Connecticut has been honored in Wine Spectator’s 2015 Restaurant Awards, which honor outstanding eateries with extraordinary wine lists. This year, the program recognized more than 3,600 restaurants from all over the globe. We’re glad to see some of our favorite restaurants, including Barcelona Wine Bar, The Capital Grille, and Morello Italian Bistro in Greenwich, have received awards.
A total of 2,563 restaurants earned the program’s Award of Excellence, which recognizes a wine list offering an interesting and diverse selection of wines that are well-presented and thematically match the restaurant’s cuisine in price and style. Another 973 restaurants earned the Best of Award of Excellence for offering a wine list of typically 350 or more quality selections with significant vintage depth or superior breadth in one or more major wine regions.
The Grand Award represents the program’s highest honor. Those in this elite group—representing 13 countries and 15 U.S. states—generally offer more than 1,000 selections, with superior breadth and depth in many of the world’s classic wine-producing regions. Wine Spectator carefully assesses each candidate, including rigorous independent, on-site inspections of the wine program, cellar, service, ambiance and cuisine of the restaurant.
Here’s the complete list of the Connecticut award winners:
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The full list of award winners is featured in Wine Spectator’s August 31 issue, which hits newsstands July 21. All of the restaurants can also be found in WineSpectator.com’s Restaurant Search.
