CHOP Steakhouse

Tokyo, Japan

CHOP Steakhouse is a fine dining experience located in the America Club in the heart of Tokyo. The restaurant has cityscape views, spacious seating, tranquil setting and an all-day menu, providing a perfect work hub, casual lunch spot or a place to unwind over drinks at the end of the work day. The menu is created around dry and wet-aged Certified Angus Beef cuts, some available exclusively at CHOP. Along with world-class service and cuisine, the restaurant also hosts regular wine events with visiting producers from around the world. The selection at CHOP is comprised of premium US and international wines. It is carefully curated to maintain a balance between classic and modern producers, while staying current on the latest trends of organic, natural, and bio-dynamic wines. The lounge's self-service Enomatic wine dispenser offers options for enjoying a selection of New and Old world labels.

MGM Macau, Aux Beaux Arts

Macao

Located at MGM Macau, a 154-meter tall, Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort, the Aux Beaux Arts restaurant captures the elegant atmosphere and casual sophistication of a 1930s brasserie, featuring mahogany walls, cast iron coat and umbrella racks hanging over indoor tables. The menu builds on the traditions and heritage of French cooking with fresh produce, high quality ingredients and the finest techniques coming together to produce a classic French gastronomic experience. In homage to the restaurant’s French roots, the wine list offers connoisseurs a remarkable selection of wines from France, including Château d’ Yquem and Château Larcis-Ducasse, alongside Portugal and America and a range of interesting selections from Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and Argentina and, more unusually, some of the best wines from Japan, such as Grace and Tomi no Oka.

Bennelong

NSW, Australia

The Bennelong restaurant is situated in Sydney Opera House on Bennelong Point and offers an inspiring menu showcasing the finist Australian food and wine. Executive Chef Peter Gilmore explains the philosophy that drives Bennelong as being focused on the provenance of the food being served. The menu is crafted in partnership with the farmers, fishermen, breeders and providores who work with the chef to source the best produce in season. The menu is robust and direct, highlighting the pure flavours of the ingredients. Bennelong's wine menu showcases Australian wines from the recognisable icons to the small, emerging stars of the future. A third of the list is given to old world stars and is very good for classic names, but the new world is entirely Australian. The on-pour selection continues this theme, with an extensive range of styles by the glass, carafe and from Coravin.

Masani

Victoria, Australia

Established in 1983 by Chef Restaurateur Richard Maisano, Masani is set in a neo-Gothic 1880’s Victorian terrace in Carlton, Melbourne’s celebrated Italian district. Masani's dishes are seasonally inspired by Australia's best produce and Italy's regional cuisine Richard’s signature dishes include fresh hand-made pasta, exotic game birds, specialty seafood and crustaceans, farm-gate meats and his masterful Swiss soufflé. Alongside the coast line's best oysters, are handmade taglierini with rock lobster, roast Hunter Valley guinea fowl with Madeira, and his tribute to Tuscany's seaside town of Livorno, a fish and shellfish stew. The dining room features lush velvet banquettes, oil paintings by local artist Dean Holmes, a wine library, fine spirits and amaro bar with open fireplaces. Service is at the core of Richard and Kara’s vision, and a trip to Masani’s comes with all the trimmings for a great Italian feast. To compliment Richard's skill and artistry, daughter Kara has matched Masani's dishes with an award-winning wine list. A graduate of the Court of Master Sommelier and WSET, Kara's enthusiasm has led Masani's wine cellar to offer a curated selection of wines from all over the globe.

Ten Minutes by Tractor

Victoria, Australia

Ten Minutes by Tractor is located in Main Ridge, Victoria. This Australian restaurant celebrates the incredible produce from the Mornington Peninsula, the knowledge, skill and attentive service of our chefs, wait staff and sommeliers, a wine list that provides endless opportunities for discovery, the relaxed ambience and views over our vineyard and the rolling hills of Main Ridge. Chef Adam Sanderson’s innovative menu is driven by the fresh regional produce from our local growers and farm gates, our kitchen garden and foraged items from the forests, rolling hills and expansive coastlines that surround us. The menu is continually changing and draws on Adam’s experience working in some of the best restaurants in the world, including The Fat Duck and Noma. The wine list, curated by Head Sommelier Xavier Vigier, provides an opportunity to explore the breadth and depth of wines produced on the Mornington Peninsula and other cool climate regions,from around Australia and the world. The list is focused on the key varietals grown in these regions, including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris and others, selected from wineries like that at Ten Minutes by Tractor. These are wines that inspire the Sommeliers, that tell a story of place, people and time. This offers opportunities to compare a variety from different wine regions, winemakers and vintages, with the information, maps and assistance from our expert sommeliers to guide the choices of diners and help provide another dimension to their dining experience.

