National Winner - Wine List of the Year 2008

02 Aug 2008

Wine List of the Year 2008 winner announced

National winner – Australia’s Wine List of the Year 2008

• Wine List of the Year: Taxi Dining Room, Melbourne

Judy Hirst Award Sommelier of the Year

• Lincoln Riley, Taxi Dining Room, Melbourne

Category winners

• The Tony Hitchin Award – Best New List: Berowra Waters Inn, Berowra Waters, NSW
• Best Regional List: Pilu at Freshwater, Freshwater, NSW
• Best Small List: Fino, McLaren Vale, SA
• Best Club List: Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Kirribilli, NSW
• Best Cafe/Brasserie List: Bistro Thierry, Toorak, VIC
• Best Pub Restaurant List: Healesville Hotel, Healesville, VIC
• Best Country Restaurant List: Lake House, Daylesford, VIC
• Best International Hotel Restaurant List: Glass Brasserie, Sydney, NSW
• Best Wine Bar List: The Melbourne Supper Club, Melbourne, VIC
• Best Food and Wine Matching: Marque, Surry Hills, NSW
• Best Restaurant List: Taxi Dining Room, Melbourne, VIC

State winners

• ACT – The Ginger Room, Canberra
• TAS – The Terrace Restaurant, Launceston
• SA – Appellation, Barossa Valley
• WA – Must Winebar, Perth
• QLD – Isis Brasserie, Brisbane
• VIC – Taxi Dining Room, Melbourne
• NSW – Rockpool, Sydney

Hall of Fame

• Hall of Fame: Aria, Sydney (National Winner 2003)
• Hall of Fame: Forty One, Sydney (National Winner 1998)
• Hall of Fame: Circa, the Prince, Melbourne (National Winner 2001)
• Hall of Fame: Asiana, Melbourne (National Winner 2004)
• Hall of Fame: Syracuse Wine Bar & Restaurant, Melbourne (National Winner 1999)
• Hall of Fame: Walter’s Wine Bar, Melbourne (National Winner 1996)
• Hall of Fame: Friends, Perth (State Winner WA three times)

Full list of ratings

 3 glass winners

• Absynthe QLD
• Altitude NSW
• Anise ACT
• Apothecary 1878 SA
• Appellation SA – SA State Winner
• Aria Restaurant NSW – Hall of Fame 2008
• Asiana VIC – Hall of Fame 2008
• Astral NSW
• Auge SA
• Bathers Pavilion Restaurant NSW
• Bcoz Organic Dining VIC
• Becasse NSW
• Benchmark Wine Bar ACT
• Bentley Bar & Bistro NSW
• Berowra Waters Inn NSW – Best New Wine List
• Bilsons NSW
• Bistro Felix WA
• Catalina NSW
• Centonove VIC
• Circa, The Prince VIC – Hall of Fame 2008
• Comme VIC
• Cru Bar & Cellar QLD
• Donovans VIC
• Era Bistro QLD
• Est NSW
• Forty One Restaurant NSW – Hall of Fame 2008
• Friends WA – Hall of Fame 2008
• Galileo Restaurant NSW
• Glass Brasserie NSW – Best International Hotel
• Guillaume at Bennelong NSW
• Healesville Hotel VIC – Best Pub Restaurant
• Idea Fine Food & Wine VIC
• Il Bacaro VIC
• Interlude Restaurant VIC
• Isis Brasserie QLD – QLD State Winner
• Jacques Reymond VIC
• Lake House VIC – Best Country Restaurant
• Marque NSW – Best Food & Wine Matching
• Me Wah Restaurant Hobart TAS
• Melbourne Supper Club VIC – B est Wine Bar List
• Must Winebar WA – WA State Winner
• Number 8 Restaurant & Winebar VIC
• Oscar W’s Wharfside VIC
• Otto NSW
• Pearl Restaurant VIC
• Pier NSW
• Pilu at Freshwater NSW – Best Regional List
• Press Club Restaurant & Bar VIC
• Quay NSW
• Rice Paddy QLD
• Rockpool NSW – NSW State Winner
• Rockpool Bar & Grill VIC
• Royal Mail Hotel VIC
• Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron NSW – Best Club Restaurant List
• Stillwater River Cafe TAS
• Syracuse Wine Bar & Restaurant VIC – Hall of Fame 2008
• Taxi Dining VIC – National Winner, Best Restaurant Wine List, VIC State Winner
• Tetsuyas NSW
• The Argo Inn VIC
• The Brasserie by Philippe Mouchel VIC
• The Deanery VIC
• The European VIC
• The Ginger Room ACT – ACT State Winner
• The Graham VIC
• The Manse SA
• The Point Albert Park VIC
• The Stokehouse VIC
• Verge VIC
• Vin Cellar VIC
• Vue de Monde VIC
• Walter’s Wine Bar VIC – Hall of Fame 2008
• Watermark NSW
• Wildfire NSW
• Wine Bank of View VIC

