28 May 2025

BTWN AT W SYDNEY - 2025 NSW SOMMELIER WINE LIST OF THE YEAR

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28 May 2025 BTWN AT W SYDNEY - 2025 NSW SOMMELIER WINE LIST OF THE YEAR BTWN AT W SYDNEY - 2025 NSW SOMMELIER WINE LIST OF THE YEAR Just 18-months after opening at one of the city’s flagship new hotels, BTWN at W Sydney has been awarded the 2025 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List of the Year.The 2025 awards were held at Strangers Dining Room in NSW Parliament House and hosted by NSW Wine Industry Association (NSW Wine) in partnership with Destination NSW. A packed room of NSW wine producers, MP’s, sommeliers and industry recognised the venues and sommeliers that have gone above and beyond in their support of NSW wines this year.Each year the NSW Sommelier Wine List Awards provides an opportunity for the wine and hospitality industries to come together and celebrate the first state of New South Wales and those venues that proudly support the grape growers and winemakers of NSW commitment to premium wine production for over 230 years.2025 saw 40 finalists selected across six categories, with a significant number of venues not making the cut in a year where the bar was significantly raised. NSW Wine is pleased to be able to announce that the winners for 2025 are:2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Regional NSW venue (<60 seats) Katrina Hiltbrunner, Mélange Bilpin 2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Regional NSW venue (>60 seats) Andres Aragon, Blaq at The Kyah Hotel, Blue Mountains2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Sydney venue (<60 seats) Lisa Guenther-Strauss, The Art Syndicate, Surry Hills2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Sydney venue (>60 seats) Daniele Campo, BTWN at W Sydney2025 Best NSW Wine List by a Caterer or in a Functions venue William Wilson, ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour2025 NSW Wine President’s Award for Outstanding Support of the NSW Wine Industry Sonia Greig, SOUTH on Albany, Berry2025 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List of the Year Daniele Campo, BTWN at W SydneyNSW Wine President Mark Bourne said of this year’s winner “Sydney is a global city, and the wine lists in Sydney venues will always reflect this. Where BTWN stood above the rest was in its elevation of local producers and its resolve to highlight local wineries first. The wine list was wonderfully balanced, interesting, promotes the best of NSW to domestic and international visitors and is complimented by a broader commitment to local produce - which we love to see.”Minister for Jobs and Tourism Steve Kamper, said: “I congratulate the winners of these awards and thank them for their passion and dedication to championing NSW wine, which is amongst the best in the world. By curating wine lists featuring our local produce, not only are they spotlighting our world-class wine sector, but they are also showcasing the beautiful regions, vineyards and cellar doors that offer exceptional wine experiences for visitors to NSW, which is a key ingredient in our state’s tourism offering.”All 40 finalists will now be featured as NSW Wine’s hero venues this November for the second NSW Wine Month where we host and curate a program of events, festivals, masterclasses and other activities for wine lovers across the state.A massive thank you to our 2025 awards partner Destination NSW, and our prize partners Riedel, Australia’s Wine List of the Year, Chaine Des Rotisseurs Young Sommeliers Competition, Sommeliers Australia, News For The Food Lover, Mudgee Wine Association, Shoalhaven Coast Wine, Hilltops Wine, Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism, Upper Hunter Region, Orange Region Vignerons Association and the Canberra Wine District.2025 #NSWWineStars are:Sydney Opera House Poetica SOUTH on Albany Restaurant Altitude Restaurant TWOTRIPLEFOUR by Bills Bills Fishhouse + Bar Me-Gal at Taronga Zoo Three Blue Ducks Bellingen Bar NSW at the Lookout Botanic House Ammos Restaurant The Blue Door The Art Syndicate The Cranfield Bennelong Restaurant Glass Brasserie @ Hilton Otto Ristorante The Grand Hotel Woodcut Restaurant taste @ cassegrain The Newcastle Club The Library Bar ESCA Bat & Ball Hotel Strangers Restaurant Little Beach Boathouse Atelier by Sofitel Little Betty's Blaq Restaurant BTWN Three Blue Ducks Rosebery Heywood at Nick O'Leary ICC Sydney Three Blue Ducks Nimbo Flight Path Wine Bar Restaurant 2317 Mélange Bilpin Whitney's Restaurant & Bar Harvest HQ The Old George and DragonMedia | Matthew Jessop (NSW Wine) info@nswwine.com.au | +61 424 829 996

Just 18-months after opening at one of the city’s flagship new hotels, BTWN at W Sydney has been awarded the 2025 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List of the Year.