The Avoca Hotel

Victoria, Australia

The Avoca Hotel is highly awarded gastropub located in the small town of Avoca in the Pyrenees Winemaking Region of Western Victoria, Australia. It occupies a beautifully restored country hotel dating from the gold rush era of the 1860's. The restaurant specialises in the use of quality local produce inand has a strong focus upon the unique wines of the local and surrounding wine regions. The wines of the Pyrenees, Grampians and Great Western regions come from some of the oldest and and some of the newest vineyards in Australia and quality is extremely good. The range of varietals grown in the region and the different wine styles produced are second to none in Australia and the team feel privileged to be able to represent so many of them for their customers. The Drinks list is famous for the depth and breadth of the selection of local wines and also for the extraordinary beer list.

Katya Vineyards

Florida, USA

Katya Vineyards started as a vineyard (2010) and winery (2013) and soon expanded to include a fine dining experience (2018). It is a family owned and operated business, with many family members on the team, including the renowned Chef Antonio and wine expert Dr. Wine. The Katya Vineyards team brings their Eastern European heritage to their home in the United States. Located amongst the sprawling horse farms of Central Florida, the family developed a new approach within the Southeast wine making industry. They aim to share the gift of excellent, handcrafted wines while gathering other wines from similar small, family-owned wineries from around the world to share with our guests.

El Che Steakhouse & Bar

Chicago, Illinois

Located on the edge of the West Loop’s famed “restaurant row,” El Che Steakhouse & Bar is Executive Chef and Partner John Manion’s homage to Argentina's beloved asados, traditional backyard barbecues featuring platters of rustic flame-finished grilled beef. El Che has built a reputation as Chicago's go-to destination for beef, South American wines and live-fire cooking. The 12-foot custom-built grill serves as the inspiration for the menu, which includes South American-tinged meats, seasonal vegetables, seafood and novel barrio-inflected snacks. Its heat—both figuratively and literally—can be felt throughout the restaurant, especially at the Chef’s Counter and Hearth Table located directly in front of it. Chef Manion’s passion for Latin America, where he lived as a child, imbues the deeply flavorful dishes and dramatic setting of the 100-seat restaurant. The wonderfully simple, ingredient-focused food is complemented by a 95% South American wine list that highlights the unique and expanding varietals of the region.

Acanto Restaurant & Wine Bar

Chicago, USA

Featuring Chicago's premier Italian wine list, Acanto Restaurant + Wine Bar sits across from Millennium Park on bustling Michigan Avenue in the heart of downtown. The restaurant's beautiful patio and cosy dining room are just steps away from the theatre district and popular concert venue. Acanto serves fine central Italian cuisine that honours traditional methods of preparing regional Italian cuisine and using artisanal ingredients from Midwestern farmers and producers. Acanto is well-known for its award-winning wine list with a curated list showcasing more than 700 wines from Italy’s 20 regions and includes bottles from upcoming winemakers and rare vintages. The wine and libations list are curated by beverage director and sommelier Torrence O’Haire. The World of Fine Wine Judges praised the wine list as providing 'innovative and fun ways to excite wine consumers: "three-liter thursdays!"' with 'lovely snippets of useful information throughout'.

