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The Champagne Academy
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
- Mon, Mar 16Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PMVinters Hall, Vintners' Hall, 68 Upper Thames St., London EC4V 3BG, UKOur March event this year will, again, focus on ‘Vintage Cuvées’ from each of the 16 houses, outstanding wines that have been created to show off their signature styles and most prized vineyards and wines. Location - Vintners' Hall
- Tue, May 26May 26, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:30 PMMandarin Oriental, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA, UKWe are pleased to be hosting the 67th London Champagne Academy dinner at the stunning Mandarin Oriental in collaboration with KRUG as the presidential house, Lanson as the incoming house and Veuve Clicquot as the outgoing house.
- Sun, Jun 14
- 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.
Meet the Students of 2026...
With less than four months to go until this year’s course, I’m delighted to announce our 2026 students. A huge thank you to all the Houses who participated in the selection process. This year we received more applications than ever before, making the decision incredibly difficult — a true testament to the passion and talent within our industry. Back in 2017, when I was fortunate enough to take part in the course myself, it was quite simply the best week of my entire hospitali
Memories of the 2025 Academicians
The diary of the 2025 Champagne Academy course as told by our academicians. If you would like to apply for 2027, follow the link to our applications page. Prologue - Min Yee TSEU Our travel day to The Champagne Academy started off with a pop (!) at 10am at the Searcy’s Champagne Bar at St Pancras - what a fantastic way to begin. Having learnt a bit about what was in store for us from Rob, Marcus and Martin, off they sent us on the Eurostar with a takeaway magnum of Veuve Clic
Champagne Academy Vintage Tasting 2026
The Vintage Tasting is about more than just Champagne — it’s about time. Unlike non-vintage Champagne, which blends multiple years for consistency, each bottle at this event represents a single harvest, a single growing season, and a unique set of conditions that can never be repeated. Weather, ripeness, decisions in the vineyard and cellar — all of it is captured in the glass. Vintage Champagne is only declared in exceptional years, when the producers believe the fruit expre
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