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). These longer wine lists enable sommeliers to set out collections of wine that have been made over many decades in some instances, featuring in-depth selections and providing a comprehensive choice of wine regions, styles, and grape varieties. They are the restaurants that every wine lover would want to visit for a special occasion and as often as possible, in order to explore the variety of wines on offer. Judges consider the criteria of breadth, depth, height, balance, selection, accuracy, originality, suitability, design, and value when reaching their decision.
Best Long Wine List in the World
Guincho a Galera - Global Winner 2022
Elegantly situated in the time-honoured five-star fixture of Hotel Lisboa, Guincho a Galera offers exquisite Portuguese cuisine prepared in the most skilful and innovative style with authentic and top-quality ingredients, taking the art of Portuguese gastronomy to a new level. Luxuriously adorned, the tranquil and intimate environment embraces a timeless ambience bringing guests a remarkable dining experience. Amidst the restaurant’s extensive wine collections of over 17,000 labels from the major wine regions of the world, Guincho a Galera boasts in particular for its impressive and almost complete wine collections across Portugal highlighting some of the Douro superstars. A vintage of Barca Velha, the highest standard of Casa Ferreirinha, the Douro Boy’s Cuvée Magnum and many more. Vertical vintages of some finest Vintage Ports namely Quinta do Noval, Quinta do Noval, Nacional and Fonseca are not to be missed; not to mention some highly rated vertical vintages from the top five producers of Douro First Growth. Our on-site phenomenal wine cellars with horizontal storage areas for over 430,000 bottles are closely monitored, patrolled and controlled discreetly at the optimal temperature and humidity to ensure consistent storage conditions for a lot of our rare and priceless bottles of wine. While we update our wine prices from time to time for wines that are fast-moving and difficult to source, we rarely update prices on wines we have a substantial stock of. Our philosophy of offering wines slightly above our cost is designed to recognize guests’ interest in a good value. Besides the few excerpts that have been brought under the spotlight, there are a lot more precious stories and vertical vintages to be shared from our invaluable wine cellars. Guests are assured of having fun hunting through our discreetly engineered wine list with great value.
Europe
Restaurant Tantris opened in 1971 in Munich Germany as one of the first fine dining restaurants in the country. The restaurant re-opened in 2021 following renovations, with a new team and a new Head Chef, Benjamin Chmura. French culinary tradition with a contemporary feel will remain at the core of the restaurant’s culinary approach. The restaurant offers one of the most exciting wine programs in the country based on securing exclusive wines directly from the producers. The Tantris goal is to feature a balanced mix of wines, in every price category and in every style, as long as they are authentic with the aim of offering a great and unpretentious wine experience. World of Fine Wine Judges noted the 'outstanding selection of verticals from Germany, Austria, Bordeaux and Burgundy, Italy and around the world' highlighting that 'most mark-ups are very fair, encouraging fine wine drinking' with a good range of exclusive wines available by-the-glass using the Coravin system. Address: Johann-Fichte Str. 7, Munich, 80805, Germany
Middle East & Africa
At the heart of the City of Gold, beneath the warm sunshine in the opulent, tree-lined suburb of Sandhurst, lies the enchanting Saxon Hotel. A uniquely perfect blend of rich cultural history and contemporary five-star service, the Saxon is situated on ten acres of magnificent indigenous gardens, providing a private and peaceful retreat like no other.
Address:
Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant
Email:
reservations@graycliff.com
Website:
https://www.graycliff.com/
South & Central America
Graycliff Restaurant is the first five-star restaurant in the Bahamas and Caribbean. The restaurant’s cuisine epitomizes elegance in the finest continental and Bahamian traditions with a menu that is both tasteful and distinctive. The secret recipes at Graycliff have set its reputation as the hallmark of the rich and famous. Creative culinary innovation has resulted in a variety of sumptuous dishes that is distinctly its own. Bahamian dishes have been creatively transformed into sophistication and refinement, resulting in an international reputation for Bahamian cuisine. Graycliff’s Wine Cellar with an inventory of over 250,000 bottles from over 400 vintners in 20 countries is world-renowned.
Europe
Restaurant Tantris
Restaurant Tantris opened in 1971 in Munich Germany as one of the first fine dining restaurants in the country. The restaurant re-opened in 2021 following renovations, with a new team and a new Head Chef, Benjamin Chmura. French culinary tradition with a contemporary feel will remain at the core of the restaurant’s culinary approach. The restaurant offers one of the most exciting wine programs in the country based on securing exclusive wines directly from the producers. The Tantris goal is to feature a balanced mix of wines, in every price category and in every style, as long as they are authentic with the aim of offering a great and unpretentious wine experience. World of Fine Wine Judges noted the 'outstanding selection of verticals from Germany, Austria, Bordeaux and Burgundy, Italy and around the world' highlighting that 'most mark-ups are very fair, encouraging fine wine drinking' with a good range of exclusive wines available by-the-glass using the Coravin system. Address: Johann-Fichte Str. 7, Munich, 80805, Germany
Middle East & Africa
Qunu at the Saxon Hotel
At the heart of the City of Gold, beneath the warm sunshine in the opulent, tree-lined suburb of Sandhurst, lies the enchanting Saxon Hotel. A uniquely perfect blend of rich cultural history and contemporary five-star service, the Saxon is situated on ten acres of magnificent indigenous gardens, providing a private and peaceful retreat like no other.
South & Central America
Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant
Graycliff Restaurant is the first five-star restaurant in the Bahamas and Caribbean. The restaurant’s cuisine epitomizes elegance in the finest continental and Bahamian traditions with a menu that is both tasteful and distinctive. The secret recipes at Graycliff have set its reputation as the hallmark of the rich and famous. Creative culinary innovation has resulted in a variety of sumptuous dishes that is distinctly its own. Bahamian dishes have been creatively transformed into sophistication and refinement, resulting in an international reputation for Bahamian cuisine. Graycliff’s Wine Cellar with an inventory of over 250,000 bottles from over 400 vintners in 20 countries is world-renowned.