The hospitality world’s attention was focused on London last night as The World of Fine Wine unveiled the winners of the prestigious World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2024.

WFW editor and The World’s Best Wine Lists 2024 chairman Neil Beckett and WFW food editor and The World’s Best Wine Lists 2024 judge Francis Percival led the ceremony at Glaziers Hall, which drew a packed crowd of sommeliers, restaurateurs, and bar owners, including representatives from an impressive number of shortlisted businesses who had made the trip from as far afield as Australia and California.

Leading the list of winners was Pappas Bros Steakhouse, with the Houston, Texas, restaurant picking up both Best Long Wine List and the Wine List of the Year awards, while Park Hotel Vossevangen in Norway beat off strong competition from previous Wine List of the Year-winners to take The Champions’ League Best Overall Wine List 2024 and The Champions’ League Wine-by-the-Glass List 2024.

The two headline wins contributed to a strong World’s Best Wine Lists 2024 performance for both the USA and Norway, with the USA picking up 11 awards on the night, and Vino Bar in Ålesund, global victor in the Best Wine Bar List category, adding to Park Hotel Vossevangen’s two Champions’ League awards.

Native Londoners will be pleased to see that their city’s reputation for being one of the most expensive places in the world to eat and drink out was challenged by Doppo winning the World’s Best Value Wine List title, while London establishments also topped the poll for World’s Best Medium-Sized Wine List (Petrus by Gordon Ramsay) and Best Wine-by-the-Glass List with Coravin® (Brooklands by Claude Bosi at The Peninsula). But the truly global nature of the awards was reflected in winners from Australia, France, Italy, Mauritius, Macau, and Switzerland.

In his opening remarks, Beckett reflected on what he called “another difficult year” for the hospitality sector, citing “the aftermath of Covid, staff shortages, soaring interest rates, spiralling costs, consumer spending concerns, and political uncertainty” as key contributors to a trading environment that has been especially harsh for small businesses.

“It is all the more inspiring and uplifting to see how many establishments of all kinds have managed to adapt and to survive—and how many excellent new ones have opened their doors for the first time,” Beckett said. “Best New Wine List was again one of the most exciting and most closely contested categories this year. And astonishingly no fewer than five new wine lists managed to win the global title in other categories—a remarkable achievement.”

The World’s Best Wine Lists is a global awards program created in 2014 by the multi-award-winning publication The World of Fine Wine.

Judged according to a rigorous protocol by independent, international panels of leading professionals, including World Champion Sommeliers, Master Sommeliers, Masters of Wine, and highly respected wine writers, it is the first awards program to acknowledge the crucial importance of a good wine selection—regardless of size—in the modern dining experience all round the world.

The World’s Best Wine Lists 2024 Winners

Wine List of the Year

Pappas Bros Steakhouse, Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA—North America

Best Long Wine List (more than 500 wines)

Pappas Bros Steakhouse, Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA—North America

Shortlist

SW Steakhouse, Macau—Asia

Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Sketch, The Lecture Room & Library, London, UK—Europe

Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Medium-Sized Wine List (fewer than 500 wines)

Petrus by Gordon Ramsay, London, UK—Europe

Shortlist

Saké, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

LPM, Restaurant & Bar, Dubai, UAE—Middle East & Africa

Compline Restaurant, Napa, California, USA—North America

Aruzz, São Paulo, Brazil—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Short Wine List (fewer than 200 wines)

Wine Bar George, Lake Buenavista, Florida, USA—North America

Shortlist

Firedoor, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Lucky Cat, London, UK—Europe

Tresind Studio, Dubai, UAE—Middle East & Africa

Best Micro Wine List (fewer than 100 wines or 4 pages)

MÄS, Ashland, Oregon, USA—North America

Shortlist

Gildas, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Volta do Mar, London, UK—Europe

Best Regional Wine List (in the region)

Press, Saint Helena, CA, USA—North America

Shortlist

SW Steakhouse, Macau—Asia

Restaurant Bennelong, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

The Yeatman, Porto, Portugal—Europe

Sabi Sabi, Johannesburg, South Africa—Middle East & Africa

K’u’uk, Yucatan, Mérida, Mexico—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Regional Wine List (outside the region)

Grossi Florentino, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Shortlist

Restaurant Petrus at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, China —Asia

Salis Chania, Chania, Greece—Europe

Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius —Middle East & Africa

RPM Italian, Washington DC, USA —North America

Ajualä, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Champagne & Sparkling Wine List

Affinatore, Milan, Italy—Europe

Shortlist

Restaurant Petrus at Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong, China—Asia

Quay, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

The Little Nell, Aspen, CO, USA—North America

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Dessert & Fortified Wine List

Wunderbrunnen, Opfikon, Switzerland—Europe

Shortlist

Grossi Florentino, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Blue Penny Cellar, Constance Belle Mare Plage, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

