Where Champagne meets Art.

Bienvenue chez Atelier Champagne.

A place to experience Champagne in depth – in dialogue with art, music, literature, design and cuisine.

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The Atelier

Some stories don’t end. They evolve.

Atelier Champagne carries on a name shaped by Reto Künzi and Dominik Betschart. We preserve what has proven itself while forging new paths – with precision, patience and the ambition to show Champagne as it is made: layer by layer, bottle by bottle.

Champagne is our expertise. Art is our perspective. Encounters are what grow from them.

What we offer

Four paths to Champagne

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I

Culture & Champagne

Evenings where Champagne meets art, music and literature – and private occasions we curate for you.

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II

Champagne Education

Tastings, pairing workshops and seminars – for enthusiasts and for professionals in hospitality and the wine trade alike.

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III

Private Champagne Sommelier

For your dinner, your celebration or your client event: we select the Champagnes and guide your guests through the evening.

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Pupitres in a pale Champagne chalk cellar
IV

Producer Journeys

Small groups, travelling to Champagne: to houses and growers who open their cellars to us and talk about their work.

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Calendar

Upcoming dates

20 November 2026 Champagne Essentials 6.30 – 9.30 pm · CHF 120 Sold out
29 November & 5 December 2026 Champagne Specialist Course (English) 2 course days · Zurich Wine Academy · CHF 750 Reserve →
9 & 10 January 2027 Champagne Specialist Course (German) 2 course days · Les Bulles · CHF 750 Reserve →
24 January 2027 Grand Opening Soirée 5 – 9 pm · CHF 150 Reserve →
“Atelier Champagne is not a stage. It is an atelier.”
Lilla Fülöp & Alexandra Banhidi
The founders

Two voices, one passion

Lilla Fülöp

Lilla Fülöp

Founder of WE Wine Education Switzerland and Champagne Educator certified by the Comité Champagne.

Alexandra Banhidi

Alexandra Banhidi

President of the Sommelierverband Deutschschweiz and Chevalier de l’Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne.

Our story →

A tasting, a journey, an evening to remember?

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Le Cercle

Invitations to the Atelier

New soirées, courses and journeys – you hear first. A few times a year.