USA 2023

By Somms & On-Premise Wine Buyers

BOOST YOUR ON-PREMISE WINE SALES BY ADDING THESE WINES.

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WHAT ARE THE TOP 100 WINES

Top 100 On-Premise wines is a celebration of 100 top wines at the Sommeliers Choice Awards. Uniquely, the T100Wines are selected from votes made by top Sommeliers and On-Premise wine buyers of USA.

Results of the 2023 Sommeliers Choice Awards are out now.

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VOTING PROCESS

The top two questions that sommeliers will be attempting to answer at the Sommeliers Choice Awards as they judge wines is: “Would we stock this?” and "Will the consumer buy the 2nd glass".

F (Food Parability Score) + T (Typicity Score) + Q (Quality Score) + Value Score (V) + Package Score (P) = Sommeliers Choice Awards Final Score.

A separate weighted score will be given for each of the parts of the judging process. The scores will be added up to give a final score from which individual prizes will be awarded.

1. Initially be tasted blind to determine its quality, food parability and typicity. Judges will write down the price based on their assessment to late evaluate the value score.

2. Judges will then determine the package and value score of the wine once they are revealed with actual price and shown the package. The package will be judged for the on-premise considering factors like label design and information, closure, and overall look.

3. The judges can discuss the wine as a whole to help allocate scores in the four judging areas however each judge will give the wine its own score and the average will be taken as the final score.

4. Judges will also mark 'By The Glass if they think the wine is a good fit for By The Glass.

5. Food parability and quality will get more weight for their scores.

Results are now out for the 2023 Sommeliers Choice Awards. Top 100 Wines at the Sommeliers Choice Awards will make the 2023 USA's Top 100 On-Premise wines which will be marketed to restaurants and on-premise buyers of USA.

No. 1

Sandeman 50 Year Old Aged Tawny Port

No. 2

Angels & Cowboys Brut Rosé

No. 3

Sandeman Apitiv Reserve White Port

No. 4

Sandeman Vintage Quinta do Seixo 2019

No. 5

Trefethen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

TOP 100 WINES LIST

  • 1 Sandeman 50 Year Old Aged Tawny Port
  • 2 Angels & Cowboys Brut Rosé
  • 3 Sandeman Apitiv Reserve White Port
  • 4 Sandeman Vintage Quinta do Seixo 2019
  • 5 Trefethen Estate Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 6 Carneros Cuvée
  • 7 Bouchard Aine & Fil Fixin La Maziere
  • 8 Grand Brut
  • 9 Wakefield St Andrews Chardonnay
  • 10 Porta Da Ravessa Vinho Branco White Wine Special Edition
  • 11 Arca Nova Vinho Verde Rosé
  • 12 Herdade Penedo Gordo Doc Tinto
  • 13 Kinetic Cellars / Tannat
  • 14 Sandeman 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port
  • 15 Sandeman Vintage Port 2018
  • 16 Kidia Sauvignon Blanc
  • 17 Upshot Red Blend
  • 18 Rodney Strong Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
  • 19 Verdicchio di Matelica DOC "del Cerro"
  • 20 Blanc de Noir
  • 21 Gianni Gagliardo/Favorita Fallegro
  • 22 Don Tony Perez Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 23 Kopke 20 Years Old Tawny
  • 24 La Scolca d'Antan
  • 25 Two Horns Reserve - Napa Valley
  • 26 Chaleur Blanc
  • 27 Barefoot Bubbly Moscato Spumante
  • 28 Black Box Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 29 Roubine La Vie En Rose Rosé
  • 30 Angels & Cowboys Proprietary Red
  • 31 Stagecoach Vineyard® Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 32 Trenel Cuvee Rochebonne
  • 33 Champagne Madame Zero Chardonnay NV
  • 34 Rosé d'une Nuit 2022
  • 35 Sandeman 20 Year Old Aged Tawny Port
  • 36 Carta Vieja Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 37 Cruz del Sur - Gran Austral - Malbec
  • 38 Goldtröpfchen Riesling Auslese
  • 39 The Landing Chardonnay 2021
  • 40 The Landing Boathouse Chardonnay 2020 - By the Glass
  • 41 Royal Cuvée
  • 42 Orube Crianza
  • 43 Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Tawny Porto
  • 44 Croft Reserve Tawny
  • 45 Maldonado Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 46 J. Moreau & Fils Chablis
  • 47 Finca El Origen/Reserva Malbec
  • 48 Gralyn Estate Museum Rare Muscat
  • 49 Blanc de Blancs
  • 50 Zilzie Regional Collection Shiraz
  • 51 Torrontes 2021
  • 52 Shottesbrooke Single Vineyard Chardonnay
  • 53 Mtsvane Estate - Saperavi Rose Pét-Nat
  • 54 Don Leo Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz
  • 55 Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Rancho Pequeño Vineyard
  • 56 Kopke 10 Years Old Tawny
  • 57 Lobster Reef Sauvignon Blanc
  • 58 Alto Molino Malbec 2021
  • 59 Ammonite Rose Grand Cru
  • 60 Tara Bella Winery Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
  • 61 Tara Bella Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2018
  • 62 Sonoma Valley Watriss 2019
  • 63 Dona Graça Branco Viosinho Reserva
  • 64 Scary Good
  • 65 2018 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 66 UNO Malbec Made With Organic Grapes
  • 67 Cava Brut Nature Gran Reserva 2017
  • 68 Cantina Andriano Doran
  • 69 Tournon Mathilda Victoria Shiraz
  • 70 Alexandra Sainz Brut Heritage
  • 71 Renegade
  • 72 Buttonwood Grove Riesling
  • 73 Château 2022
  • 74 Grand Vin Rosé 2022
  • 75 Aveleda Parcela do Roseiral
  • 76 Directors Reserve White
  • 77 Elgin Sauvignon Blanc
  • 78 Sandeman 40 Year Old Aged Tawny Port
  • 79 Silk & Spice Silk Route Smooth Red Blend 2020
  • 80 Bone Dry Rose
  • 81 Von Buhl Riesling Brut
  • 82 Mâcon La Roche Vineuse Signature
  • 83 Mâcon La Roche Vineuse Vieilles Vignes
  • 84 Carta Vieja Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 85 2022 Rose of Grenache
  • 86 Salvestrin Winery
  • 87 De Wetshof Bataleur Chardonnay
  • 88 Ferraton Pere & Fils Plan De Dieu
  • 89 Lugana Doc Conchiglia
  • 90 Château Lacombe Cadiot 2022
  • 91 Glaude Danivet
  • 92 Telmont Réserve Rosé
  • 93 Reserva Heredad D.O. Cava
  • 94 Legende de Bonpas Luberon
  • 95 J. Moreau & Fils Chablis 1er Cru Vaucoupin
  • 96 Mommessin Côte-de-Brouilly
  • 97 Mommessin Morgon Côte du Py
  • 98 Os Paulistas 2019
  • 99 Santa Carolina/Reserva De Familia Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 100 Baron De Ley/Rosado de Lagrima