The 2025 awards were held at Strangers Dining Room in NSW Parliament House and hosted by NSW Wine Industry Association (NSW Wine) in partnership with Destination NSW. A packed room of NSW wine producers, MP’s, sommeliers and industry recognised the venues and sommeliers that have gone above and beyond in their support of NSW wines this year.

Each year the NSW Sommelier Wine List Awards provides an opportunity for the wine and hospitality industries to come together and celebrate the first state of New South Wales and those venues that proudly support the grape growers and winemakers of NSW commitment to premium wine production for over 230 years.

2025 saw 40 finalists selected across six categories, with a significant number of venues not making the cut in a year where the bar was significantly raised. NSW Wine is pleased to be able to announce that the winners for 2025 are:

2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Regional NSW venue (<60 seats)
Katrina Hiltbrunner, Mélange Bilpin

2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Regional NSW venue (>60 seats)
Andres Aragon, Blaq at The Kyah Hotel, Blue Mountains

2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Sydney venue (<60 seats)
Lisa Guenther-Strauss, The Art Syndicate, Surry Hills

2025 Best NSW Wine List in a Sydney venue (>60 seats)
Daniele Campo, BTWN at W Sydney

2025 Best NSW Wine List by a Caterer or in a Functions venue
William Wilson, ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour

2025 NSW Wine President’s Award for Outstanding Support of the NSW Wine Industry
Sonia Greig, SOUTH on Albany, Berry

2025 NSW Sommelier’s Wine List of the Year
Daniele Campo, BTWN at W Sydney

NSW Wine President Mark Bourne said of this year’s winner “Sydney is a global city, and the wine lists in Sydney venues will always reflect this. Where BTWN stood above the rest was in its elevation of local producers and its resolve to highlight local wineries first. The wine list was wonderfully balanced, interesting, promotes the best of NSW to domestic and international visitors and is complimented by a broader commitment to local produce - which we love to see.”

Minister for Jobs and Tourism Steve Kamper, said: “I congratulate the winners of these awards and thank them for their passion and dedication to championing NSW wine, which is amongst the best in the world. By curating wine lists featuring our local produce, not only are they spotlighting our world-class wine sector, but they are also showcasing the beautiful regions, vineyards and cellar doors that offer exceptional wine experiences for visitors to NSW, which is a key ingredient in our state’s tourism offering.”

All 40 finalists will now be featured as NSW Wine’s hero venues this November for the second NSW Wine Month where we host and curate a program of events, festivals, masterclasses and other activities for wine lovers across the state.

A massive thank you to our 2025 awards partner Destination NSW, and our prize partners Riedel, Australia’s Wine List of the Year, Chaine Des Rotisseurs Young Sommeliers Competition, Sommeliers Australia, News For The Food Lover, Mudgee Wine Association, Shoalhaven Coast Wine, Hilltops Wine, Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism, Upper Hunter Region, Orange Region Vignerons Association and the Canberra Wine District.

2025 #NSWWineStars are:

Sydney Opera House
Poetica
SOUTH on Albany Restaurant
Altitude Restaurant
TWOTRIPLEFOUR by Bills
Bills Fishhouse + Bar
Me-Gal at Taronga Zoo
Three Blue Ducks Bellingen
Bar NSW at the Lookout
Botanic House
Ammos Restaurant
The Blue Door
The Art Syndicate
The Cranfield
Bennelong Restaurant
Glass Brasserie @ Hilton
Otto Ristorante
The Grand Hotel
Woodcut Restaurant
taste @ cassegrain
The Newcastle Club
The Library Bar
ESCA
Bat & Ball Hotel
Strangers Restaurant
Little Beach Boathouse
Atelier by Sofitel
Little Betty's
Blaq Restaurant
BTWN
Three Blue Ducks Rosebery
Heywood at Nick O'Leary
ICC Sydney
Three Blue Ducks Nimbo
Flight Path Wine Bar
Restaurant 2317
Mélange Bilpin
Whitney's Restaurant & Bar
Harvest HQ
The Old George and Dragon

Media | Matthew Jessop (NSW Wine) info@nswwine.com.au | +61 424 829 996

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