{"id":228886,"date":"2026-05-12T18:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228886\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:52:09","slug":"the-best-wine-lists-of-new-york-and-florida-named-at-ceremonies-in-nyc-and-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/228886\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Wine Lists of New York and Florida Named at Ceremonies in NYC and Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 12, 2026 (Stockholm, Sweden) \u2014 The Star Wine List of the Year competition has now completed the USA leg of its global tour, with awards ceremonies in\u00a0New York City<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Miami<\/a>\u00a0attended by the wine elite. Gold Stars have been presented to a total of 24 restaurants and bars in celebration of their sommelier teams\u2019 work in creating their wine lists.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The winners of Star Wine List of the Year New York 2026. Photo by Gabi Porter.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The winners of Star Wine List of the Year Florida 2026, in Miami. Photo by Ryan J Troy.<\/p>\n

At the New York event (the fourth edition in the wider metropolitan area), Chambers restaurant has cemented its reputation as a bastion of sustainability with Pascaline Lepeltier accepting a Gold Star in the category for the third year in a row. Coqodaq and Chez Fifi \u2013 both relative newcomers to the city\u2019s dining scene \u2013 have proven that they are forces to be reckoned with after receiving Gold Stars for the second consecutive year. And there were accolades for world-renowned institutions Atera (two Michelin stars), Daniel (one Michelin star), Peasant and The Four Horsemen.<\/p>\n

Over in Florida (the second time the competition has visited the state), COTE Miami continued its winning streak by taking two Gold Stars, with 2025 winners Sexy Fish Miami and Mandolin Aegean Bistro also returning with success. A strong proportion of the Florida winners were new faces to the competition, as the state\u2019s thriving wine community continues to evolve.<\/p>\n

The competitions\u2019 judging panels were composed of leading international sommeliers, with Missouri-based Master Sommelier and Master of Wine Doug Frost sitting on both juries. He was joined in New York by Mikk Parre (ASI Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and the Middle East 2024) and Yannick Benjamin (prominent local figure and co-founder of Wine on Wheels); and in Florida by Kathrine Larsen-Robert (Master Sommelier and Group Head of Wine at 67 Pall Mall) and Pascaline Lepeltier (distinguished author and sommelier).<\/p>\n

Star Wine List is the international guide to the world\u2019s best bars and restaurants for wine lovers, available as a website and app, while the Star Wine List of the Year awards traverse the globe from September to June each year to recognise the top wine lists in each region. The current season began in September 2025, and will have incorporated 14 territories in Europe, the Americas and Asia in the main tour, plus one digital event covering the rest of the world, before a Global Final in June 2026.<\/p>\n

Winners in the \u2018international\u2019 categories at both the New York and Florida events will automatically be entered into the\u00a0Star Wine List of the Year Global Final 2026<\/a>, which will be hosted by\u00a0Terra Sk\u00e5ne<\/a>\u00a0in the winemaking countryside of southern Sweden, this June.<\/p>\n

Gold Star winners, New York:<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:<\/p>\n

Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references<\/p>\n

Best Medium-Sized List
Recognises the best wine list with 200-600 references<\/p>\n

Peasant, New York City<\/p>\n

The Four Horsemen, New York City<\/p>\n

Best Short List
Recognises the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings<\/p>\n

Pinch Chinese, New York City<\/p>\n

Best By-the-Glass List, presented by\u00a0St\u00f6lzle Lausitz<\/a>
Recognises the best \u2018by-the-glass\u2019 list<\/p>\n

Benoit New York, New York City<\/p>\n

Best Sparkling Wine List
Recognises the best list for sparkling wines<\/p>\n

Best Newcomer List
Recognises a venue that has recently opened<\/p>\n

Saint Urban, New York City<\/p>\n

Sustainability Prize
Assesses the sustainable commitment of both the wine list and broader venue via a supplementary questionnaire submitted during the application process<\/p>\n

Best Austrian Wine List, presented by\u00a0Austrian Wine<\/a>
Recognises the best list for the wines of Austria<\/p>\n

One White Street, New York City<\/p>\n

Best Italian Wine List
Recognises the best list for the wines of Italy<\/p>\n

Special Jury Prize
Rewards a wine lovers\u2019 place that does something out of the ordinary<\/p>\n

LOCAL CATEGORIES:<\/p>\n

Best Bordeaux Wine List, presented by\u00a0Maison Barri\u00e8re<\/a><\/p>\n

Best Ros\u00e9 Wine List, presented by\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019Esclans<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Tarrytown<\/p>\n

Best Spanish Wine List, presented by\u00a0Familia Torres<\/a><\/p>\n

Gold Star winners, Florida:<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL CATEGORIES:<\/p>\n

Best Long List
For wine lists with more than 600 references<\/p>\n

Best Medium-Sized List, presented by\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau Tours des Termes<\/a>
Recognises the best wine list with 200-600 references<\/p>\n

Best Short List
Recognises the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings<\/p>\n

Best By-the-Glass List, presented by\u00a0Lugana Wines<\/a>
Recognises the best \u2018by-the-glass\u2019 list<\/p>\n

Bourbon Steak Miami, Aventura<\/p>\n

Best Sparkling Wine List
Recognises the best list for sparkling wines<\/p>\n

Best Newcomer List, presented by\u00a0St\u00f6lzle Lausitz<\/a>
Recognises a venue that has recently opened<\/p>\n

Ezio\u2019s Miami, Miami Beach<\/p>\n

Sustainability Prize
Assesses the sustainable commitment of both the wine list and broader venue via a supplementary questionnaire submitted during the application process<\/p>\n

Kr\u00fcs Kitchen, Miami<\/p>\n

Mandolin Aegean Bistro, Miami<\/p>\n

Best Italian Wine List
Recognises the best list for the wines of Italy<\/p>\n

Casa D\u2019Angelo Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale<\/p>\n

Special Jury Prize
Rewards a wine lovers\u2019 place that does something out of the ordinary<\/p>\n

LOCAL CATEGORY:<\/p>\n

Best Ros\u00e9 Wine List, presented by\u00a0Ch\u00e2teau d\u2019Esclans<\/a><\/p>\n

About Star Wine List
Star Wine List\u00a0is the international wine lovers\u2019 guide to great wine bars and restaurants. Available as an app and at\u00a0starwinelist.com<\/a>, it was launched in Stockholm, Sweden in 2017, and is now live in more than 45 countries. All venues are selected by top wine professionals for the quality of their wine programmes.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Star Wine List of the Year\u00a0competition celebrates the wonderful wine lists of the world and the dedicated sommelier teams who create them. Since its inception in 2018, this global tour has evolved to cover numerous territories. Its highly anticipated awards events recognise excellence in the wine and hospitality industries, and culminate in a Global Final each summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 12, 2026 (Stockholm, Sweden) \u2014 The Star Wine List of the Year competition has now completed the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228887,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3640,19735,9,11,10,73912],"class_list":["post-228886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-florida","tag-international-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-star-wine-list"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}