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5 Tucson Restaurants Win a 2024 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence

Local Food

July 12, 2024
By Matt Sterner

Sure, Tucson restaurants are known for having delicious cuisine, savory bites, and bright flavors that burst throughout the city, but some are also recognized for having an incredible wine selection.

This year’s Wine Spectator Award of Excellence is honoring five restaurants in the Tucson area, including BATA, PY Steakhouse, Feast, The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol, and The Lodge at Ventana Canyon.

Every year, the Wine Spectator group scours the globe for restaurants with wine lists that offer unique selections, have a mass appeal to a wide range of wine lovers, and go hand in hand with their cuisine.

BATA

35 E. Toole Ave.
Dining room & kitchen (Photo courtesy of BATA)

What Wine Spectator has to say about their wine list:

  • Strengths: California and France
  • Selections: 140
  • Inventory: 2,500

Learn more. Also, read our September 2022 article, “This Must Be The Place.”

Feast

3719 E. Speedway Blvd.
(Photo courtesy of Feast)

What Wine Spectator has to say about their wine list:

  • Strengths: California, Italy, and France
  • Selections: 1,000
  • Inventory: 10,000

Learn more.

The Grill at Hacienda Del Sol

5501 N. Hacienda del Sol Rd.
Wine at The Grill (Photo courtesy of Hacienda Del Sol)

What Wine Spectator has to say about their wine list:

  • Strengths: California, France, Italy, and Argentina
  • Selections: 690
  • Inventory: 4,480

Learn more.

The Lodge at Ventana Canyon

6200 N. Clubhouse Ln.
(Photo courtesy of The Lodge at Ventana Canyon)

What Wine Spectator has to say about their wine list:

  • Strengths: California
  • Selections: 450
  • Inventory: 4,100

Learn more.

PY Steakhouse

5655 W. Valencia Rd.

What Wine Spectator has to say about their wine list:

  • Strengths: California
  • Selections: 445
  • Inventory: 3,420

Learn more.

For more information on the awards, visit winespectator.com.

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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