italy
Middle East & Africa | Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | Contento, New York City, USA (Global Winner)
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Quintonil, Mexico City, Mexico
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Best Designed Wine List (view category)
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The categories for the first few editions of the World’s Best Wine Lists centered on the ambition, innovation, and passion of the restaurateur or sommelier in selecting interesting and varied wines. It soon became apparent to the Judges, however, as they studied hundreds of lists every year, that one aspect that significantly affected the ability of a guest to enjoy the process of wine selection was the appearance, clarity, and navigability of the wine list itself. All too often, design is the Achilles heel of otherwise good or great lists.
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Asia | Kuda Villingili, Malé, Maldives
Australasia | Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Europe | 29, Istanbul, Turkey
Middle East & Africa | Cyann Restaurant, Mahé, Seychelles
North America | March, Houston, Texas, USA (Global Winner)
South & Central America and the Caribbean | Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas
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Best New Wine List (view category)
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Each year new restaurants become established and with them new wine lists are submitted for assessment. The Judges of the World’s Best Wine Lists have decided that, as new cellars take some time to be developed, it would be fair to establish a category for the Best New Wine List.
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Australasia | Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Global Winner)
Europe | Humo, London, UK
North America | Naro, New York City, USA
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Best Value Wine List (view category)
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It is not possible to put a price on the joy of visiting some of the best restaurants and bars in the world, whether they are large or small, city centre or local neighbourhood establishments. However it is possible to make some assessment of the value for money represented in different wine lists.
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Europe | La Bandiera, Civitella Casanova, Abruzzo, Italy (Global Winner)
Middle East & Africa | Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa
North America | Terzo, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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The Wine List of the Year 2023
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Europe | Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland (Global Winner)
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Champions' League Winners
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