Stage22 Bar & Restaurant

It’s fascinating to see how, under the guidance of Björn Juhnke (Food & Beverage Director in one person), Stage 22’s list has transformed from a typical big hotel restaurant wine list to something engaging and inspirational.

It’s shaped around moods (not grapes or regions), so it provides a very interesting read in itself. However, given the venue’s location (right next door to and overlooking the Latvian National Opera), we’d gather a big party to celebrate with loads of Champagne and...

Our recommendation: a Jeroboam (3-litre bottle) of Ratti’s Nebbiolo!

Stage 22 recommends: a pét-nat named Charlotte from Slovakia – the winemaker is Zsolt Sütö, the guy behind Strekov 1075 – a very unusual Chardonnay and real fun in a bottle.