Compline Restaurant and Wine Bar

California, USA

Compline in Napa, California, is a premier gathering spot for tourists, locals, and the wine trade. It is a wine bar, restaurant and retail shop, a space where you can drink and learn about world-class wines, tuck into a delicious meal, and purchase newly discovered bottles to take home. Compline boasts all the laidback Californian accoutrements: a concrete bar, an indoor–outdoor lounge with comfortable sofas, and a 26-seat patio made for relaxing with a glass in hand, Napa-style. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner, featuring a menu rooted in Napa cuisine, simple, shareable, seasonal, and locally sourced. The 400-selection wine list, called 'excellent' by World’s Best Wine Lists Judges, focuses on Napa and nearby favourites as well as classic bottles from across the world. The listing includes useful headers to break up the long list, with sections within Napa like 'Italian grapes', 'Rhone grapes, and 'German grapes' that make it all more engaging. The Judges were impressed by Compline's very modest $15 corkage fee, as well as the selection of retail wines that include $15-$35 bottles. Compline offers several weekly wine classes for beginners and seasoned pros, led by co-owner and Master Sommelier, Matt Stamp.

Formento's

Illinois, USA

Located in Fulton Market District within Chicago's bustling West Loop, Formento's is an Italian restaurant that features the bright and light flavors of Italy. Created as a nod to the owner's grandmother, "Nonna Formento," guests will experience an array of dishes steeped from traditional family recipes alongside new-age dishes. The world-class wine menu offers guests more than 600 varietals from around the world including attractive US and international curated lists. The World of Fine Wine Judges noted there was an 'absolutely thrilling tour through Italy... lots of classics from renowned regions, but also a thorough look at smaller regions and lesser known Italian grapes'. The list format was praised for the lovely illustrations and Judges noted that it was 'brilliant to see all the grapes written out'.

Granita Enoteca

NH, USA

Granita offers Italian-inspired cuisine in a casual-fine dining environment featuring locally sourced, responsibly farmed ingredients of the highest quality. Chef Anthony Dispensa carefully crafts unique recipes to express Granita’s focus on quality, creativity, and beautiful presentation. The restaurant has a seasonally designed menu, and have joined forces with local producers such as Seward Mountain Farm in Sullivan, Wichland Woods Mushrooms, Stonewall Farms, and the Monadnock Co-op to highlight some of the best produce this region has to offer. A world-class wine list features small production, sustainable, and organic/biodynamic Italian wines by the glass, and a bottle list that showcases influential, innovative producers from classic wine regions worldwide.It features the most influential and iconic producers of classic regions worldwide and is conveniently displayed on our searchable iPads, which offer descriptions of and information about each wine. The wine by the glass list gives guests the ability to explore small producers and culturally significant wineries throughout Italy, while the bar program offers craft cocktails using local ingredients and house preparations which complement Chef Dispensa’s menus.

Lazy Bear

San Francisco, USA

Lazy Bear in San Francisco had an unusual start as a pop-up kitchen before moving to an award-winning format under owner and Head Chef David Barzela. His approach to running a restaurant is typified by a fair pay approach to the staff team, and bringing dinner guests into a communal dining experience. Lazy Bear’s cuisine centers around nostalgia and a reverence for the wild, utilizing a wide variety of preservation methods and inventive techniques. This approach was innovative and has proven to be highly successful in terms of creating a great dining experience as well as being influential on the San Franciscan dining scene. The wine list includes over 1,500 selections including one of the worldʼs deepest collections of mature California vintages. Diners are invited to dive deep into long verticals of wines, or dig into extensive finds from around the globe.

Restaurant Daniel

New York, USA

Located on 65th street at Park Avenue, New York, in the former Mayfair Hotel – the original site of Le Cirque – DANIEL has earned its place among the pillars of New York City’s bustling dining scene, receiving numerous accolades for its refined European cuisine, world-class cellar and gracious hospitality. Building on time-honored techniques, the chefs present a modern, seasonal menu inspired by the finest meats, wild game, seafood, fruits, vegetables and foraged flavors from around the world. Wines from the Rhône and Burgundy, as well as a robust Champagne program, rank among the noteworthy highlights of the restaurant’s award-winning cellar, overseen by Head Sommelier David Berube. Boasting more than 25,000 bottles, our cellar ranges from exceptional old-world wines to innovative offerings by young vignerons. From by-the-glass selections to festive magnums and jeroboams, our cellar offers wines of both exceptional value and quality. Our team of sommeliers pride themselves in helping guests navigate these extensive offerings, as well as curating optional three- and seven-course wine pairings for our seasonal menu throughout the year. World of Fine Wine Judges have called the list“fine and classic with some good twists". There is also a good by-the-glass list allowing guests to explore the collection.

