The challenge is divided into many activities throughout the day:

• 8:34: arrival Gare Champagne-Ardennes TGV
  3 series: sparkling wines, white wines, red wines
  For each series:
  
  • 4 wines (25 min)
  • 8 theoretical questions (8 min)
    
• 9:15: start of blind tasting/MCQ knowledge terroirs, viticulture-oenology
  
  
• 12:30: Aperitif on the terrace and informal lunch
  
  
• 2 pm: Visit of Ruinart’s Crayères Course 1729
  
  
• 3:15 pm: scientific conference: “Vine-management adaptations to global warming” by M. K. van Leeuwen
  
  
• 4:45 pm: Technical tasting with Frédéric Panaïotis
  • Dom Ruinart : warm vintage VS cold vintage
  • Ruinart 2010 : bottle VS magnum
• 5:30 pm: final ranking presentation
  
  
• 6:30 pm: departure for the hotel
  
  
• 7:30 pm: dinner at “Le Coq Rouge”