To attend the course, you must be:

• Permanently employed in the wine trade in the UK or Eire.

• Not connected to any Champagne house.

• In a role that allows you to promote Champagne to the

• public.

• Have the right to legally to travel to France in 2026

• Over the age of 18

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The deadline for applying to go on the Course in 2025 has now passed.

The Champagne Houses are now looking at all the applications and will make a decision in the next few weeks.  Once the successful 16 applicants have been notified and accepted their place on the Course then all other unsuccessful applicants will be notified.  This process should be completed by the end of the year.

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All information given at the time of application must be correct. The Champagne Academy reserves the right to withdraw an offer of a place on the course should any candidate details change after the application has been submitted.

All suitable applications are passed to the Selection Committee who meet in October, and they will ask more detailed questions as to what it means to the applicant and what they will do once they have attended the course.

 The final sixteen candidates will be invited to participate in the course as guests of all 16 Champagne Houses.

Deadline is 30th September 2025, any applications received following that will be held for the following year.