Champagne Master-Level - Excerpts 2

Master the wines of Champagne and study under world-renowned regional experts.

Explore Champagne through a comprehensive study program designed for wine professionals & serious hobbyists. Enjoy instruction from a panel of world renowned Champagne experts in a unique and dynamic online course.

Fully updated program with live webinars launches Jan. 21^st 2019. Register now!

Excerpts pulled from the 2015 Champagne Master-Level program:

The Champagne Master-Level Online programs include:

Preparatory reading assignments, online study modules and review quiz
15 live and recorded webinars by expert Champagne instructors
A copy of the Champagne Master-Level Study Manual
Reading and tasting assignments to accompany each lecture
Online review quizzes
Access to instructors via the Q&A forum
Online, proctored exam: candidates need to be equipped with a webcam, audio system to take the online exam.

Tuition for this Master-Level program is $495.00 and includes study manual, online study program and online exam. Registration is valid for a full year from date of registration

"I am currently in Stage 2 of the Master of Wine program. The FWS Champagne Master-Level program will be critical in helping me towards the goal of MW certification. To pass the MW, one must achieve depth of knowledge in not just practical, but also theory." Nicholas Poletto, Director of Education at Kobrand Corporation

STUDY UNDER TRUE CHAMPAGNE EXPERTS AND MASTERFUL INSTRUCTORS...

Essi Avellan MW
Editor of FINE Champagne magazine, chair of Decanter World Wine Awards’ Champagne panel and revising editor of Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine by Tom Stevenson.
Peter Liem
Award-winning author of Champagne, author and publisher of ChampagneGuide.net and former senior correspondent for Wine and Spirits.
Steve Charters MW
Former Professor of Champagne Management, Reims Management School and current Professor of Wine Marketing at School of Wine & Spirits Business at Burgundy School of Business.
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, author and columnist.
Robert Walters
Owner of Bibendum Wine Co., vineyard owner and award-winning author of Bursting Bubbles: A Secret History of Champagne.
Carl Edmund Sherman
International development consultant for Champagne brands and Champagne ambassador.


Essi Avellan MW	Charles Curtis MW	Peter Liem	Steve Charters MW

Carl Sherman	Robert Walters	Sharon McLean, WSETdip, FWS, IWS	Lisa Airey, CWE, FWS

"My goal is to have our company be comprised of the most knowledgeable people in the Champagne industry in the US. This course was a significant step towards that goal." Michelle Defeo, President at Laurent Perrier US

Webinar Topics:

Champagne History: Steve Charters MW
Growing the Grapes: Carl Edmund Sherman
Sub-Regional Studies: Côte des Blancs & Montagne de Reims: Peter Liem
Sub-Regional Studies: Vallée de la Marne & Other Sub-regions: Peter Liem
Making Champagne and the Sensory Impact of Choices: Essi Avellan MW
Blending and Balance: Essi Avellan MW
House Styles : Essi Avellan MW
The Development and Organisation of the Champagne Industry: Steve Charters MW
Branding, Distributing and Selling Champagne: Steve Charters MW
Champagne and the World of Fizz: Essi Avellan MW
Champagne Who’s Who: Charles Curtis MW
The Growth of the Growers: Robert Walters
Vintage, Prestige & Icon Cuvées: Charles Curtis MW
What Price Champagne? Charles Curtis MW
The Changing Face of Champagne: Steve Charters MW

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...

Fully updated program with live webinars launches Jan. 21^st 2019. Register now!

Schedule of study:

Week 1	Champagne history with Steve Charters MW Monday, January 21, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *Growing the grapes with Carl Sherman* Wednesday, January 23, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 2	*Sub-Regional Studies: Côte des Blancs & Montagne de Reims with Peter Liem* Monday, January 28, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *Sub-Regional Studies: Vallée de la Marne & other Subregions with Peter Liem* Wednesday, January 30, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 3	*Making Champagne and impact on taste with Essi Avellan MW* Monday, Feb. 04, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *Blending and balance with Essi Avelan MW* Wednesday, Feb, 06, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 4	*Champagne House Styles with Essi Avellan MW* Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *The development and organisation of the champagne industry with Steve Charters MW* Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 5	*Meet The Growers with Robert Walters* Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 @ 6:00 pm EST *Champagne and the world of Fizz with Essi Avellan MW* Wednesday, Feb 20, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 6	*Champagne Who's Who with Charles Curtis MW* Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *Branding, distributing and selling champagne with Steve Charters MW* Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 7	*Vintage, Prestige & Icon Cuvées with Charles Curtis MW* Monday, Mar. 04, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST *What price Champagne? with Charles Curtis MW* Wednesday, Mar. 06, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST
Week 8	*The changing face of Champagne with Steve Charters MW* Monday, Mar. 11, 2019 @ 12:00 noon EST

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