The Barrel Room

San Francisco, USA

The Barrel Room in San Francisco works to a simple concept: to showcase the cuisine, wine and spirits of the world’s diverse regions. The rotating menu focuses on countries and geographical areas, changing every four months. The dinner menus offer guests the ability to taste local cuisines and traditional recipes (including the San Francisco twist), while the wine lists feature 70+ wines by the glass and over 2000 wines by the bottle. The glass lists take our guests through the featured region with educational flights and half or full glass pours. Producers and wines are selected carefully to truly express the regions, and highlight sustainable, organic, and biodynamic production. The cocktail menus are crafted using ingredients and recipes from the featured region.

The Little Nell

Aspen, Colorado

Tucked inside The Little Nell hotel, Aspen's only Five-Star, Five-Diamond, ski-in/ski-out hotel, Element 47 serves Colorado Contemporary cuisine emphasizing local wagyu beef, house-made pastas and seasonal produce. The dining experience is complemented by the hotel’s award-winning wine program. Advanced Sommelier Chris Dunaway serves as Wine Director at The Little Nell, leading a team who oversee a 21,000-bottle wine list available throughout the property. Guests can enjoy a private wine tasting, catered to their every need and hosted by one of the sommeliers. For a more elevated experience, guests may reserve a private wine dinner with a customized menu and hand-selected wine pairings, including a consultation with our Wine Director and Executive Chef. The approach at The Little Nell is based on a list that majors on classic producers and regions, with multiple vintages and wines from a roster of the world’s biggest names, from Roulot and Romanée-Conti in Burgundy to Ridge and Screaming Eagle in California, via Chave Hermitage, Piedmont’s Gaja and a superb collection of mature classed-growth claret.

Barcelona Wine Bar, Washington DC

Washington, USA

"The tapas bars within the Barcelona Wine Bar & Restaurants group are located in a number of US states. The award-winning restaurants and bars are inspired by the culture of Spain. The ever-changing menu is focused on clean flavours, seasonal ingredients, specialities from Spain and the Mediterranean, and rustic small plate presentations created by chefs with tremendous talent. Barcelona Wine Bar offers an eclectic and award-winning selection of wines from Spain and South America and boasts one of the largest Spanish wine programs in the U.S. The list spans over 70 regions, hundreds of makers, and over 400 selections at any given time. There is a focus on makers that put quality and craft at the forefront. Biodynamic winemaking, women winemakers, small-producers, iconic wines of provenance and craft — whether 3 hectares or 3000, the vein that runs through all of the wines is a true love of earth and excellence.The World of Fine Wines Judges that overall this list 'feels very considered.' "

Baran Rapan

Krasnodar Region, Russia

Baran Rapan specialises in local meat, produce herbs as well as Black sea seafood. The mountains and the sea...fire and water are the elements reflected in the Baran RAPAN wine list which contains more than 500 types of wines. A wide range of exclusive sparkling wines, extremely rare red and white wines. The geography of the wine in the list covers almost the entire world with Russian wines featured in a separate chapter. All the wines are stored at the correct temperature of 12-14℃. The restaurant offers guests 18 different forms of glass depending on the style of wine. Te restaurant also has a wine shop offering wine, glasses, sommelier knives, books, and, local products. There is also a wine club ' Magnum’, where guests taste wine exclusively in magnums (1.5 l bottles )

67 Pall Mall

London, UK

67 Pall Mall is a private Members' Club housed in Sir Edwin Lutyens’ Grade II listed building in Westminster, London. For the dining rooms Head Chef Marcus Verberne and his team have created a modern European menu, featuring seasonal, local produce to complement the extensive wine list. The Club was founded by wine lovers, for wine lovers and continues to offer an opportunity for members to enjoy enjoying fine wine at sensible prices. Unlike most wine lists in the capital, they work on the basis of a small cash mark-up, rather than many times the cost price. The list features over 800 wines by-the-glass and a collection of over 4,500 bottles. This is thanks to extensive sub-basement cellars, holding thousands of cases of rare wines.

