Star Wine List Celebrates Ireland's Top Wine Lists @ SommiT 2023 - Here are the Finalists
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| You never know who may drop into Cork's L'Atitude. Perhaps natural wine "royalty" as is the case in this pic. |
Star Wine List Awards are held in New York, London and Cape Town and this year they are coming to Ireland for the very first time as part of SommiT 2023.
The International Sommelier jury for the 2023 Star Wine List of the Year in Ireland 2023 were Pascaline Lepeltier, Veronique Rivest, Julie Dupouy-Young, and Heidi Mäkinen M.W.
The Irish Finalists for the 2023 Star Wine List have just been announced. The award ceremony will take place on Monday 9th October 2023, at Waterford’s Medieval Museum and Wine Vaults as part of SommiT 2023. (Invitation Only)
Finalists Grand Prix: The best list overall, the winner in this category will qualify for the International Final which takes place in June 2024. The Irish winner will compete against the category winners from other countries in the global final of the Star Wine List. The Star Wine List winner representing Ireland will be announced at the 2023 Star Wine List ceremony.
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
Here are the finalists:
Best Long Wine List (more than 600 listings)
● 64 Wine, Glasthule
● Monty's of Kathmandu, Dublin
● The Restaurant at Ballyfin Demesne, Ballyfin
Best Medium-Sized List (200-600 Listings) (Sponsored by Chateau Tour des Termes)
● Ely Wine Bar, Dublin
● L'Atitude 51, Cork
● Piglet Wine Bar, Dublin
● The Barton Restaurant at the K Club, Straffan
● Uno Mas, Dublin
Best Short List (less than 200 listings)
● Bar Pez, Dublin
● D'Olier Street Restaurant, Dublin
● Etto, Dublin
● Fish Shop, Dublin
● Frank’s, Dublin
● Note, Dublin
● Potager, Skerries
● UNioN Wine, Bar & Kitchen, Waterford
Best By the Glass List
● Bar Pez, Dublin
● Daróg Wine Bar, Galway
● Dede at Customs House, Baltimore
● Ely Wine Bar, Dublin
● L'Atitude 51, Cork
● Potager, Skerries
● UNioN Wine, Bar & Kitchen, Waterford
Best Sparkling Wine List (Sponsored by Nyetimber)
● 64 Wine, Glasthule
● D'Olier Street Restaurant, Dublin
● Dede at Customs House, Baltimore
● Frank’s, Dublin
● L'Atitude 51, Cork
● Monty's of Kathmandu, Dublin
Best Austrian Wine List (Sponsored by Austrian Wine)
● 64 Wine, Glasthule
● Ely Wine Bar, Dublin
● Monty's of Kathmandu, Dublin
Best California Wine List (Sponsored by DAOU)
● 64 Wine, Glasthule
● Casper & Giumbini's, Dun Laoghaire
● Monty's of Kathmandu, Dublin
Sustainable Wine List (Sponsored by Familia Torres)
● Daróg Wine Bar, Galway
● Dede at Customs House, Baltimore
● L'Atitude 51, Cork
● Potager, Skerries
● The Pear Tree Café & Wine Bar, Galway
Best Newcomer List
● Bar Pez, Dublin
● D'Olier Street Restaurant, Dublin
● Daróg Wine Bar, Galway
● Forbes Street by Gareth Mullins, Dublin
● Hawksmoor, Dublin
