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The Michelin Grape, new distinction of the Guide, will highlight wineries from different regions of the world, evaluating your overall excellence according to five criteria
since 125 years, the Michelin Guide recognizes the places and talents that embody excellence in gastronomy and hospitality, with the Michelin stars created in 1926 and the Michelin keys launched in 2024. This experience in selection now extends naturally to wine, key reference of the gastronomic experience. The Michelin Guide has been highlighting exceptional wine lists and sommeliers for some time, in particular through the “wine” pictogram created in 2004 to distinguish high-quality pairings. In 2019 he joined Michelin Sommelier Award to recognize professionals whose talents enhance the guest experience through exemplary wine selection and service.
The Uva Michelin, new distinction of the Guide, From now on, it will highlight wineries from different regions of the world, evaluating your global excellence according to five universal criteria, applied evenly.
“After guiding food lovers to the best tables in more than 70 destinations and to exceptional accommodations around the world, The Michelin Guide is pleased to open a new chapter with the universe of wine. This new reference is aimed at both curious neophytes and passionate experts, and highlights the women and men who, all over the world, “They shape the wineries of today and tomorrow with talent and demand”, declare Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guide.
The Michelin Grape: a new reference to discover and celebrate wine talent
In the universe of wine, The Michelin Guide will reward not only wine domains, but also and, above all, to the professionals who give them life: growers, cooperatives, associations, parent companies… With this distinction, the Guide wishes to highlight unique stories, knowledge passed down from generation to generation, as well as new, decidedly innovative approaches and contemporary practices, evaluated under a strict and independent methodology.
The Michelin Guide now offers wine lovers a reliable reference: 1, 2 o 3 Grapes and, besides, a selection of recommended domains.
Three Grapes
Exceptional producers. Whatever the vintage, Wine lovers can fully trust the winery's preparations.
Two Grapes
Producers of excellence, distinguished for their exceptionality within their region, both for its quality and its consistency.
A Grape
High-quality producers who make wines with character and style, especially achieved in the best vintages.
Recommended
Trusted producers, selected for their perseverance, whose well-made wines promise a quality experience.
A methodology that is articulated around 5 criteria
Guided by the fundamental values of excellence and independence, The Michelin Guide applies five criteria uniformly throughout the world to award its new distinction.
- Quality of agronomy: Assessment focuses on soil health, the balance of the vines and the care provided to the vineyard. All of them are essential factors that directly influence the quality of the wine..
- Technical mastery: The evaluation focuses on the technical level of the winemaking process. Inspectors look for rigorous and well-executed winemaking, that reflects the terroir and variety, without defects that alter its expression.
- Identity: The Guide values winegrowers who create wines capable of expressing personality, the place and culture that have shaped them.
- Balance: Evaluation of the harmony between acidity, tannins, madera, alcohol and sweetness.
- Constancy: The wines are evaluated over several vintages to verify their regularity, even in difficult years. The Guide highlights wines that gain in quality over time.
Experience at the center of evaluations
Future selections will be based on the experience of specialized wine inspectors, all of them professionals and employees of the Michelin group.
This team, that formulates its recommendations in a collegial manner and with total independence, It will be made up of specialists from the wine sector and new inspectors specially incorporated for this mission..
Each member of this international team will be selected not only for their qualifications, but also for its ability to rigorously evaluate wine domains from around the world, independence and integrity. Former sommeliers, specialized critics or production experts, all of them from the sector, These professionals have concrete and deep experience in the sector.
Future selections will reflect the excellence and consistency of the domains recognized by the Michelin Guide.
In 2026, The Michelin Grape will write its first chapter in the heart of two mythical territories: Bordeaux and Burgundy
The Uva Michelin will take its first steps in two of the emblematic regions of the world wine scene: Bordeaux y Burgundy. A meaningful choice, that celebrates diversity, the historical depth and cultural richness of French wine.
The Bordeaux region has been consolidated over the centuries as a historical reference in the world of wine. Its great wineries and its reputation transcend our borders. Land of prestige and innovation, Bordeaux combines tradition and international projection.
Burgundy is distinguished by its intimate approach and deeply rooted in heritage. His family farms, human dimension, bear witness to a tradition of rigor and dedication at each stage of the production process. Transmission and history shape local identity and make Burgundy famous around the world.
