Jury
Arūnas Starkus – „Vyno klubo“, Someljė mokyklos įkūrėjas, čempionato sumanytojas ir komisijos pirmininkas, „Vyno žurnalo“ vyr. redaktorius.
Aivaras Hansonas - leidinio „Falstaff“ Šiaurės Europos šalių redaktorius iš Estijos.
Linas Vaitulevičius – ilgametis „Vyno žurnalo“ autorius.
Beatričė Laurinavičienė – „Verslo žinios“ Laisvalaikio rubrikos redaktorė.
Renata Ničajienė – „Sezoninės virtuvės“ autorė.
Vytaras Radzevičius - gastronomas ir keliautojas.
Paulius Jurkevičius - gastronomijos publicistas, knygų autorius, Italijos „Associated Foreign Press“ narys.
Urtė Mikelevičiūtė, Laura Vagonė ir Eglė Tranaitė-Mascarenhas - tinklaraštininkės.
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.