Winerim Wine List Awards Self-Assessment
Score your list on profitability, rotation, balance, identity, guest experience, stock management, and digital quality.
The downloadable file is in English.
A great wine list is not just a large wine list
The best wine lists combine identity, depth, margin, stock turnover, stock management, digital quality and the team's ability to sell them.
Extensive but poorly balanced wine lists
Attractive wine lists that do not sustain margin
Wine lists that depend too heavily on one person
Wine lists without monitoring data or continuous improvement
Assessment criteria
An indicative score to understand how ready your wine list is to stand out and where it can improve.
Winerim criteria
Profitability and pricing policy
Stock turnover, stock and tied-up capital
Balance across styles, regions and price bands
Identity, storytelling and consistency with the food
Experience and team
Ease of navigation for the customer
The team's ability to recommend
Wine by the glass and pairings
Digital quality and wine-list updates
Management and data
Monthly KPI monitoring
Connection with sales, stock and purchasing
The process for reviewing and delisting wines
Using data to improve the wine list without losing its identity
Who the self-assessment is designed for
- Restaurants that want to measure the actual quality of their wine list
- Sommeliers seeking arguments for improving processes
- Management wanting to assess investment in the cellar
- Groups that want to compare wine lists across venues
When to use the self-assessment
- Before submitting a wine list for awards or recognition
- Before an annual wine-strategy review
- When comparing wine lists across venues
- As an assessment before a Winerim demo
What this resource gives you
A clear score
Score the wine list beyond its appearance and number of wines.
Prioritized improvement
Identify which dimension most limits your wine list.
Positioning
Help explain why your wine list is good and how it can be better.
Frequently asked questions
Are these the official Winerim Awards?▾
No. It is a self-assessment inspired by criteria that could be used to assess wine lists with a Winerim approach.
Do I need to share actual data?▾
You can use it for internal reflection. Sales, stock and margin data would make the score more objective.
What does Winerim measure that other awards do not usually measure?▾
Beyond selection and identity, Winerim assesses actual management: stock turnover, stock, margin, dynamism, digitization and selling ability.
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