Kiwi eateries named in World’s Best Wine Lists 2021
Two New Zealand eateries have been awarded in The World of Fine Wine ‘World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2021’.
Cocoro in Auckland’s Ponsonby and Wellington’s Ortega Fish Shack were named in the global awards, alongside some of the leading lights in the world of wine and food.
Cocoro received the award for ‘Best Short Wine List in the World 2021’, while Ortega Fish Shack was awarded ‘Best By-the-Glass Wine List (Without Coravin®) in the World 2021’.
The World’s Best Wine Lists is a global awards program created in 2014 by The World of Fine Wine. With over 20 global categories, it is the first awards program to acknowledge the importance of wine selection—regardless of size—in the modern dining experience around the world.
The judging panel of wine industry experts selected winners from over 100 shortlisted establishments.
World’s Best Wine Lists Awards 2021
Champion’s League Winners
· Eleven Madison Park (USA) - Champions' League Best Overall Wine List 2021
· Park Hotel, Vossevangen (Norway) - Champions' League Best By-the-Glass Wine List 2021
· Pix Pâtisserie (USA) - Champions' League Best Champagne & Sparkling Wine List 2021
· Robuchon au Dôme, Grand Lisboa Hotel (Macau) - Champions' League Best Dessert & Fortified Wine List 2021
· The Barn at Blackberry Farm (USA) - Champions’ League Best Spirits List 2021
Other winners
· Terroir Tribeca (USA) - Wine List of the Year 2021
· Wickens at Royal Mail Hotel (Australia) - Best Long Wine List in the World 2021
· Kinship (USA) - Best Medium-Size Wine List in the World 2021
· Cocoro (NZ) - Best Short Wine List in the World 2021
· Contento Restaurant (USA) - Best Micro Wine List in the World 2021
· sketch - Lecture Room & Library (UK) - Best By-the-Glass Wine List (With Coravin®) in the World 2021
· The Ortega Fish Shack (NZ) - Best By-the-Glass Wine List (Without Coravin®) in the World 2021
· Antica Bottega del Vino (Italy) - Best Regional Wine List (in the Region) in the World 2021
· Wallsé (USA) - Best Regional Wine List (outside the Region) in the World 2021
· Domaine Les Crayères (France) - Best Champagne & Sparkling Wine Selection in the World 2021
· Atrio (Spain) - Best Dessert & Fortified Wine Selection in the World 2021
· The Chedi Andermatt (Switzerland) - Best Sake Selection (outside Japan) in the World 2021
· Charred Kitchen & Bar (Australia) - Best Spirits Selection in the World 2021
· The Yeatman (Portugal) - Best Hotel Wine List in the World 2021
· Bubbles & Wines (The Netherlands) - Best Wine Bar List in the World 2021
· Grand Hôtel (Sweden) - Best Designed Wine List in the World 2021
· Terroir Tribeca (USA) – Most Original Wine List of the Year 2021
· Temperance Wine Bar (USA) - Best New Wine List in the World 2021
· Wild Ginger (USA) - Best Value Wine List in the World 2021
· The World - Best Cruise Line / Ship Wine List in the World 2021