WINNERS

Specialist Category Awards 2026

Here are the winning wine lists around the country selected by our judges for the skill and creativity of restaurateurs, managers and sommeliers in sourcing and curating both wines and other beverages in lists large and small. See the winners for categories including wines by the glass, champagne list, Chinese wines list, Chinese rice wines, Chinese spirits, sake list, beer list, aperitifs, digestifs, food & wine matching and more.

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China’s Best New List

SOMM’S TABLE

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  • Number of Wines: 915
  • Wines by the Glass: 75
  • No.19 Friendship Store Garden, Chaoyang District Beijing
  • 86 13810276208

China’s Best Small/Medium List (max. 100 wines)

Mingjia Shenlan

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  • Cuisine: Chinese
  • Number of Wines: 95
  • Wines by the Glass: 12
  • L1-18 Shenlan GT plaza, Shinan District Qingdao / Shandong
  • 86 13863612483

China’s Best Champagne List

Blanc de Noirs

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  • Number of Wines: 2800
  • Wines by the Glass: 40

China’s Best Wines By The Glass List

Amber

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  • Cuisine: Contemporary French Fine Dining
  • Sommelier: Mr. Dirk Chen
  • Number of Wines: 1850
  • Wines by the Glass: 66

China’s Best Food & Wine Matching List

Sheng Yong Xing (Bund)

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  • Number of Wines: 215
  • Wines by the Glass: 8

China’s Best Listing of Chinese Wines

Steak by Roosevelt & Sky Bar

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  • Cuisine: Western
  • Number of Wines: 581
  • Wines by the Glass: 19
  • 8F,27 ZhongShanDongYi Road, Huangpu District Shanghai
  • 86 13611951096

China’s Best Listing of Chinese Spirits

Chef Tam’s Seasons

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  • Cuisine: Cantonese
  • Sommelier: Troy Jiang
  • Number of Wines: 1700
  • Wines by the Glass: 38

China’s Best Listing of French Wines

Vivant

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  • Cuisine: French
  • Sommelier: Felix Zhang
  • Number of Wines: 680
  • Wines by the Glass: 50

China’s Best Sake List

Mizumi

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  • Cuisine: Contemporary Japanese
  • Sommelier: Sunny Xu / Thomas Guo
  • Number of Wines: 950
  • Wines by the Glass: 30

China’s Best Aperitif List

8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Shanghai

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  • Cuisine: Italian Fine Dining
  • Sommelier: Ada Zhang, Moe Zhou
  • Number of Wines: 584
  • Wines by the Glass: 19

China’s Best Digestif List

8 ½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, Shanghai

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  • Cuisine: Italian Fine Dining
  • Sommelier: Ada Zhang, Moe Zhou
  • Number of Wines: 584
  • Wines by the Glass: 19

China’s Best Beer List

CHANG’AN 28 Steak House Revolving Restaurant

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  • Number of Wines: 69
  • Wines by the Glass: 18

China’s Best Chinese Restaurant Wine List

Chef Tam’s Seasons

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  • Cuisine: Cantonese
  • Sommelier: Troy Jiang
  • Number of Wines: 1700
  • Wines by the Glass: 38

China’s Best Luxury Fine Wine Cellar List

Palace Garden

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  • Cuisine: Cantonese
  • Sommelier: Limin Chen (Winnie)
  • Number of Wines: 1804
  • Wines by the Glass: 42
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