Scenes from the Sommelier Scholarship Trip to Champagne

Friday, February 18

You may have seen our announcement that our “Sommelier Scholarship” trips and activities we have been hosting for a number of years are now officially organized under a new 501(c)3 organization called the Sommelier Scholarship Fund.

Our first trip under the umbrella of the new organization is underway in Champagne! Raj has joined Peter Liem and Pascaline Lepeltier in guiding four well-deserving sommelier scholars through the region, visiting some of the top producers.

It is the first trip to Champagne for each of them, and it is such a rewarding experience for us to bring the terroir and winemakers to life for the scholars, who have great passion for the wines that grew through much tasting and studying at home in the US.

This trip’s scholars are:

Femi Oyediran - Graft Wine Bar, Charleston SC
Luis Garcia - Per Se, New York NY
Ryanna Kramer - Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder CO
Dwight Alexander Phyall - Roots Fund Scholar

They are visiting:

Champagne Moussé-Fils, Cuisles
Champagne Tarlant, Oeuilly
Champagne Agrapart, Avize
Champagne Pierre Péters, Le Mesnil sur Oger
Champagne Larmandier-Bernier, Vertus
Champagne Salon / Champagne Delamotte, Le Mesnil sur Oger
Champagne Henriot, Pierry
Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Champagne Philipponnat, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Champagne Ruinart, Reims
Champagne Bérêche & Fils, Ludes
Champagne Georges Laval, Cumières
Champagne Chartogne-Taillet, Merfy

Interested in supporting the Sommelier Scholarship Fund? Email us.
The Sommelier Scholarship Fund is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Your donation is tax deductible as allowed by law.