Shortlist for the 2019 Wine List Confidential Awards announced

WLC Awards shortlist

Last year’s winner of best wine list in London: 67 Pall Mall.

Best by-the-glass 

  • 67 Pall Mall
  • Oswald’s
  • Les 100 de Taillevent

Best for Champagne

  • The Greenhouse
  • Annabel’s
  • Mere
  • Texture

Best Sustainable Wine

  • Leroy
  • Levan
  • Fare

Best Italian List

  • Margot
  • The River Café
  • Caractère
  • Locanda Locatelli
  • Bocca di Luppo

Best Iberian List

  • Bar Douro
  • Ametsa with Arzak Instruction

Best for English Wine

  • The Coral Room
  • Simpson’s in the Strand

Best Micro List

  • 10 Greek Street
  • Top Cuvée
  • Little Duck The Picklery

Best Hybrid Restaurant / Shop

  • Bottles
  • Authentique
  • Quality Wines

Best Looking List

  • Pied à Terre
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  • Mãos
  • London Shell Co.

Best for Originality

  • Mãos
  • London Shell Co.
  • Diogenes & The Dog

Rising Star Sommelier

  • Melody Wong (Yopo)
  • Lorenzo Abussi (Rüya)
  • Emma Underwood (Darby’s)
  • Lucy Ward (Gridiron)

Sommelier of the Year

  • Xavier Rousset MS (Cabotte)
  • Giovanni Ferlito MCA (The Ritz)
  • Kelvin McCabe (Frog by Adam Handling)
  • Stefan Neumann MS (Dinner by Heston)
  • Katie Exton (Lorne)
  • Oliver Christie (The Clove Club)

Awards will additionally be announced for Value, Service, Range and overall Best Wine List, according to the final scores in the 2019 Wine List Confidential Guide.

By Phoebe French

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