Wine & View

Wine & View (next to gate 27) is legendary. It used to be this small wine-​stall in the middle of the terminal. Now it has been rebuilt into a proper wine bar. The interior is a bit charmless, however, there is a good selection of different wines by the glass. I counted at least eight different bubblies in the pool of ice on the counter: four champagnes and four sparkling wines. Additionally there are about five to six reds and whites, and also some port-​wines by the glass. I must say, I was not blown away by the selection as it was mainly big-​house bubblies: Möet, Veuve Cliquot, Freixenet etc. However, there is a Lanson Extra Age ad a Dom Perignon 2006 if you are prepared to put some money into it. Not great value for money, but a decent selection nevertheless. Reds and whites were more reasonably priced, and I could already see some wines from France and Austria I could have happily tried out. What is quite fun is that they have a list of «cellar rarities» by the glass. You can for example buy a 4cl taster of Mouton Rothschild (–85) or Côte-​Rôtie La Turque (–98) if you are curious to try them. Its not cheap, but hey, it is not so common to be able to taste them by the glass. Wine & View would definitely be my top choice when wining at Helsinki Airport.

Really nice selection of vintage wines