38 Ohio Restaurants Earn 2021 Wine Spectator Awards

Cleveland OH

10 August, 2021

2:34 PM

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OHIO — Coronavirus has brought unique and unprecedented challenges to restaurants in Ohio. Despite the hardships, several were still able to shine in the last year, earning a 2021 Restaurant Award from Wine Spectator magazine. The annual Restaurant Awards honor excellence in restaurant wine lists, as well as those who have demonstrated passion and devoted extensive resources to creating outstanding wine programs. This year's awards are featured in the Aug. 31 issue of Wine Spectator. The list typically gives us a generous glimpse at the best spots in the Buckeye State. This year, 38 restaurants in our state earned a nod from Wine Spectator. More than 2,900 restaurants in 50 states and 72 countries and territories earned awards this year. The awards are given across three categories: Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence and Grand Award. The Grand Award is Wine Spectator's most prestigious honor, given to the world's most elite wine programs. Read profiles of all 100 current Grand Award winners, Typically, recipients of the Grand Award offer at least 1,000 or more wine selections, showcasing "immense depth and breadth of regions, producers, vintages and bottle formats." All Grand Award winners must also pass a rigorous inspection of their restaurants, including the wine cellars. Three new restaurants won the Grand Award this year: Brennan's in New Orleans, Le Bernardin in New York and SingleThread Farms in Healdsburg, California. Check out the restaurants in Ohio that earned nods for excellence this year: Chez Francois in Vermillion Edwins Restaurant in Cleveland Cru Uncorked in Moreland HillsCellar 59 Wine Bar and Wine Shop in StowGalaxy Restaurant in WadsworthBender's Tavern in CantonStation Square Ristorante in LibertyThe Refectory in ColumbusBarcelona Restaurant and Bar in ColumbusJeff Ruby's Steakhouse in ColumbusJeff Ruby's Steakhouse in Cincinnati Jeff Ruby's Carlo and Johnny in Montgomery20 Brix in MilfordDear Restaurant & Butchery in Cincinnati The Precinct in Cincinnati Final Cut Steakhouse in ToledoGrapes in a Glass in CantonBasil Pizza & Wine Bar in PerrysburgBeirut Restaurant in ToledoBenchmark in PerrysburgBistro 83 in North RidgevilleCarvers Steaks & Chops in CentervilleCorleone's Ristorante & Bar in ParmaCrush Winebar in SanduskyElement 112 in Sylvania Fratellos in Avon LakeHen Quarter in DublinMorton's, The Steakhouse in Cincinnati Morton's, The Steakhouse in Cleveland Pier W in LakewoodSeason 52 in Cincinnati Smith & Wollensky in ColumbusTartine Bistro in Rocky RiverThe Capital Grille in Cincinnati The Capital Grille in LyndhurstThe River Merchant in KentVeritas in ColumbusZinc Brassiere in SanduskySee all winners of this year's Wine Spectator awards.