Arūnas Starkus

LITHUANIA

Founder of the Wine + Dessert Pairing Contest and co-founder of the Lithuanian Sommelier School and Association, championing wine education and dessert pairing across the Baltics. 

Tove Oskarsson Henckel

​DENMARK/SWEDEN

Editor-in-Chief of Falstaff Nordics, bringing an influential editorial perspective on the restaurants, chefs and culinary talent shaping the region.

Fiona Beckett

​UNITED KINGDOM

One of the world’s leading food and wine pairing experts, an award-winning author of 25 books and former wine columnist for The Guardian.

Mikk Parre

ESTONIA

Winner of the 2024 ASI Best Sommelier of Europe, Africa and the Middle East title and a multiple Estonian and Baltic sommelier champion.

Kertu Lukas

ESTONIA

Co-owner of Suhkruingel confectionery and runner-up in the 2014 Lithuanian Open Wine + Dessert Contest, bringing firsthand experience of creating competition-winning pairings.

Liora Levi

NORWAY

A former Nordic and Norwegian sommelier champion, television presenter, influencer and Star Wine List’s Project and Ambassador Manager, connecting wine expertise with an international perspective.​

Robert Joseph

UNITED KINGDOM

An award-winning wine writer, producer and co-founder of the International Wine Challenge, with decades of experience judging and analysing wines worldwide.

Britt Rosen

ESTONIA

A Postimees food, wine and lifestyle journalist with more than three decades of experience documenting Estonia’s restaurants and hospitality scene.

Martin Hanson

​ESTONIA

An Estonian food and wine journalist (Delfi) whose restaurant coverage and award-recognised wine writing bring a broad understanding of the country’s gastronomic scene.

Hungry 4some @n2ljane4k

ESTONIA

Kertu Rattus and Susann Kõomägi  - members of Estonia’s Hungry 4some N2ljane4k food blogging collective, bringing a food lover’s perspective and experience developing recipes for a major Baltic campaign.