Baur au Lac

Zurich, Switzweland

The name Baur au Lac has been a byword for tradition through innovation for over 175 years. Located in the heart of Zurich in the middle of its own park, the historic 5-star hotel welcomes guests with a magnificent view of Lake Zurich and the Alps. Its unique, privileged location, stylish rooms and suites, award-winning gastronomy and incomparable Baur au Lac service delight guests from all over the world. The Baur au Lac has set the standard in the Swiss luxury hotel industry from the very beginning and still enjoys the reputation as one of the best hotels in the world. The Baur au Lac is home to some of the best restaurants in Zurich and has their skillfull kitchen and service employees to thank it for. Many team members have received awardsmultiple times, such as Baur au Lac Head-Sommelier Marc Almert, owning the title "Best Sommelier of the World."

D-Wine Marbella

Marbella, Spain

D-Wine is a fine dining wine restaurant with one of the biggest collections of Spanish wines in the world. Everything prepared in the restaurant is sourced fresh from the market, prepared in both traditional and modern styles, with the emphasis firmly on flavour. D-Wine has one of the largest vertical collectiosn of Spanish & International Wines anywhere in Spain, all at their peak. From very good value wines to rare vintages wine, lovers will always receive expert advice and the opportunity to have a unique experience of wine & food at the ultimate wine restaraunt. The wine list spans 7,000 references with the wine cellar accommodating at any point in time around 100,000 bottles for clients to take home or enjoy with their meal in the restaurant, something very few establishments can offer in combination.

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught

London, Uk

The Hélène Darroze restaurant is located in The Connaught, a five star hotel in Mayfair, London, offering a luxury dining experience. The carefully curated blush shades of the walls are set off by modern elements such as exposed wooden table tops, placing craftsmanship in the spotlight. At the Michelin-starred restaurant each dish is grounded in seasonal produce sourced from the farmers, makers and growers carefully chosen by French Chef Hélène. Head sommelier Mirko Benzo brings life and love to a fine list that draws upon the 1,200 or so labels in the cellar. “We wanted to bring a completely different wine list from all around the world,” says Benzo. However it is the considered selection of the best Champagne houses, including verticals of old vintages of their top wines that have previously captured World of Fine Wine judges’ imagination. It doesn’t stop there. That sense of discriminating classicism is also apparent elsewhere on a list that is strong in classic Europe but ranges widely, and which is as elegant and full of surprises as Darroze’s superb contemporary French cuisine. The judges particularly praised the way the restaurant has laid out the page by grape varieties making it easy for guests to navigate. There is also a good Sake selection available.

Nobelhart & Schmutzig

Berlin, Germany

Based in Berlin, Nobelhart & Schmutzig first opened in 2015 and now terms itself Germany’s most political restaurant. Nobelhart & Schmutzig is a barrier-free restaurant. Our guests sit at the long counter, with no classical separation between the dining room and the kitchen. Guests are free to watch the magic happen, and even more importantly: they are part of a communal whole. This reflects the restaurant's vision of a contemporary, forward-looking gastronomy. The restaurant has made a conscious decision to shift the focus squarely onto local producers and renounce produce from afar, including olive oil, pepper, nutmeg, citrus fruits as well as vanilla, cinnamon and, of course, chocolate.. This philosophy extends to promoting environmental and economic sustainability and promoting a better eating culture for health. The wine list provides extensive well-written information. There is a close focus on fermentation and origin and the list is highlighted by fruit-driven, terroir-driven and signature wines. This is a great concept and a great wine list.

VIN Bjørvika

Oslo, Norway

VIN Bjørvika is located next to the new Opera House and Munch museum in Oslo, Norway, with the fjord on one side and the city center on the other. The restaurant serves French inspired tapas with cheese, hams, cured meats, foie gras, paté and lobster soup. We also have seasonal dishes. Inside we have room for about 60 people and in the summertime we can seat an additional 50 people outside. The restaurant serves over 100 wines by the glass and the wine cellar contains over 7,500 bottles from around the world. Here you will find over 1,000 different wines to choose from. They also have a good selection of beers, cocktails and drinks. In their chambré separée they regularly host wine tastings with producers from around the world. The waiters are all trained sommeliers and passionate about wine and all things wine related. VIN Bjørvika's goal is to pass their passion on to our guest, providing them with great customer service and good wine experiences in pleasant surroundings.

