February 4, 2025 – On 3 February 2025, Star Wine List of the Year celebrated Spain’s best wine lists with an awards ceremony held during Barcelona Wine Week. The Grand Prix was won by Ambivium restaurant in Peñafiel, Castilla y León, after scooping the prize for Best Long List. A total of nine Gold Stars were awarded to eight deserving restaurants and bars spread across the country, with joint winners in the Best Short List category.
“It is impressive to find such a big wine-producing country with so many interesting lists going beyond Spanish wines,” says judge Paz Levinson, who was joined on the panel by Ferran Centelles, Kathrine Larsen-Robert MS and Raimonds Tomsons. “This competition has shown us that Spain has a strong sommelier community with lots of passion and dedication. We [as judges] are incredibly impressed by the quality and quantity of the wine lists, which show so much knowledge, and precise selections. From wine lists focusing on Spanish wines only, to those more open to wines from other countries, these entries prove that Spain is a great place to eat and drink and that, in the past few years, the standards have got higher and higher.”
Star Wine List of the Year is a celebration of the great wine lists of the world and the teams behind them. Each category winner receives a Gold Star, with those in the international categories automatically qualifying for the Star Wine List International Final, to be held in June 2025. The event was attended by the shortlisted sommelier teams, local press, and supported by category sponsors Austrian Wine, Familia Torres and Bodega Numanthia.
About the jury
The jury for the Star Wine List of the Year Spain 2025 includes four top international wine experts:
Paz Levinson, Best Sommelier of the Americas 2015 (ASI)
Ferran Centelles, renowned sommelier, formerly of El Bulli
Kathrine Larsen-Robert, Master Sommelier
Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of the World 2023 (ASI)
Winners
Grand Prix
The best list overall
Gold Star: Ambivium, Peñafiel
Best Long Wine List, a category presented by Bodega Numanthia
The best large wine list, with more than 600 references
Gold Star: Ambivium, Peñafiel
Best Medium-Sized List
The best wine list with 200-600 listings
Gold Start: Moments, Barcelona
Best Short List
The best wine list with fewer than 200 listings
Gold Stars: Piantao Chamberí, Madrid; Suru, Barcelona
Best By the Glass List
The best list for wines by the glass
Gold Star: Amelia By Paulo Airaudo, San Sebastián
Best Sparkling Wine List
The best wine list for sparkling wine
Gold Star: Berria Wine Bar, Madrid
Best Austrian Wine List
The best wine list for Austrian wine, a category presented by Austrian Wine
Gold Star: Berria Wine Bar, Madrid
Sustainable Wine List, a category presented by Familia Torres
Recognises a wine list that has put extra emphasis on the overall wine program’s impact, including wine growing, winemaking, packaging and transport.
Gold Star: Bar La Sang, Palma de Mallorca
Best Newcomer List
For a venue that has recently opened
Gold Star: Pascua Restaurante, Salamanca
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 in the world. All venues are selected by top wine professionals.