Wine List of the Year Award 2025

• Cuisine: Modern Australian
• Sommelier: Xavier Vigier
• Number of Wines: 1366
• Wines by the Glass: 171
• Wine Price by the Glass: $$$

So often, the great wines of the world seem almost mythical. They're things that drinkers dream about, but so rarely get to experience. Yet the astonishing list from Circl Wine House resets what is accessible. Led by a truly sublime offering of wines by the glass, which is gleefully heavy with famous 'unicorns', there is eye-watering depth throughout this list. You can start with the wonderfully well contextualised Champagne offering, take a flight of rare rosé and end up with a dive into magnificent rare old Australian Shiraz. What a journey!

In addition to the major trophy, Circl picked up some of the night’s other highlight awards, including Best Wine List VIC, Australia’s Best Restaurant Wine List – City, Australia’s Best List Of Wines By The Glass, Australia’s Best Champagne List, Australia’s Best Sparkling List, Australia’s Best Listing of Victorian Wines and the Sommeliers’ Choice Award. Circl’s Xavier Vigier won the prestigious Judy Hirst Award, which is awarded to the sommelier responsible for curating the winning list.