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Latvia 2025. Participants and winners
2025 02 24, Riga Latvia
Winners
1st place: Kest (Cesis)
Restaurant Team: Chef Maris Jansons, sommelier Ingūna Majore
Pairing: Beekeeper’s Joy (honey, sour cream snow, sea buckthorn gel, hazelnut sponge cake, honey) with Quince-Apple Sparkling Wine, Tērvete Winery.
2nd place (Silver Fork) and the Lightest Pairing Award: Barents (Riga)
Restaurant Team: Reina Paula Ivanova, Mykhailo Beresnev, Emīlija Zelma Gārša, Laura Podgurska
Pairing: Elegant pear and balanced mineral Grüner Veltliner symphony (pear mousse with honey cremeux, poached pear in white wine, vanilla montee chocolate- cognac sauce) with Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner Alte Reben Auslesse 2018
3rd place (Bronze Fork) and The Best Wine Award: Max Cekot Kitchen (Riga)
Restaurant Team: Maksims Cekots, Uldis Grigalis, Daina Pope Gulbe, Ričards Gabriels Vilinskis, Natalja Cekote
Pairing: While the nature sleeps (Pumpkin/ Quince/ bee pollen/ hazelnut/ sea buckthorn) with Chateau d’Yquem 2010, France Bordeaux
The Best Latvian Dessert Award: Pavāru māja Līgatnē
Restaurant Team: Juris Dukaļskis, Juris Semjonovs, Artūrs Kļaviņš (as guests Ēriks Dreibants and Jeļena Volkova)
Pairing: Taste of Līgatne (everything from acorn) with apple ice wine from Līgatne winery
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