Michael’s On East Earns 2024 Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence

July 1, 2024 | Sarasota

Michael’s On East Restaurant has been honored for its outstanding wine program in Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine.

“The restaurant industry is growing and thriving, with restaurant openings surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time. To take advantage of the uptick, restaurateurs are re-investing in their wine programs,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator. “Restaurants that make wine a priority are what the Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards program is all about. I’m pleased to congratulate all the restaurants for their dedication to wine and exemplary wine lists.”

“We are extremely proud and honored to have won this year’s award! We thank The Wine Spectator for their continued acknowledgement of our team’s consistent quality, hard work & dedication. As an independently-owned and operated restaurant, I am proud to showcase dozens of family-owned & operated wineries at Michael’s On East. In fact, a majority of our wines are sourced from individuals I’ve had the privilege of knowing personally for decades. We will continue to focus on the true prize of our operation: a unique wine program boasting over 15,000 bottles on property!”, said Michael Klauber, Co-Proprietor of Michael’s On East Restaurant. 

Launched in 1981, the Restaurant Awards represent the world’s only program focused exclusively on restaurant wine service. They are assigned on three levels: the Award of Excellence, the Best of Award of Excellence and the Grand Award.

Michael’s On East Restaurant has won the BEST OF AWARD OF EXCELLENCE! Best of Award of Excellence recipients display excellent breadth across multiple winegrowing regions and/or significant vertical depth of top producers, along with superior presentation.

Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue becomes available to readers July 9.

Follow Wine Spectator on Instagram (@wine_spectator), with hashtag #WSRestaurantAward, and at WineSpectator.com/Restaurants, featuring guides to the winners, interviews with leading wine directors and wine picks, and pairing tips from sommeliers at award-winning programs. In the Restaurant Search, all winners can be searched by name and location, along with attributes including proximity, award level, cuisine, wine specialties and pricing. Winners are also profiled in the free Restaurant Awards app, available for iPhone and iPad users.