February 20, 2025 – Star Wine List will celebrate the best wine lists in Germany at an awards ceremony on 17 March 2025, at ProWein in Düsseldorf.
The Star Wine List of the Year competition recognises the world’s greatest wine lists – and the teams behind them. The German entries were judged by a panel of four top international sommeliers: Jan Konetzki, Emmanuel Rosier, Pascaline Lepeltier and Stefan Neumann MS.
The judges have announced a total of 45 finalists, from across the country, in 11 categories. Winners will receive a Gold Star and those in the international categories will go on to compete in the Star Wine List of the Year International Final, which will be held in Vienna on 16 June.
“We are super excited to come back to Germany and celebrate with the brilliant sommeliers and teams from the top restaurants in the country,” says Krister Bengtsson, Founder and Publisher of Star Wine List. “There is such a diversity and quality in the gastronomy of Germany and we can’t wait to highlight that together in Düsseldorf in March.”
The finalists
International categories
Grand Prix
The best list of the overall competition
The winner will be announced at the event
Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references
- Es:senz, Grassau
- Franz Keller Schwarzer Adler, Vogtsburg-Oberbergen
- Freundschaft, Berlin
- Gasthaus Waltz, Munich
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Grill Royal, Berlin
- Kronenschlösschen, Eltville
- Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin
- Restaurant Basil, Hannover
- Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
- Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich
Best Medium-Sized List, presented by Dreissigacker
200-600 references
- Cafe Gupi, Weil am Rhein
- Coda, Berlin
- Diergardts Kühler Grund, Hattingen
- Horváth, Berlin
- Maku Concept, Solingen
- Pizza Studio Munich, Munich
- Trotte Weinbar, Freiburg
- Verōnika by Fotografiska, Berlin
- Zum Grünen Gaul, Bochum
Best Short List
Fewer than 200 references
- Barra, Berlin
- Essers Gasthaus, Cologne
- Frea, Berlin
- Hallmann & Klee, Berlin
- Hotel Zur alten Post, Büsum
- kiosque., Hamburg
- Merold, Berlin
- ORA Wine Bar and Restaurant, Berlin
- Otto, Berlin
- Reichlich, Hamburg
Best By the Glass List
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Grill Royal, Berlin
- Guido Al Duomo, Munich
- Kinfelts Kitchen & Wine, Hamburg
- Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer, Berlin
- Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
- Verōnika by Fotografiska, Berlin
- Zeltinger Hof, Zeltingen-Rachtig
Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber
- Franz Keller Schwarzer Adler, Vogtsburg-Oberbergen
- Gasthaus Waltz, Munich
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Grill Royal, Berlin
- Guido Al Duomo, Munich
- Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin
- Restaurant Basil, Hannover
- Restaurant JM, Sylt
- Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich
Best Newcomer List
Recognises a venue that has recently opened
- Matthias, Berlin
- Merold, Berlin
Sustainable Wine List, presented by Lingua Franca
Recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine programme’s overall impact
- Barra, Berlin
- BellasLokal, Bad Soden
- Frea, Berlin
- Horváth, Berlin
- Romantik Hotel Schloss Hohenstein, Ahorn
Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
- Es:senz, Grassau
- Freisinger Hof, Munich
- Freundschaft, Berlin
- Gasthaus Waltz, Munich
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Horváth, Berlin
- Hotel Jagdhof, Röhrnbach
- Johannas at Hotel Neumayr, Munich
- Weinkulturbar, Dresden
- Witwenball, Hamburg
Best California Wine List, presented by Pahlmeyer
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Guido Al Duomo, Munich
- Kronenschlösschen, Eltville
- Restaurant Basil, Hannover
- Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
- Weinkulturbar, Dresden
Local categories
Best Italian Wine List
- Es:senz, Grassau
- GRAPES Weinbar, Munich
- Grill Royal, Berlin
- Kronenschlösschen, Eltville
- Nobelhart und Schmutzig, Berlin
- ROCAILLE Café Bistrot Wine bar, Düsseldorf
- Sticks & Stones Wine Bar, Munich
- Tantris Maison Culinaire, Munich
- W die Weinbar, Hamburg
- Weinkulturbar, Dresden
About Star Wine List
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. It was launched in Stockholm (Sweden) in 2017, and is now live in more than 45 countries in the world. All venues are selected by top wine professionals.