The Dreamers Cafe

St. Petersburg, Russia

The restaurant The Dreamers is located in the heart of St. Petersburg in a beautiful position on the Fontanka River embarkment, opposite to the Fountain house. The restaurant’s cuisine is based on local produce and has noticeable northern traits. The wine list features about 200 wines. Since the cuisine tends to be of northern style, there is quite a number of positions from Champagne, Germany, Austria and other regions known for their cold climate. In addition, there are two special sections, featuring orange and volcanic wines in the list. Wine is stored in four different wine refrigerators, separating red, white, sparkling wines and champagne and served Stolze and Chef&Sommelier glasses. The prices in the wine list are benchmarked to the city’s market, the margin gets up to 100% for bottles, a little higher for wines by glass. Frequent master classes enable guests to taste the most interesting wines from our list, together with story and explanations.

Russian Wine Bar

Moscow, Russia

The Russian Wine Bar and Shop, located in Moscow's city centre, offers a menu based on local products - authentic dishes of Russian cuisine. The brand-chef of the project, Igor Kotov, previously headed the kitchen of the German embassy in Russia. The Bar is said have the only wine list that features all the best wines from Russian wineries. The list is based on the collection of the best wines of Russian wineries by the head of the Association of Sommeliers of Russia and Armenia, co-founder and head of the Union of Sommeliers and Experts of the Russian Federation, Artur Sarkisyan. The project has already earned critical acclaim.

My Big Love

My Big Love Wine Bar & Shop is located in the very heart of Moscow. The wine bar and the shop are separated by the longest refrigerated wine cabinet in Russia. There are over 500 items in our wine list and over 1,000 in the online showcase. Each bottle has a unique QR code that will tell you everything you need to know about the wine (organoleptic properties, history of the wine and winery, rating, etc.). We also have an app that shows our current product range with ratings and record of the wine consumed in our bar. We use Bermar wine preservation system for sparkling and Coravin for still wines, which allows us to offer 80 wines by glass. We have a variety of glasses of different shapes and manufacturers: Zalto, Lehmann, Gabriel, Riedel. We see the glass as an instrument that helps reveal the wine’s properties. We focus on bubblies and Old World wines

Diva Restaurant at Constance Lemuria

Seychelles

One of the Constance resorts, Constance Lemuria is located on Praslin island in the Seychelles. This 5 star secluded paradise is elegantly nestled in its surrounding white sandy beaches and lush flora and fauna. Attractions include a turtle sanctuary, the only 18-hole golf course of the Seychelles as well as spa, sporting and beach facilities. The resort complex has a number of restaurants of which Diva is one, serving modern cuisine in casual-chic surroundings designed by French interior designer Marc Hertrich. The wine list is among the most complete and interesting in the region. The resort offers a ‘sommelier wine room experience’ as well as the wide selection of whiskies available at Diva Bar.

Sea Underwater Restaurant & Cellar

Republic of Maldives

Based in the Anantara Kihavah Maldives Resort in the Indian Ocean, the Sea Underwater restaurant and wine cellar offers diners an exceptional marine experience. Dazzling sea life swims peacefully beyond the curved glass wall, making diners feel as though they are part of the island’s reef setting. During the day, the view showcases turtles, butterflyfish, unicornfish and jackfish in their natural habitat whilst dinner time attracts nocturnal predators including lionfish, reef sharks, moray eels and stingrays. This gourmet paradise entices with flawless dégustation menus for lunch and dinner, paired with a wine range spanning nine decades. Oenophiles will delight in the impressive underwater varied, global list from both renowned and up-and-coming wine regions with 450 labels from 15 countries. Thirty labels are available by the glass and regular tasting sessions offer guests a tantalizing journey through the world’s finest champagne houses and wine estates.