The VDP.Prädikatsweingüter and meiningers sommelier are looking for Germany’s best wine lists.
Every year, the VDP.Prädikatsweingüter and meiningers sommelier magazine recognize wine professionals for their “Outstanding Wine Concept”, formerly known as the “VDP.Traubenadler Sommelier” award. Sommeliers across Germany are invited to submit their wine lists for consideration. The award is presented by Steffen Christmann, President of the VDP, and Sascha Speicher, Editor-in-Chief of meiningers sommelier, during the opening ceremony of the VDP.Weinbörse in Mainz.
The 2026 Award Winners
In Search of Germany’s Best Wine List
Sonderpreis Spätburgunder: Andreas & Jacob Carnott | Hotel-Restaurant Ruland | Altenahr
Marco Pignotta | Ristorante da Michele | Rome, Italy
Magnus Wanner | Panorama Allgäu Spa Resort | Seeleuten
Andrea Kauk & Team | Grill Royal | Berlin
Johannes Schellhorn & Willi Schlögl | Freundschaft | Berlin
Charlotte Schwarz | Gasthaus Waltz | München
Stephan Nitzsche | Restaurant L.A. Jordan | Deidesheim
Désirée Steinheuer & Paul Biermann, Steinheuers Restaurant Zur Alten Post | Heppingen
The 2025 Award Winners
In Search of Germany’s Best Wine List
Sven Uzat | Park Hotel Vitznau | Vitznau, Schweiz
Maximilian Steinfeld | Hotel Alpenstern | Damüls, Österreich
Andreas Held | Meisenheimer Hof | Meisenheim
Katharina Iglesias | Winebank | Hamburg
Andreas Lelke | Bungertshof | Königswinter-Oberdollendorf
Sonderpreis Riesling | Concept Riesling | Düsseldorf
Sonderpreis Riesling | Schloss Elmau - Ikigai | Elmau
The 2024 Award Winners
In Search of Germany’s Best Wine List
Alfons Wimmer | Restaurant Amador | Wien
Ben Birkholz | Restaurant Jörg Müller | Sylt
Anna Rupprecht | Restaurant Storstad | Regensburg
Florian Richter | Kronenschlösschen | Hattenheim
Martin Pichel & Matthias Koll | Hotel Jagdhof | Röhrnbach
Claudius Unger | Blauer Engel | Aue
Sonderpreis Gastronomie / Handel | Vinocentral | Darmstadt
The 2023 Award Winners
In Search of Germany’s Best Wine List
Alex Koblinger | Döllerer Genießerhotel | Golling, Österreich
Bernhard Holzer | Ritterhof zur Rose | Burrweiler
Jens Pietzonka | Weinzentrale | Dresden
Iiro Lutter | Essenz | Das Achental | Grassau
Maria Vizsnyai, Alina & Philipp Stein | Steins Traube | Mainz
The 2022 Award Winners
In Search of Germany’s Best Wine List
Nancy Grossmann | Rutz | Berlin
Billy Wagner | Nobelhart & Schmutzig | Berlin
Julia & Moritz Brand | Hotel Stadt Kassel | Rinteln
Bernd Kreis | High Fidelity | Stuttgart
Sonderpreis | Serhat Aktas | Der Weinlobbyist | Berlin
The 2020/21 Award Winners
In Search of the Best Selection of German Red Wines
Andreas Scherle | Hotel & Restaurant zur Weinsteige | Stuttgart
Steffen Ruggaber | Restaurant Lamm | Rosswag
Marie-Helen Krebs | Schloss Elmau, Restaurant Ikigai | Elmau
Sonderpreis International | Pieter Smits | Scheepskameel | Amsterdam
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The 2019 Award Winners
In Search of the Best Concept for VDP.ORTSWEINE
Marcella Schäfer | Restaurant Ente / Hotel Nassauer Hof | Wiesbaden
Silvio Nitzsche | WeinKulturBar | Dresden
Andreas Schnura & Matthias Pohlers | Laurenz Weinbar | Mainz
Sonja & Steffen Ruggaber | Restaurant Lamm | Vaihingen-Rosswag
The 2018 Award Winners
In Search of the Best by-the-Glass Wine Concept
Jens Pietzonka | Weinzentrale | Dresden
Jacqueline Lorenz | Restaurant Glass (jetzt prism) | Berlin - Existiert nicht mehr!
Jenny Kunaschk | Weinwirtschaft | Travemünde
Tibor Werzl | Five | Bochum
The 2017 Award Winners
In Search of the Most Original and Innovative Wine List Concept
Haris Papapostolou | Restaurant Yamas | Ulm - Existiert nicht mehr
Silvio Nitzsche | WeinKulturBar | Dresden
The 2016 Award Winners
In Search of the Best Wine List Concept Highlighting Vineyard Sites and Origin Classification
Antonios Askitis | D'Vine | Düsseldorf - Exisitiert nicht mehr
Christoph Geyler | Weinbar Rutz | Berlin
Philipp Oltersdorf | Hotel Deimann | Schmallenberg
The 2015 Award Winners
In Search of the Best Concept for Aged Wines
Florian Richter | Kronenschlösschen | Hattenheim
Marie-Helen Krebs | Restaurant Ikigai im Schloss Elmau | Elmau
Christian Wilhelm | Restaurant Falco | Leipzig - Existiert nicht mehr
Sonderpreis Gereifte Weine | Lothar Schrempp | Weinhaus Kinkel-Stuben | Bonn
