Top 100 Wines + Chefs Parade brings together gourmets from Latvia and the Baltic States. Since 2014, the Parade has become an integral part of Latvia’s and the Baltics’ wine culture, serving as a guide to the best wines and restaurants.
The idea of the Parade:
- To offer the chance to taste and discover up to 200 of the best wines imported into Latvia, all awarded Gold and Silver medals at the Wine of the Year competition.
- To showcase the creations of Latvia’s finest restaurants and chefs – dishes and snacks prepared for the event.
- To educate and promote wine culture through masterclasses led by top sommeliers and internationally recognized experts.
Entry is only permitted from the age of 18.
How does it work?
Each guest will receive:
- A glass (for use during the event only) 🥂
- A festival catalogue with the full list of wines 📖
Stroll around the tasting tables, experiment with something new, enjoy everything in order or focus only on your favourites, attend masterclasses, taste chef creations, and let yourself be carried away by music and company!
When, Where, What time?
- 🗓️ November 22, 2025
- 📍 Hanzas Perons
- 🕔 17:00 – 21:00 Top 100 Wines + Chefs Parade
- 🕘 21:00 – 23:00 Gala Party
Tickets
- Early Bird – EUR 39 – Parade (17:00 – 21:00)
- Early Bird – EUR 79 – Parade + Gala Party (17:00 – 23:00)
Ticket prices will rise closer to the event. 🎟️
What’s included in the Parade ticket price?
As always, wines are included in the entrance price, while masterclasses, restaurant dishes, and chef creations will be available for a symbolic extra fee.
Planned Masterclasses
Led by Andrew Jefford, Aigars Nords, and Latvia’s leading sommeliers:
1. Fine Champagne – golden champagnes
2. Fine White France – outstanding French white wines
3. Fine Bordeaux – red wines of the Bordeaux region
Masterclass tickets and the wine lists will be announced soon!
Who is Andrew Jefford?!
Andrew Jefford is one of the world’s leading wine critics. Since 2020 he has been an honorary member of the Latvian Wine of the Year jury, and since 2013 a regular guest at the Riga Wine & Champagne festival.
Jefford is the author of numerous award-winning books (The New France, Wine Course, Drinking with the Valkyries, and more), a seven-time Louis Roederer Award winner, columnist for Decanter, co-chair of the Decanter World Wine Awards jury, editor at The World of Fine Wine, and wine columnist for the Financial Times. He has long lived with his family in the Montpellier region of Southern France.
What happens at the Gala Party?
At the Gala Party, guests are invited to bring along (or buy on site) their favourite wines to share with fellow wine lovers. We’ll take care of music, dancing, good company, and of course some special bottles from our own cellar!
Special Highlight
🎭 A wine performance-show during the Parade – a unique event in the history of Latvian wine culture!
🍷 Bonus – stories and commentary by Andrew Jefford and Aigars Nords on 3 Bordeaux wines served blind during the show.
What will be on the table at the Parade?
An array of delicacies prepared by Latvia’s top chefs and award-winning restaurants will be available (for a symbolic extra fee). The exact lineup of chefs and restaurants will be announced soon! 🍽️
Hanzas Perons • Hanzas iela 16A, 1045 Rīga, Latvia
