How do you become a Champagne Expert? There are a lot of ways to become an expert in wine and one of them is through formal training.The Wine Scholar Guild offers a variety of Master Programs focused on different French Wine Regions including Champagne. There are no pre-requisites listed for the Champagne Master Level program but a basic understanding of wine and/or champagne is recommended. In this post, I am going to walk you through my study tips on becoming a Champagne Master that I used that led me to getting Highest Honors.
A Champagne Study Manual comes with the class and is mailed to you once you sign up. The manual is close to 100 pages and should become your best friend during the program. In addition to the manual there are 15 webinars with top wine professionals including Essi Avellan (MW) going over a variety of different champagne topics. The webinars are from an hour to an hour and a half. The webinars are prerecorded and you can go at your own pace.This program is completely self-study and you have access to the online forum and webinars for a year. The test consists of 10 map locations, 50 multiple choice, and 4 essay/short answer worth 10 points each.
There is also an immersion trip to Champagne that you can go on before or after you take the exam if you choose. Unfortunately it was canceled last year and this year, but I am hoping for 2022. The
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