JAMES BEARD 2005 Waterford Outstanding Wine Service award
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Awards for Best wine Service and
Restaurant Awards for best use of wine and spirits in cooking .pdf file
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Apply to win in 2006 .pdf file USA

WINE SPECTATOR

The WS basic award is the Award of Excellence. With this award WS lookins to recognize a commitment to a fine wine list, with a sufficient selection of better producers along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style. Award of Excellence lists typically offer at least 80 selections.

WS's middle award, the Best of Award of Excellence, was created to give special recognition to those restaurants that clearly exceed our basic category. These lists display vintage depth, vertical offerings of several top wines, excellent breadth from major wine growing regions and typically 400 or more selections.

WS's highest award is the Grand Award, which is given to those restaurants that show an uncompromising, passionate devotion to quality. These lists show serious depth of mature vintages, outstanding breadth in their vertical offerings, excellent harmony with the menu, superior organization and presentation and 1,250 or more selections.