Palace in Helsinki won Best Austrian Wine List in Finland 2021

Palace in Helsinki won the Gold Star for Best Austrian Wine List in Finland. The award was presented by Austrian Wine. Palace also won the category Best Medium-Sized List.

Star Wine List of the Year Finland 2021 was held on 6 September, at the Best Sommelier of Finland event in Helsinki - and online. The prizes were handed out by Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe, and Camilla Lindh from the Star Wine List team.

The other finalists in the Austrian Wine category were:
Emo, Helsinki
Grape Wine Bar, Helsinki
Restaurant C, Tampere
Savoy, Helsinki

The jury for the Finnish event was:
• Marc Almert, Best Sommelier of the World 2019
• Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe 2017
• Véronique Rivest, Best Sommelier of Canada twice
• Pascaline Lepeltier, Best Sommelier of France 2018

And as our local judge:
• Heidi Mäkinen, Master of Wine and president of the Finnish Sommelier Association

Read more about how we judge Star Wine List of the Year here.