Champagne ambassador's award

Created in 2005 by the Champagne Committee (CIVC), the “Concours Européen des Ambassadeurs du Champagne” - European Champagne Ambassadors’ Awards Competition - is designed to honour the professionals who contribute to improving knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the diversity of Champagne wines by conducting training activities.

The application form can be downloaded: from 10 April

Deadline for submission of entries: 7 July 2013 at midnight

Selection of three candidates for the national finals: 8 July to 23 August 2013

National finals: 2 to 27 September 2013

European finals: 21 to 26 October 2013

National finalist of the Competition 2013

Winning the final in your registration country gives you access to the European final.

This title wins you a certificate, 24 flutes and 12 bottles of Champagne, and above all you become the special guest of the Champagne Committee for a week

The singular nature of the Champagne region

It began with chalk, frost, poor soil and a wine that was light and barely sweet. Then there was a fleeting effervescence noted in the words of medieval poets. By the 19th Century, it was this delicacy that had become Champagne's greatest strength. Over the years, Champagne would achieve world renow as the wine most sought after by discerning palates.

The trophy represents the notion of passing knowledge from teacher to pupil, which is the foundation of an educator’s work.

It consists of two welded elements: the first supports the second, while helping it to fly. The continuity of movement symbolises the continuous transmission of knowledge. Together, teacher and pupil form a single harmonious element resting on the foundations of knowledge.