The Buyer | Star Wine List of the Year UK reveals its 2026 restaurant winners

The cream of UK wine hospitality came together at 1 Hotel Mayfair yesterday to celebrate the finalists and winners in the Star Wine List of the Year UK 2026 that has The Buyer as its exclusive UK media partner. Here we reveal who won what in each category, along with quotes from the elite panel of judges made up of award-winning sommeliers and on-trade wine buyers. The awards were once again also an opportunity for the restaurant industry’s brightest wine talents to come together to network and share in their respective achievements.