2 Fairfield Restaurants Named Among Best In The World For Wine

FAIRFIELD, CT — Two Fairfield area restaurants are recipients of Wine Spectator's 2019 Restaurant Awards. The awards honor the world’s best restaurants for wine.

Among the recipients are Barcelona Wine Bar at 4180 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield and Artisan at 275 Old Post Road in Southport. Barcelona Wine Bar has held the Best of Award of Excellence since 2017, while Artisan received the Award of Excellence for the first time this year. With 510 wine selections, Barcelona's strength is its Spanish wine, according to the magazine.

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards are judged on three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award, with 2,447; 1,244; and 100 winners this year in each respective category. The awards program recognized dining destinations from all 50 states and 79 countries.

The Award of Excellence honors restaurants whose wine lists feature a well-chosen assortment of quality producers. Best of Award of Excellence recipients offer more extensive selections with significant vintage depth and excellent breadth across multiple regions. The Grand Award is the program’s highest honor.

The full list of award winners is available in print in Wine Spectator’s August issue, on newsstands July 16.