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”