Star Wine List of the Year Finland 2021 – all the winners
On 6 September 2021, Star Wine List celebrated the best wine lists in Finland. Restaurant Muru in Helsinki was the big winner with awards in three categories: the prestigious Grand Prix category, Sparkling Wine List and Special Jury Prize.
"It is a well-presented list with a lot of back vintages. Also some nice surprises, and very fair pricing," says jury member Marc Almert, Best Sommelier of the World 2019, about Restaurant Muru's triple Gold Star list.
Finland was the first stop for the second international Star Wine List of the Year tour. The winners were revealed on 6 September at the Best Sommelier of Finland event in Helsinki.
The prizes were handed out by Raimonds Tomsons, Best Sommelier of Europe, and Camilla Lindh from the Star Wine List team. Here are all Finnish winners:
Categories:
Austrian Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with Austrian wines
The category is presented by Austrian Wine
Finalists:
Emo, Helsinki
Grape Wine Bar, Helsinki
Palace, Helsinki
Restaurant C, Tampere
Savoy, Helsinki
Winner:
Palace, Helsinki
German Wine List
– Recognizes the best wine list with German wines
The category is presented by Wines of Germany
Finalists:
Carelia, Helsinki
Demo, Helsinki
Kaskis, Turku
Palace, Helsinki
Savoy, Helsinki
Winner:
Savoy, Helsinki
By The Glass List
– Recognizes the best by the glass list
Finalists:
Pien Brewpub, Helsinki
Pöllöwaari, Jyväskylä
The Tasting Room, Turku
Vin-Vin, Helsinki
Vinho, Turku
Winner:
Vinho, Turku
Sparkling Wine List
– Recognizes the wine list with sparkling wine
Finalists:
Carelia, Helsinki
Demo, Helsinki
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki
Palace, Helsinki
Savoy, Helsinki
Winner:
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki
Special Jury Prize
– Recognizes a venue that has done something extra with their wine list, such as the direction, the style or the value.
Finalists:
Grape Wine Bar, Helsinki
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki
Nolla, Helsinki
Vin-Vin, Helsinki
Winner:
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki
Best Short List
– Recognizes the best wine list with fewer than 200 listings
Finalists:
Grape Wine Bar, Helsinki
Lucy in the sky, Espoo
Vin-Vin, Helsinki
Vinho, Turku
Wino, Helsinki
Winner:
Vin-Vin, Helsinki
Best Medium-Sized List
– Recognizes the best wine list with 200-600 listings
Finalists:
Bronda, Helsinki
Carelia, Helsinki
Demo, Helsinki
Palace, Helsinki
Pastis, Helsinki
Winner:
Palace, Helsinki
Grand Prix
– Recognizes the best large wine list, with more than 600 references
Finalists:
Restaurant Muru, Helsinki
Savoy, Helsinki
Winner:
Restaurant Muru, 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.
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