April 24, 2025 — Star Wine List of the Year Switzerland 2025 will be held in Zurich on 19 May – the media company’s third celebration of Swiss wine lists and its first physical, designated event in the country. The esteemed panel of judges has just announced the competition’s finalists.
Star Wine List of the Year is an awards circuit honouring the great wine lists in the world, often referred to as the Michelin Guide for wine. Following a digital event for Switzerland in 2021 and a combined Austria-Germany-Switzerland celebration in 2024, the 2025 ceremony will be hosted in Zürich by Star Wine List’s Founder and Publisher, Krister Bengtsson.
“We can’t wait to meet and celebrate with the teams from the top restaurants and wine bars from around Switzerland,” says Bengtsson. “And to do it in Switzerland for the first time. It is quite telling that the finalists are from all over the country – Switzerland is a nation of great gastronomy, wines and hospitality.”
Gold Stars will be presented to winners in nine categories, and each of these winners will qualify for the Star Wine List of the Year International Final, to be held in Vienna in June 2025.
The jury
The expert jury for Star Wine List of the Year Switzerland 2025 comprises three top sommeliers:
- Bertrand Lutaud – Master Sommelier (also Star Wine List’s Geneva Ambassador)
- Nina Jensen – Second-Best Sommelier of the World, 2019 and 2023 (ASI)
- Reeze Choi – Third-Best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
The categories
Grand Prix – the best list overall
The finalists and winner will be announced at the event, chosen from amongst the winners of the Best Long, Medium-Sized and Short List categories
Best Long List – for wine lists with more than 600 references
- Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
- Chez Bacchus, Geneva
- Chez Smith, Zürich
- Einstein, St. Gallen
- Inda-Bar, Geneva
- Memories, Bad Ragaz
- Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
- Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
- Restaurant Le Chat Botté, at Hotel Beau Rivage, Geneva
- Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon
Best Medium-Sized List – 200-600 references
- Bombar, Geneva
- Colonnade, Lucerne
- Donatz Wine Bar, Samaden
- Gallo, Geneva
- Matière, Geneva
- Njorden, Aubonne
- Osteria della Bottega, Geneva
- Restaurant La Riva, Lenzerheide
- Silex Restaurant, Zürich
Best Short List – fewer than 200 references
- 169 West, Zürich
- 57° Grill, Lausanne
- Lotti, Zürich
- Restaurant Trübli, Winterthur
- Best By the Glass List
- Chez Bacchus, Geneva
- Chez Smith, Zürich
- Colonnade, Lucerne
- La Bonne Cave Luzern, Lucerne
- Memories, Bad Ragaz
- Njorden, Aubonne
- Restaurant Anne-Sophie Pic at Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne
- The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt
- The Restaurant at The Dolder Grand, Zürich
- Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon
Best Sparkling Wine List, presented by Nyetimber
- Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
- Chez Smith, Zürich
- Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel
- Einstein, St. Gallen
- Grace La Margna, St. Moritz
- Inda-Bar, Geneva
- Memories, Bad Ragaz
- Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
- The Restaurant at The Dolder Grand, Zürich
- Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon
Sustainable Wine List – for this category, we evaluate not just the wine list but also the actions of the venue throughout their wine program, as stated by the team via questionnaire
- 169 West, Zürich
- Auberge de l’Abbaye de Montheron, Lausanne
- Bombar, Geneva
- Lotti, Zürich
- Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf
Best Austrian Wine List, presented by Austrian Wine
- Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
- Dorfhus Gupf, Rehetobel
- Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
- Restaurant La Riva, Lenzerheide
- Viniviva Wein, Dübendorf
- Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon
Best California Wine List, presented by Pahlmeyer
- Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, Obbürgen
- Chez Smith, Zürich
- Donatz Wine Bar, Samaden
- Napa Grill, Zürich
- Park Hotel Vitznau, Vitznau
- The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt
- Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon
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 across the world. All venues are selected by top wine professionals.
