Kyla Kirkpatrick

Kyla left her successful corporate career in finance behind to move to Paris in 2005 to pursue her fascination with Champagne. After reading an article on Napoleon Bonaparte and his connection to Champagne Kyla decided to devour every book she could find on the region and the wine. When she ran out of books she penned a letter to France, to a gentlemen who had written her favourite book on champagne - to her surprise he answered her letter inviting her to Champagne to study with him. She left her life as she knew it behind and bought a one way ticket to Paris. After spending 8 months in the vineyards of Champagne she was recruited with luxury goods empire Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy and trained to be an educator on champagne taking her on a new life trajectory. A decade later, Kyla has some incredible stories to tell and is now one of the world's most recognised presenters in Champagne. Kyla not only hosts fascinating masterclasses and dinners, she is colourful, glamorous and competent Master of Ceremonies. Kyla has an online TV show on Champagne, she presents on the genre of Champagne as well as delivering other key note business topics including the Power of Niche, The Great Dames of Champagne and presents in Asia, New York, Australia and France. She is also a Real House Wive of Melbourne.