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L'Academie du Champagne, or 'The Champagne Academy' was established in 1956 by twelve Grandes Marques champagne houses to recognise the UK and Ireland as key markets, and to foster the appreciation of Grande Marque Champagne through the education of younger members of the wine trade. Twenty nine years later a further 4 house joined the original twelve creating the sixteen Grandes Marques which today represent the L'Academie du Champagne
Upcoming Events
- Thu, Sep 17Sep 17, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PMThe Merchants Hall, The Merchants Hall, 16 Hanover St, Edinburgh EH2 2EN, UKWe are pleased to be hosting Scotland's Champagne Academy dinner 2026 at the stunning Merchants Hall in collaboration with Krug as the presidential house, Lanson as the incoming house and Veuve Clicquot as the outgoing house.
- Fri, Sep 18
- Thu, Oct 01Oct 01, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PMGrantley Hall, Grantley Hall, Ripon HG4 3ET, UKWe are pleased to be hosting Northern Champagne Academy dinner 2026 at the stunning Grantley Hall in collaboration with Krug as the presidential house, Lanson as the incoming house and Veuve Clicquot as the outgoing house.
- Thu, Oct 22Oct 22, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PMHampton Manor, Shadowbrook Ln, Hampton in Arden, Solihull B92 0EN, UKWe are pleased to be hosting Midland's Champagne Academy dinner 2026 at the stunning Hampton Manor in Birmingham in collaboration with Krug as the presidential house, Lanson as the incoming house and Veuve Clicquot as the outgoing house.
And the winner is...
Our 2026 Silver Bucket winner Elizabeth Mellish reflects on the final day of the Champagne Academy course. The final day had arrived. After a week of learning, visiting maisons, fine dining and tasting, the morning arrived for our final exam. We headed back to Maison Krug, where it had all begun, to sit the marketing exam on everything we had learnt in the lecture the day before. Worried it would be full of figures, we all spent the bus journey frantically trying to remember
Memories from the 2026 Students
Prologue - Carl Evans After months of anticipation, the Champagne Academy adventure was finally underway. Our journey began bright and early at Searcys Champagne Bar in St Pancras, where Rob welcomed us from the Champagne Academy Committee. We were greeted with pastries and a Magnum of G.H. Mumm to kick things off in style. Vice Chairman Rob talked us through what to expect in the week ahead, answered our questions, and set the tone for what promised to be an unforgettable e
What the Champagne Academy course meant to me and a note for the 2026 students - Kayleigh Vidler, Class of 2025
From Left to Right - Craig Bonner - Chairman 2025 & 2026, Kayleigh Vidler - Student of 2025, Louise Grillet - Wine Maker Veuve Clicquot Before arriving for the Champagne Academy in 2025, I thought I understood Champagne. But this week showed me that Champagne is so much more than a wine region - it’s history, culture, hospitality, and people. The lectures, the tastings, the cellar visits, the chalk cellars and crayeres, the incredible hospitality, the endless generosity shown
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