Star Wine List of the Year Asia 2025
The Star Wine List of the Year competition is celebrating the wine lists of Asia for the third time. The winners will be announced online on 1 May 2025.
Thursday 1 May
Star Wine List of the Year Asia 2025 covers the following markets:
• Greater China (incl. Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan)
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• South Korea
• Thailand
• Vietnam
All other regions are welcomed into our International Open and, of course, Japan had its own event this year.
For inspiration about what it feels like to win at our awards, read our Gold Star sommelier stories from previous competitions.
Winners in the international categories at Star Wine List of the Year Asia will be entered into our International Final, where winners from around the world are pitted against one another in a global showdown. These Gold Stars will be announced on 16 June, in Vienna.
Star Wine List of the Year Asia 2025
Judges
The expert judging panel for Star Wine List of the Year Asia includes four top sommeliers:
• Salvatore Castano – Best Sommelier of Europe and Africa 2021
• Stefan Neumann – Master Sommelier
• Stephen Wong – Master of Wine
• Reeze Choi – Third-Best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
Categories and criteria
The criteria for the jury are straightforward but not simple: vote for the most exciting wine list representing the category.
THE CATEGORIES
INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:
• Grand Prix
The best list of the overall competition.
• Best Long List For wine lists with more than 600 references.
• Best Medium-Sized List
• Best Short List
Fewer than 200 references.
• Best By the Glass List
• Best Sparkling Wine List
• Best Newcomer List
• Sustainable Wine List
Recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the wine program’s overall impact, including vine growing, winemaking, packaging and transport. Assessed via a questionnaire during the application process.
• Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
LOCAL CATEGORIES:
• Best Italian Wine List, presented by Ceretto
• Best Spanish Wine List, presented by Familia Torres
The winners in the international categories will qualify for our International Final in June 2025, where they will face off with the category winners from other countries and continents.
Read about the terms and how Star Wine List judges the wine lists here.
Commercial partners
Star Wine List is the international guide to great wine bars and wine restaurants around the world. The wine list awards have become a useful way for partners to reach top sommeliers and professionals, both online and in person, as witnessed by partners such as Nyetimber, Domaines Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Familia Torres and Austrian Wine. To learn more, please email [email protected]