Laurent Perrier Scholarship for Guild of Sommeliers Members

Laurent Perrier USA offered five scholarships to the Wine Scholar Guild’s Online Champagne Master-Level Study Program to Guild of Sommeliers members. Selection was based upon essays written on designing a four-course menu incorporating Laurent Perrier champagnes.

The winners are:

Laurie Lindrup, Director of Business Development at Beltramo's Wines and Spirits
Kelly Wooldridge, Wine Director at Bonanno Concepts
Anthony Mueller, Dining Room Service Team at The French Laundry
Ruben Mendez, Maitre D' & Sommelier at L'Etoile Restaurant
Melissa Woods, Assistant Specialty Team Leader at Whole Foods Market, Boca Raton

Congratulations!

Champagne Master-Level Program

A comprehensive study and certificate program on the wines of Champagne

The Wine Scholar Guild, world leader in French wine education, announces the launch of a comprehensive distance-learning study and certificate program on the wines of Champagne.

This is an in-depth course of study conducted at the master-level and is designed for the wine trade.

For the very first time, a dream team of experts from all over the world is providing a unique and dynamic learning experience on the wines of Champagne via web-based teaching technology.

The program is scheduled to launch February 2015! Registration is now open!

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Study under true Champagne experts and masterful instructors...

Learn from a prestigious panel of guest instructors including:

Steve Charters MW
Former Professor of Champagne Management, Reims Management School; current Director of Research, Dijon School of Business
Essi Avellan MW
Editor of FINE Champagne magazine, revising editor of Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine by Tom Stevenson
Peter Liem
Senior correspondent for Wine and Spirits; author and publisher of ChampagneGuide.net
Giles Fallowfield
Award-winning wine journalist; Lanson’s Champagne Writer of the Year Award in 2001 and 2003
Charles Curtis MW
Former Head of Wine for Christie’s in both Asia and the Americas, founder of the Institute of Master of Wine’s annual champagne tasting
Geoff Kruth MS
COO Guild of Somms, Wine Director, Farmhouse Inn (Gourmet magazine list: World's Top 36 Food Destinations)
Richard Bampfield MW
CIVC European and UK Champagne Ambassador 2009


Steve Charters, MW	Essi Avellan, MW	Peter Liem	Charles Curtis, MW

Richard Bampfield, MW	Giles Fallowfield	Geoff Kruth, MS

Read our instructors' bios

Distance learning coupled with live classroom & tasting!

Explore Champagne from the comfort of your own office or home. This is Champagne as you’ve never seen it presented!

The online study package includes:

- Preparatory reading assignments, online study modules and review quiz
- Seventeen live webinars by expert Champagne instructors
- A copy of the WSG's Champagne Master-Level Study Manual
- Reading and tasting assignments to accompany each lecture
- Online review quizzes
- Access to instructors via the Q&A forum
- Optional study immersion trip to Champagne in June of 2015 (Additional fees apply.)
- Online, proctored exam sit

This is, in scope and design, the most comprehensive wine study program on Champagne bar none. Through this program, students will acquire a profound knowledge of the region and develop a greater sensory understanding of its wines.

Learn more about the detailed curriculum...

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Review and tutored tasting (optional):

Join a participating WSG program provider for review and tutored tasting in a live classroom environment! Details coming soon.

More information about the Online Study Program:

Why study the wines of Champagne?

Champagne is unique in the world of bubbles. Its combination of soil, climate and grapes cannot be duplicated anywhere else on earth. It is the benchmark in the world of sparkling wine.

Champagne is one of the world’s most precious, stylized wine products; its production process merits serious study.

Both steeped in tradition and ultra-modern, Champagne is a timeless classic. Its history is the stuff of legends; this program dispels the myths.

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What are the key learning objectives?

This master-level program provides detailed information on the Champagne’s climate, grapes and viticultural practices. It explores the region’s geology, topography and soils. You’ll learn Champagne from the ground up and in-depth!

Delve deeply into Champagne’s rich history and winemaking process. Gain insider perspective on the sub-regions, villages, grand marques and small independent grower-producers.

Learn about Champagne’s dynamic wine trade. No product is more adaptable! From non-vintage bottlings and tête de cuvées to market-driven dosage levels, champagne tailors itself to its clientele.

Find out who’s who while exploring champagne culture, trends, fads and traditions.

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Examination:

There is an optional, proctored exam whose passing score validates mastery of the course content. This exam may be administered online for those with appropriate access to a computer outfitted with webcam and microphone.

The exam is composed of 50 multiple-choice questions, four short-answer essays as well as a map identification exercise. The Champagne Master-Level Certificate will be conferred to those individuals who sit the exam and achieve a score of 75 or higher.

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