2 glass winners

• Acqua E Vino VIC
• Albert Park Hotel VIC
• Aqua Dining NSW
• Assaggio SA
• Athelstane House VIC
• Barefoot Art Food Wine QLD
• BarNone Lounge VIC
• Bistro Moncur NSW
• Bistro Thierry VIC – Best Cafe/Brasserie List
• Bistrode NSW
• Bluestone VIC
• Cafe China QLD
• Caterina’s Cucina & Bar VIC
• Champagne Brasserie QLD
• China Max VIC
• Church St Enoteca VIC
• Courgette ACT
• Courthouse Hotel VIC
• Crown & Sceptre Hotel SA
• Ecco QLD
• Felt VIC
• Fino SA – Best Small Wine List
• Fishermen’s Pier VIC
• Fix St James NSW
• Flying Fish NSW
• Fraser’s WA
• Garden Court Restaurant NSW
• Gazebo Wine Garden NSW
• Golden Dragon Palace VIC
• GPO Cheese & Wine Room
• Grape TAS
• Harbour Kitchen & Bar NSW
• Hotel Nest VIC
• Intermezzo NSW
• Isthmus of Kra VIC
• Jacksons WA
• Jasmin SA
• Jonah’s at Whale Beach NSW
• Joseph’s VIC
• The Journeyman Restaurant NSW
• Kelp Cafe VIC
• Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club VIC
• La Grillade NSW
• Lamaro’s Cafe Bar Dining Room VIC
• Lizbon Bar TAS
• Longrain Sydney NSW
• Longrain Melbourne VIC
• Mad Cow NSW
• Maha Bar & Grill VIC
• Mahjong VIC
• Marko VIC
• Marque IV TAS
• Matteo’s VIC
• Melting Pot SA
• Merrijig Inn VIC
• Mini Restaurant VIC
• Moncur Terrace NSW
• Montague Hotel VIC
• Mud Bar TAS
• Pacific Dining Room NSW
• Pentanque VIC
• Pipers of Penola SA
• Porofino On Bank VIC
• Prime NSW
• Pure South VIC
• RACV Club Members Dining Room VIC
• Red Emperor Chinese VIC
• Rocksalt Cafe ACT
• Rubicon ACT
• Sapore VIC
• Scusami VIC
• Seagrass VIC
• Settlers Tavern WA
• Shoya VIC
• Songbirds in the Forest QLD
• St Kilda Pelican VIC
• Tavern 42 Degrees South TAS
• The Bridge VIC
• The Wine Underground SA
• Undertaker VIC
• Universal NSW
• Vino’s QLD
• Whirrakee Restaurant VIC
• Wildside Restaurant TAS
• Windy Point Restaurant SA
• Wine Bar Restaurant QLD
• Winehouse Brasserie VIC
• XO Supper Club SA

