Article
6: The national
selection process and the national finals
The national selection process is based only on the review of the registration applications.
It is carried out by the CIVC’s trade bureaux in each country.
In France, the selection is carried out by the CIVC.
Selection is based on a grading table specific to each country. This table enables candidates to be selected and graded. It guarantees equal selection rules for all in each country.
At the end of this phase, each CIVC bureau will select the three best candidates to participate in the national final.
The national final involves a 45-minute interview of the candidate by a jury.
The jury will select only one candidate per country, i.e. eight all together.
The chosen candidates will be contacted by the CIVC bureau of their respective countries.
Article
7: European
finals
The national final involves two oral presentations. The candidates may use the native tongue of the country that they represent.
They are restricted to the eight candidates chosen in the national finals.
These presentations take place behind closed doors.
The tests take place as follows:
• My Champagne lesson: prepare a lesson on a randomly assigned
topic and present it orally, explaining the pedagogical approach.
Test format : 30 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of presentation.
• My tasting of Champagne: how to teach consumers/students/trade to taste Champagne.
Article
8: The national
juries
The members of the jury will be wine professionals and may include sommeliers, key education figures and journalists. The CIVC reserves the right to include a special juror chosen by the local CIVC bureau. The Director of the local bureau plus a CIVC representative make up an integral part of the jury.
The jury’s decision is final.
The jury will have all powers to decide on all questions of application and interpretation of these rules and on all unexpected issues that could arise during the competition.
Article
9: The European
jury
The jury of the European finals is made up of representatives of
the participating countries and of representatives from the Champagne
region.
It is primarily made up of representatives of professional training
institutions, recognized sommeliers, oenologists and journalists.
The CIVC retains the right to change at any time the number of members of its European jury.
The members of the European jury are required to speak and understand
English and/or French.
Article
10: Official
languages of the competition
Throughout the competition, candidates will be allowed to speak
in their mother tongue or to choose French or English.
The sign-up forms will be available in all the languages of the
various participating countries.
During the European finals, the candidates’ oral presentations
will be simultaneously translated into French and English.
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