The Flagstaff House Restaurant, Boulder, Colorado, USA—North America

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Organic Wine List

La Cuverie by Comte Liger-Belair, Vosne-Romanée, France—Europe

Shortlist

Jing Restaurant, Constance Halaveli, Maldives—Middle East & Africa

Frevo, New York City, NY, USA—North America

Best Sake List (outside Japan)

Sushi Nakazawa, New York City, NY, USA—North America

Shortlist

The Chedi Andermatt, Andermatt, Switzerland—Europe

Alba, Dubai, UAE—Middle East & Africa

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Spirits List

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Shortlist

Ozen Reserve Bolifushi, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives—Asia

Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Le Taillevent, Paris, France—Europe

Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa—Middle East & Africa

The Pines Modern Steakhouse, Highland, California, USA—North America

Best Wine-by-the-Glass List (with Coravin®)

Brooklands by Claude Bosi at The Peninsula, London, UK—Europe

Shortlist

The Grand Buffet, Hong Kong, China—Asia

Grill Americano, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Saxon Hotel Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa—Middle East & Africa

Wine Bar George, Lake Buenavista, Florida, USA—North America

Ajualä, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Wine-by-the-Glass List (without Coravin®)

Vintage ’78 Wine Bar, Overland Park, Kansas, USA—North America

Shortlist

Chún, MGM Cotai, Macao—Asia

Saké, The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Vin Bjørvika, Oslo, Norway—Europe

LPM, Restaurant & Bar, Dubai, UAE—Middle East & Africa

Best Wine Bar List

Vino Bar, Ålesund, Norway—Europe

Shortlist

Gildas, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

High Street Wine Co., San Antonio, Texas, USA—North America

La Bodega, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic —South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Hotel Wine List

The Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado, USA—North America

Shortlist

Aux Beaux Arts, MGM, Macao—Asia

Jonah’s Restaurant and Boutique Hotel, Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Imàgo, Rome, Italy—Europe

Archipel Restaurant, Constance Le Prince Maurice, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

Graycliff Hotel & Restaurant, Nassau, Bahamas—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Most Original Wine List

Ada’s Food + Wine, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA—North America

Shortlist

Skye Roofbar & Dining, Hong Kong, China—Asia

Shell House Dining Room & Terrace, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia—Australasia

Doppo, London, UK—Europe

Hakkasan, Abu Dhabi, UAE—Middle East & Africa

Bu’ul at Chablé Maroma, Playa del Carmen, Mexico—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Designed Wine List

SingleThread Farms, Healdsburg, California, USA—North America

Shortlist

Frog by Adam Handling, London, UK—Europe

Sabi Sabi, Johannesburg, South Africa—Middle East & Africa

Bu’ul at Chablé Maroma, Playa del Carmen, Mexico—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best New Wine List (since 2019)

Society, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Australasia

Shortlist

Palace Garden, Macao—Asia

Affinatore, Milan, Italy—Europe

Alba, Dubai, UAE—Middle East & Africa

The Library, Houston, USA—North America

Aruzz, São Paulo, Brazil—South & Central America and the Caribbean

Best Value Wine List

Doppo, London, UK—Europe

Shortlist

Supernormal, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—Asia

Archipel Restaurant, Constance Le Prince Maurice, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

Barcelona Wine Bar, Washington, DC, USA —North America

Best All-Inclusive Wine List

Archipel Restaurant, Constance Le Prince Maurice, Poste de Flacq, Mauritius—Middle East & Africa

Shortlist

Ozen Reserve Bolifushi, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives—Asia

Best Cruise Line / Ship Wine List

The World

The World’s Best Wine Lists Champions’ League 2024

The shortlist for all six Champions’ League awards comprises each of the winners of the Wine List of the Year award since the competition began in 2014:

Pappas Bros Steakhouse, Houston Galleria, Houston, Texas, USA—Wine List of the Year 2024

Park Hotel, Vitznau, Switzerland—Wine List of the Year 2023

Domaine Les Crayères, Reims, France—Wine List of the Year 2022

Terroir Tribeca, New York, USA—Wine List of the Year 2021

Park Hotel, Vossevangen, Norway—Wine List of the Year 2020

The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee, USA—Wine List of the Year 2018

Robuchon au Dôme, Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macau, China—Wine List of the Year 2016

Eleven Madison Park, New York, USA—Wine List of the Year 2015

Palais Coburg, Vienna, Austria—Wine List of the Year 2014

Champions’ League Best Overall Wine List 2024

Park Hotel, Vossevangen, Norway

Champions’ League Best By-the-Glass Wine List 2024

Park Hotel, Vossevangen, Norway

Champions’ League Champagne & Sparkling Wine List 2024

Domaine Les Crayères, Reims, France

Champions’ League Best Dessert and Fortified Wine List 2024

Robuchon au Dôme, Grand Lisboa Hotel, Macau, China

Champions’ League Best Spirits List 2024

The Barn at Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee, USA

Champions’ League Most Original Wine List 2024

Terroir Tribeca, New York City, USA