Wine and Dessert Pairing Contests
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Estonia 2025. Participants and winners
2025.11.16, Tallinn, Estonia
Winners
I Place & Most Insta-Worthy Dessert — NOA Chef's Hall & Restaurant NOA
Team: Sander Kuldsaar, Mihhail Korot, Aleksei Pogrebnoi
Pairing “Olive Renaissance”: 2017 Domaine Rotier Renaissance, Vendanges Tardives, Gaillac, France paired with a dessert made of kalamata olives, olive oil, plum, almonds, elderflower, Maldon, bourbon, vanilla, strawberries.
II Place — Humal Bistro
Team: Riho Sommerman, Liisa Pajula
Pairing “Vormsi Vieux”: Maxime Trijol Pineau des Charentes Vieux Blanc paired with Vormsi Forest Honey Cake (crème diplomate, fresh curd, bee bread & white chocolate balsamic, honey biscuit, pollen).
III Place — Sadu Resto
Team: Karmen Kähr, Kristjan Jekimov, Madis Einpalu, Viktoria Aleinik, Mari Reier
Pairing “Asian Confusion”: Yunguna Takju, cloudy Korean rice wine (Denmark), paired with Rhubarb Bingsoo (rhubarb ice, condensed milk foam, persimmon and plums).
IV Place & Lightest Pairing Nomination — Tabula Rasa
Team: Keili Õispuu, Achim Braitsch, Kirill Dubrovski
Pairing “Muhu Autumn”: Josef Rosch Trittenheimer Apotheke Riesling Auslese paired with quince, walnut and cultured milk dessert.
V Place — Härg Restaurant
Team: Taigo Lepik, Madis Einpalu, Kalev Vanker, Elo Pulk, Berit Roi
Pairing “A Walk in the Park with Autumn Flavours”: Edlinger Chardonnay Beerenauslese 2018, Niederösterreich, Austria paired with pistachio-plum tiramisu (pistachio mousse, compressed plums, oat ladyfingers, plum purée, honey crisp, golden marigold).
VI Place & Best Estonian Drink and Dessert Pairing — Fotografiska Tallinn
Team: Gerli Travkin, Kristjan Kiho
Pairing “Apple Pie”: Tori x Fotografiska Jääsiider served with apple pie, chanterelle ice cream, pine oil.
Best Estonian Dessert — Horisont Restaurant & Bar
Team: Marko Sõmer, Jüri Viital
Pairing “Rhubarb and Basil”: Matiesen Muhu Veinitalu Dessert Sweet Rhubarb 2022 paired with rhubarb cooked with hibiscus and blood orange, white chocolate and apricot ganache, blood orange sorbet, rhubarb and grapefruit gel, basil and olive oil dressing, honey tuile, apricot crumb.
Best Wine of the Contest — Restoran Anno
Team: Anna Kaasik, Erno Kaasik, Rauni Tillisoo, Kerli Jalas
Pairing: 2022 Beerenauslese Red Roses, Kracher, Illmitz, Austria paired with pistachio biscuit, blackcurrant-cherry cream, pistachio cream, fresh raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, caramelised walnuts, pistachios.
OTHER TEAMS
Bake It Happen! "Eva goes North": norwegian brown cheese mousse with apple and jerez compote filling. Served with sour cream ice cream, jerez infused nutmeg sponge, orange gelee and meringue, set on pecan crumble with caramel and Barbadillo Eva Cream Jerez 17,5%, producer: Bodega Barbadillo, D.O. Jerez-Xérès-Sherry, grapes: Palomino Fina, Pedro Ximénez.
PKHK restoran „Pärnaõis“. “Edimene lumi”: caramel, roasted almonds, white chocolate, curd cheese, pastry cream, zephyr, barberries gel, quince gel and sukaad, baked sponge crumble with dark choclate, pear and basilic chips and Estonian drink: Pihlaka Handsa , Moe/ Eesti , Alc vol 28,9 %.
Controvento. Il duomo di cioccolato (chocolate dome): ark chocolate, milk chocolate, nougat, almond flour, almond flakes, red currant sauce and 2020 „Fiorato“ Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Tommasi.
Jäine põhjarannik. Jäine põhjarannik: sweet potato-quince mousse, honey-chocolate biscuit, wine jelly, vanilla chantilly, milk foam, wine sauce, thyme, pea shoots and streusel for decoration and “ICE” apple wine, Murimäe Winery.
Jaanihanso. “Amber & Apple”: a layered dessert of rye and hazelnut crisp, soft cream cheese, cider-poached apple and airy sugar garnish and Jaanihanso Ice Cider Vintage 2019, 5.5 years Cognac barrel aged. Type: Ice cider / dessert wine. Country: Estonia, region: Pärnumaa. Producer: Jaanihanso Siidrivabrik.
Vinorama x Hiis restaurant. "Potato Sandwich x TBA": "Potato Sandwich", - graham cracker, - roasted potato skin straciatella icecream, - fermented pine cone, - pine cone syrup and Sattlerhof Trockenbeerenauslese Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Steiermark, Austria.