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2022 participants
2022 11 07, Vaidilos teatras, Vilnius
Winners:
1 place: Honey parfait and Markus Molitor Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Auslese Mosel 2018
"Telegrafas" restaurant team: sommelier Martynas Pravilonis, junior sommelier Ignatij Semionov and pastry chefs Vilius Ručinskas and Milena Levaškevičiūtė
Additional nomination:
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The lightest combination






2 place: "Crème caramel" dessert with sea buckthorn MicroBio Alma-Zen natural wine
"Taurės" wine bar team: the chef Matteo Covacci and sommelier Simonas Laukaitis
Additional nominations:
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The best wine
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Vilnius dessert






3 place: "Foie Gras" and Louis Roederer Champagne Carte Blanche Demi-Sec
"Villa Komoda" restaurant team: pastry chefs Gabrielė Stulgaitė, Martynas Mičiulis and „Vyno klubas“ expert Daiva Mumgaudienė
Additional nomination:
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The lightest combination






Winners of other nominations:
The most Lithuanian combination: "Tikrume" carrot cake with nut cream and Castello di Volpaia Vin Santo Chianti Classico DOCG 2015
"Draugystės gatvėje" team: Andželika Norkuvienė ir Enrika Norkutė.
The most unexpected combination: Black bread pudding with quince jelly and Braida Brachetto d'Acqui 2021
"Old Town Grill" team: Ivona Cibulskienė, Miglė Sabaliauskienė ir Roberta Blekaitienė.
The Audience choice: "Autumn forest" and white Port Andresen 20 Years Old
"Amandus" restaurant team: pastry chefs Rita Ramanauskaitė, Dovydas Dokšas, Pavelas Matvekas sommelier Kristijonas Valančiūnas.









Other participants:
Combination: "Ruduo želvėje" and Capanna Moscadello di Montalcino Vendemmia Tardiva 2017
"Želvė Village & Spa" team: pastry chefs Vladimiras Zajacas, Sonata Krauleidytė and „Vyno klubas“ expert Giedrius Simutis.



Combination: "Take me north" dessert and Condado Pedro Ximenez Jerez
"Take me north" team: "Biržų duona" chief technologist Eglė Punytė and beverage expert Lukas Palubinskas.



Combination: "I am just like you, notice me among others" dessert and alcohol-free wine Pierro Zero Chardonnay
Kaunas Technology Centre team "I'm just like you": Grytė Bezarienė, Tomas Butkus, Vytautas Laibinis, Giedra Sadauskienė.



Combination: Dessert from various garden flowers "The colours of the garden" and Lithuanian gooseberry wine "Roksala"
Kaunas College team and "Roksala" winery: the second year student of gastronomy and catering faculty at Kaunas College Sigita Malinauskienė and "Roksala" winemaker Lukas Nagelė.



Combination: "Podium" dessert and Masi Angelorum Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG“.
"Dia" restaurant team: Augustinas Bimbiris and Šarūnas Grėsius.



Combination: "Summer trails" cucumber dessert and Chateau Dereszla Tokaji Furmint 2017
"Mantinga" bakery and "Your plate sommelier“ duet: technologists Viktorija Vyšniauskaitė and Irma Seiliuvienė and "Your plate sommelier" sommelier Enrika Norkutė.



Combination: "Foie Gras Crème Brûlée" dessert and Voskevaz Muscat Rosali
"Ararat and Gadara" team: "Ararat" restaurant pastry chef Hripsime Dauginienė and "Gadara" wine experts Garnikas Kazarianas and Ignas Stonkus.



JURY:
Arūnas Starkus – the founder of “Vyno klubas” and the Lithuanian Sommelier School, the creator of the “Wine+dessert” championship and the head of jury, the editor-in-chief of the “Vyno žurnalas” magazine.
Rasa Starkus – the founder of “Vyno klubas” and the Lithuanian Sommelier School.
Arminas Darasevičius – the President of the Lithuanian Sommelier Association, the Winner of the 2021 Lithuanian Wine and Dessert Championship.
Rasa Ščeponienė-Gurevičė – the editor-in-chief of the "Geras skonis" magazine.
Asta Petrus – the founder of the "Desertų klubas".
Beata Nicholson – the author of cookery books and TV presenter, the founder of "Beata's Kitchen".
Linda Karpenko – the representative of the Latvian Sommelier Association, sommelier.
Linas Vaitulevičius – the author of the “Vyno žurnalas” magazine.

