Pasona Japan’s first! Champagne Committee certified “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” qualification course now available!
Pasona Group Co., Ltd. Press release: October 7, 2024 First in Japan! Champagne Committee certified “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” qualification course now available!
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“Caplan Wine Academy” operated by Pasona HR Solutions Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President Kazuhiko Makishima, hereinafter “Pasona HRS”) is the first “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” certified by the Champagne Committee in Japan. ” qualification course will be held from November 2nd (Saturday). In recent years, Japan has been the third largest importer of Champagne in terms of quantity and value, after the United States and the United Kingdom, and consumption is increasing, with 16.57 million bottles imported in 2022, an increase of 20% from the previous year. Additionally, according to the Champagne Committee Japan Office, the number of participants in the Champagne Academy Basic Course/Advanced Course is increasing, and there is a need for more specialized learning opportunities in Champagne. Caplan Wine Academy opened in 1995, and since 2000 has offered qualification courses for the world’s largest wine education organization, WSET(R) (Wine & Spirit Education Trust)*2, targeting Japanese Champagne lovers. We have been holding a “Champagne Basic Course”. Now, Caplan Wine Academy’s achievements to date have been recognized by the Champagne Committee, and we are now starting a course to acquire the “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” qualification, the first in Japan to be certified by the same committee. Since this course was launched in France in October 2023 for wine professionals, it has only been offered in six countries: the Netherlands, the United States, Switzerland, Germany, and the United Kingdom, so we have received many applications for the course from other countries. It has become a popular course. This course is being held for the first time in Japan and can only be taken at Caplan Wine Academy (as of September 2024). After passing the final exam, you will be given the title of “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” certified and issued by the Champagne Committee. . Through this project, Caplan Wine Academy aims to support people’s spiritually fulfilling lives and to develop human resources who can communicate the appeal of wine to the world. *1 Champagne Committee: Refers to the Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (C.I.V.C.). We continue to work to ensure that only sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France can be called Champagne, and to protect the name.Without a trader number issued by this committee, Champagne cannot be brewed. A semi-governmental, semi-private organization in which all Champagne makers participate *2 WSET: The world’s largest wine education institution headquartered in London was founded in 1969 by the Vintners Company, a British wine merchant association that supports the wine industry. Currently, WSET educational organizations operate in 70 countries around the world, and approximately 110,000 people take the certification exam each year, making this certification widely recognized internationally. ■ Overview of Caplan Wine Academy “CHAMPAGNE SPECIALIST” Held: [Friday/Saturday class] 1st: 11/2 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 2nd: 11/8 (Friday) 14:00-17:00 3rd: 11/15 (Friday) 14:00-17:00 4th: 11/22 (Friday) 14:00-17:00 5th: 11/30 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 *Certification exam [Saturday class] 1st: 11/2 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 2nd: 11/9 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 3rd: 11/16 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 4th: 11/23 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 5th: 11/30 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 *Certification exam Venue: Caplan Wine Academy Aoyama Classroom (PASONA SQUARE 16th floor, 3-1-30 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo) Contents: Part 1: Overview, tasting, Champagne and food pairing Practical training: Workshop “Perfect Pairing Introduction” 2nd session 2 Champagne terroir Practice: Workshop “Champagne Game” 3rd session 3 Champagne manufacturing method Practical training: Workshop “Brewmaster” 4th Session 4 Advice/Service/Save Practical training: Workshop “Interaction at a wine shop” 5th Certification Exam Lecturer: Noriko Nakamura After training at a major wine curve in Paris, worked at a local rare wine export trading company ・WSET Certified Level 4 Diploma ・JSA certified senior sommelier ・Drinks Business magazine Champagne personality of the year 2024 ・CIVC Certified Educator Champagne Committee ・Napa Valley Vintners Certified Educator 2021 ・2012 WSET Diploma Tasting Grand Prize McNie Trophy Motohiro Okoshi (Guest Lecturer) During his three years in France, he learned about French cultivation and brewing, and obtained the International A.S.I. Sommelier and Diploma WSET certifications from the International Sommelier Association. After returning to Japan, he became the chef sommelier at Ginza Lecan. In 2013, he became independent as a wine taster and sommelier. While visiting wineries and restaurants around the world, he provides consulting, lectures, and writing for various industries such as airlines, famous restaurants, casual restaurants, importers, and wine shops. Senior judge of IWC (International Wine Challenge). Capacity: 13 people Tuition fee: 120,000 yen (132,000 yen including tax) including wine and textbook fees *For those taking Caplan Wine Academy for the first time, A separate membership fee of 5,500 yen (tax included) is required. Application:
https://www.caplan.jp/wine/class/wset/Introductory_Sommelie/index.html *Applications for the November event have now been accepted. *The next event is scheduled to be held in February 2025 on the following dates. [2-day intensive class] 1st: 2/1 (Sat) 9:30-16:30 *Morning only 2nd: 2/2 (Sun) 10:00-17:00 3rd: 3/8 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 *Certification exam [Saturday class] 1st: 2/1 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 2nd: 2/8 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 3rd: 2/15 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 4th: 3/1 (Sat) 9:30-12:30 5th: 3/8 (Sat) 10:00-12:00 *Certification exam Inquiry: Caplan Wine Academy Tel 03-6634-9976 ■ Caplan Wine Academy Overview Location: [Tokyo Aoyama Classroom] PASONA SQUARE 16th floor, 3-1-30 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo [Osaka Shinsaibashi classroom] Hearton Hotel Shinsaibashi Annex, 1-5-24 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka [Nagoya classroom] 3rd floor, Hisaya Kajicho Building, 3-6-21 Marunouchi, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Establishment: January 1995 Features: You can systematically learn from Levels 1 to 4 of the courses certified by WSET, the world-standard wine education institution, which is attended by more than 100,000 people a year from more than 70 countries around the world. Currently, Caplan Wine Academy is the only place where you can take the Level 4 Diploma, the highest level, in Japan. Caplan Wine Academy has produced 160 Diploma holders (as of August 2024). ・Introduced the Japanese sake course “WSET SAKE Course”, which started at our London main school in 2014, to Japan for the first time. Course opened in May 2017 ・Selected as a finalist for “WSET Educator of the Year 2018” ・Start offering “Italian Wine Scholar(TM)(IWS) Program” in 2019 ・2020 “Italian Wine Scholar(TM)(IWS) Program Provider of the Year 2019” award
