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Best New Wine Lists 2008

Best New Wine Lists
© Dean Alexander
These winners, from restaurants that opened in the last year, have three more things in common: bargains, breadth and offbeat bottles. From a selection of 170 Rieslings to a supply of value-priced Taittinger Champagne, the lists also showcase seven of today’s best wine directors.
Year Description  
2007 This year’s seven winning wine lists push the edges of the expected, from the super-focused (26 separate Piedmont appellations on one list) to the superluxe (a 1961 Château Latour for $11,500, for instance, on another)... 2007 winners
2006 The 10 winners of 2006 offer outstanding wines from far and wide, even from the tiniest and most remote vineyards (think India, Turkey—and Ohio)... 2006 winners
2005 Adventurous and innovative sommeliers are some of the wine world’s most influential trendsetters... 2005 winners
2004 These 10 winners highlight wines from small producers and emerging regions—not just pricey trophy bottles... 2004 winners
2003 ... F&W came up with a clear-cut Top Ten. But the real winners are wine lovers—especially those looking for well-priced bottles. 2003 winners
2002 After searching the country for cutting-edge new wine lists, we are proud to honor these 10, all from restaurants that have opened within the past year... 2002 winners
2001 Big or small, the 10 best new wine lists in America are creative, food-friendly and more focused on great discoveries than on trophy bottles... 2001 winners
2000 Honoring the 10 most original, food-friendly, value-conscious new restaurant wine lists in America... 2000 winners

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