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Article 6: The national selection process and the national finals

The national selection process is based only on the review of the registration dossiers.

It is carried out by the CIVC’s trade bureaus 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 finals.

The national finals 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 European finals involve two oral tests.

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 tests 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 : 20 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of presentation.

• My tasting of Champagne: how to teach Champagne-tasting.

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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