Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards

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We are back with the Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards 2026 in association with LIEBHERR! The Awards were created to recognise and celebrate outstanding wine lists, drinks lists, retail portfolios, as well as the talented people and teams behind them across the Baltics.

Who can apply?

  • Baltic Wine List Awards

    Any restaurant, bar, hotel, café, club with a good, great or extraordinary wine list can apply for the Baltic Wine List Awards.

    Apply your wine list

  • Baltic Drinks List Awards

    Any restaurant, bar, hotel, café, club with a good, great or extraordinary drinks list can apply for the Baltic Drinks List Awards.

    Apply your drinks list

  • Baltic Wine & Drinks Retailer Awards

    Any wine & drinks retailer with a good, great or extraordinary wine & drinks selection can apply for the Baltic Wine & Drinks Retailer Awards.

    Apply as a Wine & Drinks retailer
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Top 50 Baltic Sommeliers Award

In our effort to promote the understanding and prestige of the sommelier profession, Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards in association with LIEBHERR is continuing the 3rd edition of the Top 50 Baltic Sommeliers Award.

All applicants to the Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards are invited to nominate five outstanding sommeliers who deserve recognition for their professionalism, expertise and contribution to the wine and hospitality industry.

The selected nominees will participate in a public vote to determine the Top 50 Baltic Sommeliers and 10 Baltic Sommeliers will be awarded during the Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards ceremony in Riga on November 21, 2026.

Check out last year's winners:

1.
Juris Semjonovs
2.
Ingūna Majore
3.
Ivars Kalniņš
4.
Marts Augusts
5.
Arnis Kalvišķis
6.
Laura Maria Puju
7.
Kristijonas Valančiūnas
8.
Laura Griščenko
9.
Katrīna Svilāne
10.
Ritvars Blūms
11.
Dmitrijs Sinkevičs
12.
Pēteris Vaskis
13.
Linda Karpenko
14.
Jānis Kaļķis
15.
Raimonds Tomsons
16.
Sergejs Kovaļonoks
17.
Emilija Čiraitė
18.
Kaspars Vēzītis
19.
Agnese Gintere
20.
Rytis Grigaitis
21.
Elīna Indriksone
22.
Ronalds Pētersons
23.
Zigmārs Kalniņš
24.
Mārtiņš Tērauds
25.
Narimantas Miežys
26.
Uldis Grigalis

Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards 2026 jury:

Aigars Nords

The first in the Baltics to acquire WSET Diploma, he set up Riga Wine & Champagne festival in 2012, Wine of the Year competition in 2014, and Baltic Wine List Awards in 2017. Over the years, the festival has grown into a grand celebration of fine wine & champagne, and includes Latvia’s most anticipated tastings – Top 100 wines + Chefs, Bubble Parade, and others. Aigars is also the author of the most popular book in Latvian about wine – “Vīns un Nords”, the recipient of the “Golden Apple” award in 2023.

Mārtiņš Pīlēns

Designer and champagne expert with 15 years of experience. Founder of My Wine Design, designer of the iconic 'wine basket', and importer of grower champagne at Bubble Bistrot. A pioneer of the grower champagne movement in the Baltic states, Martins was awarded the 2nd and 3rd place in the Baltic Wine List Awards for his first champagne venture - Modernists bar in Riga, Latvia.

Full jury to be announced soon!

2025 Baltic Wine & Drinks Awards Winners