1 glass winners

• 360 Bar & Dining NSW
• Adams at La Trobe VIC
• Ambrosini’s SA
• Angsana Resort & Spa QLD
• Annie Sithers Bistrot VIC
• Arras NSW
• Athena Room – Athenaeum Club VIC
• Baguette QLD
• Balcony Bar & Restaurant NSW
• Bellevue Hotel Dining Room NSW
• Bells at Killcare Restaurant & Bar NSW
• Birdman Eating VIC
• Bistro CBD NSW
• Bistro Vue VIC
• Black Cockatoo VIC
• Blue Skies TAS
• The Botahouse on Blackwattle Bay NSW
• Border Wine Room NSW
• Braza NSW
• Cafe Bon Ton NSW
• Cafe Florentine VIC
• Cellar Restaurant NSW
• Ceres VIC
• Cherry Tree Hotel VIC
• China Tea Club ACT
• Chris’s Beacon Point Restaurant VIC
• Cina VIC
• Citrus SA
• Courtney’s Brasserie NSW
• Cowrie NSW
• Credo NSW
• Cru 54 Kitchen & Bar NSW
• Crystal Jade VIC
• Deco Wine Bar VIC
• Divido WA
• East Empress VIC
• Edward’s Waterfront VIC
• Elio NSW
• Elizans at Ulladulla Guest House NSW
• Eliza’s QLD
• Emeu Inn VIC
• Esperanto Dining Room NSW
• Estia SA
• Fins NSW
• Flooded Gums NSW
• Fremantle Mussel Bar WA
• French Corner VIC
• Gala WA
• Grand National NSW
• Grazing NSW
• Halo WA
• Harrison Restaurant & Lounge NSW
• Harvest Restaurant QLD
• Hotel Warnambool VIC
• Humble House VIC
• Il Lago NSW
• Just Bar WA
• Kellers NT
• Kelly’s Bar and Grill NSW
• Kingfisher Cafe NSW
• Kingsley Australian Steakhouse NSW
• Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse Brisbane QLD
• Kingsleys Steak & Crabhouse Woolloomooloo NSW
• Kobe Jones Sydney NSW
• La Grande Bouffe NSW
• La Scala NSW
• La Scala ACT
• La Tratt NSW
• Laguna Jacks QLD
• Lake Karrinyup Country Club WA
• Lindoni’s QLD
• Liquorish Bistro & Bar QLD
• Living Room QLD
• Loquat VIC
• Lord Nelson Brewery Hotel NSW
• Lotus NSW
• Ma Mensa QLD
• Marfan NSW
• Merimbula Aquarium & Wharf Restaurant NSW
• Mezzaluna NSW
• Mojo Cafe Bar TAS
• Murray Bridge Hotel SA
• Nonna Casalinga VIC
• Nu Nu QLD
• Number Ten Cucina & Bar SA
• Ocean Room NSW
• Occha VIC
• Ochre QLD
• The Old George & Dragon NSW
• On The Inlet QLD
• Onba Tapas Bar TAS
• Opera Bar NSW
• Pettavel VIC
• Plaka ACT
• Pony Lounge & Dining NSW
• Post Seafood NSW
• The Queen’s Club NSW
• Range VIC
• Red Lantern NSW
• Reserve Restaurant Cellar QLD
• Richmond Public House VIC
• Ripples at Chowder Bay NSW
• Rob Roy Hotel SA
• Royal George Hotel VIC
• RPR’s QLD
• Sage & Muntries SA
• Scorched VIC
• Scratchleys NSW
• Shakey Tables NSW
• Shark Fin House VIC
• Siggi’s at the Port Office QLD
• Smolt TAS
• Society VIC
• Summer Salt NSW
• Summit Ridge VIC
• Swell & Bonsai NSW
• Sydney Cove Oyster Bar NSW
• Teppanyaki NSW
• The Boat House by the Lake ACT
• The McKenzie Grill QLD
• The Raw Prawn QLD
• The Restaurant at 3 Weeds Rozelle NSW
• Toko Surry Hills NSW
• Tosolinis Civic ACT
• Trevi Lakeside NSW
• Tsunami WA
• Vans Cafe WA
• Veraison QLD
• Vivo Bar & Grill QLD
• Voyages Bedarra Island Resort QLD
• Wasabi Sunshine Beach QLD
• Why Not NSW
• Witch’s Cauldron WA
• Yoshii NSW