Best Value List
Winner
Rex Whistler
Moving onto the awards based on the scores determined by this year’s Wine List Confidential guide, we have the first category of best value. ‘Value’ is a very important aspect to the Wine List Confidential ratings systems that focuses on the pricing of drinks. It doesn’t mean that the wines have to be cheap, but they must offer a fair price relative to the quality of the dining environment, and the outlet’s competitors.
Rex Whistler was praised for showcasing wine producers at the top of their game at arrestingly good prices. Indeed, such is the appeal of its brilliant range, which includes an unrivalled selection of half bottles, it basically says ‘Drink Me’.
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Most original
Winner
Diogenes The Dog
Shortlist
Diogenes the Dog,
Mãos
The London Shell Company
Diogenes The Dog stood out this year for a list that is both brilliant and different, championing lesser-known varieties and producers, and assembled in an innovative and creative way. A wine bar in Elephant & Castle named after the Greek philosopher who championed the idea of living a simple life, free from possessions, judges described it as “the very definition of original”.
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