Dom Pérignon, the renowned Champagne House, announced today that it is partnering with Liquid Icons (the fine wine research and content production company founded by the late, great Gérard Basset OBE MW MS and his friend Lewis Chester DipWSET) and the Gérard Basset Foundation to launch a new Dom Pérignon Golden Vines MW Scholarship.
The Dom Pérignon Golden Vines MW Scholarship Winner will undertake an intensive, paid training program for 4 weeks at Dom Pérignon, in which time they will work closely with the winemaking team, attaining skills and knowledge which will aid them both with the MW studies and with their future career progression. The Scholarship will fund the winner to undertake the MW Certification.
The Dom Pérignon Golden Vines MW Scholarship is open to applicants from marginalised communities. Scholars may be situated anywhere in the world but must be willing and able to travel to France for the duration of their internship. The Judging Panel for the Scholarship will consist of Vincent Chaperon, Chef de Cave of Dom Pérignon, and Romané Basset, Co-Founding Trustee of the Gérard Basset Foundation.
Vincent Chaperon commented on the launch of the new Dom Pérignon Golden Vines MW Scholarship: "We will be delighted to welcome the eventual winner of the Scholarship at Dom Pérignon. It will be an opportunity for them to not only deepen their knowledge of champagne but also to deep dive into the universe of Dom Pérignon: to understand our creative ambition and the art of living that sets Dom Pérignon apart, between nature and culture, tradition and modernity, mastery and intuition.
“It will also allow us to develop a personal connection with them and follow their progress as they complete their MW and continue their wine career." The winner of The Dom Pérignon Golden Vines MW Scholarship will receive their award at The 2023 Golden Vines Awards Ceremony to be held in Paris, France from Friday 13 until Sunday 15 October 2023.
At the ceremony, The Golden Vines Awards will be awarded to the world's best fine wine producers as voted by leading members of the global fine wine industry in the Gérard Basset Global Fine Wine Report produced by Liquid Icons, with polling opening on 1 March 2023. Applicants can apply online until 10 July at: https://gerardbassetfoundation.org/scholarships/the-dom-perignon-golden-vines-mw-scholarship.
Candidates need to have intermediate French conversational capability, and therefore French language lessons may be required before joining (the costs of which will be included as part of the funding scheme).
