Welcome to Grand Champagne Helsinki 2024!

Grand Champagne Helsinki is here again! Bubbles fill the Old Student House on this April weekend bringing together champagne lovers, gourmands and top names in the industry. The three-day event features experts sharing their know-how, passion and champagnes.

WELCOME!

On Thursday, April 25th from 4 to 9 pm
On Friday, April 26th from 3 to 9 pm
On Saturday, April 27th from 12 to 8 pm

Buy entry tickets at Ceestashop.fi

WHERE?

Old Student House – “Vanha Ylioppilastalo”
Mannerheimintie 3, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

The historical Old Student House opened its doors more than 140 years ago and is perhaps the most traditional celebration and events venue in Helsinki. Part of Finnish cultural history, it is located in the heart of the city surrounded by period buildings. The magnificent ballroom and historic music hall creates the perfect backdrop for this spring event.

ENTRY FEE AND DIGITAL TASTING TICKETS

Gather a group of friends and spend a day savouring champagne!

A one-day’s festival entry ticket costs 22-25 €.

The entrance fee includes Lehmann Glass Opale 21 champagne glass, which is distributed at the entrance.

Secure your place and avoid the queues at the entrance by purchasing your tickets in advance from Ceesta Shop’s online store at a reduced price. Tickets will also be sold at the venue based on availablility.

MASTER CLASSES

You can also deepen and expand your knowledge by participating in various Master Classes held by both our local experts and our prestigious guests from Champagne. The Master Classes are confined to a limited number of places and hence, should be booked in advance. A separate fee applies for the Master Classes. Detailed information and direct links to purchase seats can be found on this website. Lehmann’s beautiful mouth-blown Jamesse Prestige Grand Champagne glasses are used for all the Master Classes.

”We are thrilled to welcome star guests of the greatest calibre joining us in our celebration of champagne. Our mission is to make Helsinki the centre of the Champagne world during this April weekend”, comments Master of Wine and Champagne specialist Essi Avellan, co-organizer of the event.

This year our star guests include a quartet of highly esteemed cellar masters and winemakers: Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon (Louis Roederer), Caroline Latrive (Deutz), Alice Tétienne (Henriot), Hervé Dantan (Lanson) and Pierre Casenave (Veuve Clicquot) as well as the 16th generation member of Philipponnat wine family, François Philipponnat (Philipponnat export manager).

Furthermore our Master Class experts from Champagne include: Hubert de Billy (Pol Roger proprietor), Denis Bunner (Bollinger cellar master), Irvin Charpentier (Domaine Alexandre Bonnet cellar master), Jean-Christophe Delavenne (Delavenne proprietor), Charline Drappier (Drappier proprietor), Sam Georges (Bernard Robert marketing and export manager), Olivier Kanengieser (Laurent-Perrier export manager), Clément Pierlot (Pommery cellar master), Maxime Pierlot (A. Bergère export manager), Raymond Ringeval (Palmer & Co), Guillaume Roffiaen (Nicolas Feuillatte cellar master), Alexandre Salmon (Salmon proprietor), Kevin Sibille (Laurent Lequart export manager), Diane Signolle (Michel Gonet proprietor), Clovis Taittinger (Taittinger managing director), Odilon de Varine (Gosset deputy managing director) and Maxime Watelet (Charles Heidsieck area manager).

Thursday 25th April

16:00 – Odilon de Varine: Gosset Célébris – A Great Wine of Champagne
16:00 – Olivier Kanengieser: Laurent-Perrier Millésimé – Rarely Vintaged
16:00 – Hubert de Billy: Pol Roger Vinothèque – A very scarce few for a happy few
16:00 – Pierre Casenave: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame – A wine to reflect the soul and vision of Madame Clicquot

18:00 – Hervé Dantan: Lanson Noble Champagne – Journey through time
18:00 – Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon & Essi Avellan MW: Louis Roederer Rosés – 50 years of pink deliciousness // SOLD OUT
18:00 – Guillaume Roffiaen: Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or and its secret soul
18:00 – François Philipponnat: Philipponnat Pinot Noirs from the heart of Champagne

19:30 – Alice Tétienne: Henriot – Wine is written in the vine
19:30 – Raymond Ringeval: Palmer & Co – Grands Terroirs vintages and the Magnum effect
19:30 – Clovis Taittinger: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne – Chardonnay at its noblest

Friday 26th April

14:30 – Denis Bunner: Bollinger – Heritage of mastering oak
15:00 – Irvin Charpentier: Domaine Alexandre Bonnet – Secrets of Les Riceys terroir
15:00 – Raymond Ringeval: Palmer & Co – Grands Terroirs vintages and the Magnum effect
15:00 – Lehmann Reims: Lehmann Reims – The Haute Couture revolution of tasting glasses

16:30 – Jean-Christophe Delavenne: Champagne Delavenne – Cultivating family tradition in Bouzy through lithotherapy
16:30 – Hervé Dantan: Lanson Noble Champagne – Journey through time
16:30 – Olivier Kanengieser: Laurent-Perrier Millésimé – Rarely Vintaged
16:30 – Guillaume Roffiaen: Nicolas Feuillatte Palmes d’Or and its secret soul

18:00 – Caroline Latrive: For the Amour of Deutz
18:00 – François Philipponnat: Philipponnat Royale Réserve – Exclusivity and excellence since 1522
18:00 – Alexandre Salmon: Salmon – The many faces of Meunier
18:00 – Clovis Taittinger: Taittinger Comtes de Champagne – Chardonnay at its noblest

19:30 – Maxime Watelet: Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires – Extraordinary discoveries
19:30 – Alice Tétienne: Henriot – Wine is written in the vine
19:30 – Clément Pierlot: Pommery Cuvée Louise 2004 20 years after – glorified by time and size
19:30 – Pierre Casenave: Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame – A wine to reflect the soul and vision of Madame Clicquot

Saturday 27th April

12:00 – Sam Georges: Bernard Robert – The Hidden Secret of Côte des Bar
12:00 – Odilon de Varine: Gosset Célébris – A Great Wine of Champagne
12:00 – Alice Tétienne: Henriot – Wine is written in the vine

13:30 – Denis Bunner: La Grande Année Jeroboams – Stairway to Bollinger heaven // SOLD OUT
13:30 – Jean-Christophe Delavenne: Champagne Delavenne – Cultivating family tradition in Bouzy through lithotherapy
13:30 – Irvin Charpentier: Domaine Alexandre Bonnet – Secrets of Les Riceys terroir

15:00 – Maxime Pierlot: Single-plot Champagne and Coteaux Champenois from Vallée du Petit Morin: The A. Bergère Philosophy
15:00 – Maxime Watelet: Charles Heidsieck Blanc des Millénaires – Extraordinary discoveries
15:00 – Clément Pierlot: Pommery Cuvée Louise 2004 20 years after – glorified by time and size
15:00 – Essi Avellan MW: Sneak peek into use of oak in Champagne and Wine Scholar Guild study opportunities

16:30 – Denis Bunner: Bollinger – The prestigious collection // SOLD OUT
16:30 – Kevin Sibille: Laurent Lequart – Meuniers from the heart of the Marne Valley
16:30 – Diane Signolle: Michel Gonet – Expressions of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru over time
16:30 – Essi Avellan MW & Jean-François Galtat: Taste and talk of cult grower champagnes

18:00 – Alexandre Salmon: Salmon – The many faces of Meunier
18:00 – Lehmann Reims: Lehmann Reims – The Haute Couture revolution of tasting glasses

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