February 25, Wednesday, at 18.00-21.00
Wine Collectors, Rīga
"Size Matters!" is a part of Riga Wine & Champagne Spring Session
€89, limited availability
Join us at Wine Collectors for the festival’s opening night: noble Champagne magnums, music curated by the Pink Noise Riga music festival, and gourmet bites available for a symbolic fee.
Why magnums?
Because in magnums, quite simply, everything tastes better — especially Champagne. Proven and tested on our own tongues and with our own money!
And yes, the magnum (the 1.5 L bottle) is only the very first step in the hierarchy of large formats (jeroboams, salmanazars, balthazars, nebuchadnezzars… and plenty more). But on opening night — let everything flow in magnums.
How will it work?
Walk-around tasting format: pick up your glass at the entrance, wander around the giant counter — aka the huge table created by Andris Eglītis — and ask to be poured whatever your heart desires.
Snacks: served right there as well — brought to you together with Wine Collectors’ new lounge — for an additional fee.
Availability: from each Champagne there will be exactly one magnum. Obviously, it won’t be enough for everyone — but we can guarantee: no one will leave thirsty…
Sommeliers & storytellers: Peter Liem, Aigars Nords, Wine Collectors’ soul Raimonds Tomsons and Agnese Gintere — plus winemakers who have already made it to Riga.
Which magnums will we be enjoying?
Here’s a preview of the magnums we’ll be pouring at Magnum Night.
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🍾Mailly Grand Cru Brut RéserveSuper Alko Latvia
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🍾Mobillion Brut Sélection Blanc de Noirs Premier Crugetbubbly.shop (new distributor in the Latvian market)
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🍾Mobillion Brut Rosé d’Assemblage Premier Crugetbubbly.shop
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🍾Nicolas Feuillatte Grande RéserveBalmerk Latvia
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🍾Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut Magnum NightMV Group Latvia
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🍾Charles Heidsieck Resérve BrutMV Group Latvia
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🍾René Prévot Brut RéserveVīna bārs Garage
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🍾Deutz Brut ClassicLiviko
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🍾Gosset Grande Réserve BrutBalmerk Latvia
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🍾Moët & Chandon Impérial Rosé BrutPrikeshop.lv
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🍾Agrapart & Fils Terroirs Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (disg. 12/24)Baltic XL, Riga Wine & Champagne
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🍾Bonnaire Terroirs Grand Cru Blanc de BlancsVIETA
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🍾De Venoge Princes Blanc de Blancs BrutSMOR
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🍾Etienne Calsac L’Échappée Belle Extra Brut Blanc de BlancsTruff le Pig
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🍾Guy Charlemagne Réserve Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand CruLiviko
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🍾Leclaire-Thiéfaine “Cuvée 00 - Terre Blanche” Blanc de BlancsKabinett
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🍾Roses de Jeanne Cédric Bouchard UR/R21 (disg. 2025)Wine Collectors, Riga Wine & Champagne
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🍾2020 Mobillion Brut Prestige Millésimégetbubbly.shop
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🍾2018 Vazart-Coquart Chouilly Grand Cru Spécial ClubWine Collectors
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🍾2014 Marc Hébrart Clos Le Léon Blanc de BlancsBaltic XL, Riga Wine & Champagne
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🍾2014 Paul Bara MillésiméBaltic XL, Riga Wine & Champagne
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🍾2013 Louis Roederer RoséRiga Wine & Champagne
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🍾2005 Diebolt-Vallois Fleur de PassionRiga Wine & Champagne
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🍾A historical blend of Ruinart Brut NV (1980–1990s)Riga Wine & Champagne
“Somewhere you’ve surely heard the line that ‘a magnum is a tortoise, while a regular bottle is a rabbit.’ As strange as it sounds, the idea is simple — drinks bottled in large formats tend to mature much more slowly and predictably.
For this reason, wine in a magnum theoretically ages twice as slowly as in a standard 750 ml bottle… For this very same reason, magnums are so highly sought after among collectors.”
