PHUKET: Three establishments from the greater Phuket region found the formula for an ideal wine record and grabbed top spots in the 2013 Wine List of the Year Thailand competitors.
Over 60 leading meals and beverage establishments and media gathered at Crave Wine Bar & Restaurant in Sukhumvit’s Aloft Hotel to witness the 2013 Wine List of the Year Thailand.
Now in its second yr, and gaining strength, 10 awards were handed out in this annual competitors aimed at recognizing the efforts and expertize in the improvement of wine lists and wine tradition in the Kingdom.
The Koh Samui restaurant, Treetops Sky Dining, contained in the Anantara Lawana property scooped probably the most awards together with greatest listing Koh Samui, Best Resort List and the National Prize for Best Wine List in Thailand.
Prominent winners from Bangkok included Nahm Restaurant which secured both the Best Wine List in Bangkok and the Best National Restaurant List categories and L’Appart Restaurant, Sofitel Sukhumvit conquering the Best List By The Glass class.
But Phuket wasn’t far behind, with three major awards ending up within the palms of native establishments, specifically Dusit Thani Laguna (Small List Award), Boathouse Wine & Grill (Cellar Award) and The Sarojin, Khao Lak (Phuket and Region Award).
Founder of the Awards, Jon Hyams mentioned: “The Sarojin clearly led the sphere in Phuket. Over the past two years, they’ve actually stepped outside the sq. and provided their consumers with a properly researched, attention-grabbing and diverse wine listing without going overboard on numbers of wines.”
“The Sarojin have acknowledged that the wine record can bring in important income to the institution, and actually many purchasers have made bookings as a end result of final year’s award, – Best National Wine List.”
So what’s the secret of an award-worthy wine list?
One of the competition’s judges, Peter Scudamore-Smith MW (Chairman) explained: “A good wine listing ought to be fresh, uncomplicated, temporary and accessible to customers to buy glasses of wine. Lists which clearly talk what is for sale and which have some connection to the venues’ cuisine and origins are in favor.”
“Judges had been particularly powerful on two areas this yr: the inappropriate use of wine critics scores as an aid to market wines on the listing. Secondly, the encyclopedic, cumbersome lists with no real objective were penalized in favor of more progressive, consumer friendly lists,” mentioned Hyams.
Treasure of the competition isn’t solely to understand the efforts of restaurants, resorts and resorts in creating modern, interesting wine lists, but in addition to advertise wine tradition in Thailand..g