Wine Spectator Awards 3West, Other Area Restaurants, For Wine Selection

Wine Spectator has released its 2011 awards for restaurants that serve wine in a list that includes 3West Restaurant off Martinsville Road in Basking Ridge and other restaurants in the Somerset Hills.

The list of New Jersey restaurants, which also lists the level of award received by the establishment and notes its particular wine strengths, is online.

The other restaurants recognized by Wine Spectator for their wine selection include The Bernards Inn in Bernardsville, Ninety Acres Culinary Center in Peapack-Gladstone, and The Pluckemin Inn, Bedminster.

Wine Spectator's highest award, the Grand Award, went to The Pluckemin Inn. The strength of the restaurant's wine list rested on its selection of Burgandy, Bordeaux, California and Piedmont wines, according to Wine Spectator. The Pluckemin already has posted its receipt of the award on its website.

The second level of the award designation, the Best of Award Of Excellent, went to The Bernards Inn, recognized for its California, French and Port selection, and Ninety Acres Restaurant and Culinary Center, recognized for its wines from France, California and Italy. The Bernards Inn website

3West, which received an Award of Excellence, was noted for its selection of California wines as its "wine strength."

Wine Spectator announced its criteria for selection online.