Photo: Arianna LeggieroThe results of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards are in, and Melbourne newcomer Circl has been crowned Australia’s Wine List of the Year. In addition to the major trophy, Circl also picked up seven category awards including 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 Wine List, Best Wine List Victoria, and Australia’s Best Listing of Victorian Wines. StandoutsThis year’s state and territory stand-outs included Bennelong (Best Wine List NSW), Gibney (Best Wine List WA), The Salopian Inn (Best Wine List SA), Fico (Best Wine List TAS), Agnes (Best Wine List QLD), and Capitol Bar & Grill (Best Wine List ACT). Brisbane’s Cru Bar + Cellar also had an impressive six inclusions most notably for its title of Australia’s Wine List of the Year in 2022, along with three-year accolades for Best Wine Bar List, Best Wine List Queensland, Best Wine by the Glass List, Best Champagne List, and Best Listing of Queensland Wines. ALL WINNERS OF AUSTRALIA’S WINE LIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2025NATIONAL WINNERAustralia’s Wine List of the Year CirclJudy Hirst Award Xavier VigierSTATE/TERRITORY WINNERSBest Wine List ACT Capitol Bar & GrillBest Wine List New South Wales BennelongBest Wine List Queensland AgnesBest Wine List South Australia The Salopian InnBest Wine List Tasmania FicoBest Wine List Victoria CirclBest Wine List Western Australia GibneyTYPE OF TRADE AWARD WINNERSAustralia’s Best Restaurant Wine List – City CirclAustralia’s Best Restaurant Wine List – Country Settlers TavernAustralia’s Best Club Restaurant Wine List Junction MoamaAustralia’s Best Hotel Restaurant Wine List WoodcutAustralia’s Best Pub Restaurant Wine List BeskAustralia’s Best Wine Bar List Where’s Nick(The Fiona MacDonald Award)CATEGORY AWARD WINNERSAustralia’s Best New Wine List (The Tony Hitchin Award) Maison BâtardAustralia’s Best Wine List (Max 50 Wines) Apéritif & Co.Australia’s Best Wine List (Max 100 Wines) RizlaAustralia’s Best Wine List (Max 200 Wines) A Prayer for the Wild at HeartAustralia’s Best List of Wines by the Glass CirclAustralia’s Best Food & Wine Matching List Restaurant BotanicAustralia’s Best Champagne List CirclAustralia’s Best Sparkling Wine List CirclAustralia’s Best Listing of Australian Wines Jonah’sAustralia’s Best Listing of ACT Wines Capitol Bar & GrillAustralia’s Best Listing of New South Wales Wines The Blue DoorAustralia’s Best Listing of Queensland Wines BlackbirdAustralia’s Best Listing of South Australian Wines Hardy’s Verandah RestaurantAustralia’s Best Listing of Tasmanian Wines The Agrarian KitchenAustralia’s Best Listing of Victorian Wines CirclAustralia’s Best Listing of Western Australian Wines GibneyAustralia’s Best Listing of Organic & Biodynamic Australian Wines O Bar & DiningAustralia’s Best Listing of Museum & Rare Wines SocietyAustralia’s Best Listing of a Single Region’s Wines The Salopian InnAustralia’s Best Non-Alcoholic List Restaurant BotanicAustralia’s Best Aperitif List Where’s NickAustralia’s Best Digestif List SocietyAustralia’s Best Japanese Sake List Sake at the RocksAustralia’s Best Beer List BeskAustralia’s Best Cocktail List Paper DaisyAustralia’s Best Listing of French Wines SocietyAustralia’s Best Listing of Greek Wines OlympusAustralia’s Best Listing of Italian Wines Il LidoAustralia’s Best Listing of New Zealand Wines WoodcutAustralia’s Best Listing of USA Wines Cru Bar & CellarBest Wine List – Sommeliers Choice Circl – Xavier VigierBest Wine List – Australia’s Choice (Consumer) The Dry DockAre you a Daily Wine News subscriber?