French wine region tour with Philip Rich and Jane Eyre
2025 dates: May 11–17
Are you a lover of French wine and food looking to elevate your wine knowledge? Join us on an expertly guided journey through the key French wine regions with Halliday Wine Academy’s Wine Immersion Tour.
Hosted by Halliday Tasting Team member Philip Rich and Jane Eyre, an award-winning Australian winemaker who has lived and worked in Burgundy for the past 20 years, this six-night, five-day tour will showcase the very best that France has to offer.
So, what can you expect?
Your tour will begin in Paris with a welcome dinner on Sunday May 11, 2025. After spending a night in the city, you will travel to Champagne for a night, before heading east to Burgundy for two nights. After a night in Beaujolais, you’ll visit producers in the northern Rhône Valley on your way to the country’s gastronomic capital, Lyon, where the tour will end with a farewell dinner.
Philip Rich says:
"Every producer we’ll visit has their own story to tell – from Billecart-Salmon in Champagne, which was founded in 1818 when Nicolas François Billecart married Elisabeth Salmon – to Domaine Faiveley in Burgundy whose beginnings date back to 1825 and is now run by the seventh generation Erwan Faiveley – we will be visiting some of France’s greatest names."
"Then there's Jane Eyre – the Australian who has been working in Burgundy for 20 years. In 2021 Jane became the first Australian and first woman to be named Negociant of the Year by the prestigious La Revue du Vin de France."
"We will be eating (and drinking) at some of my favourite restaurants too. We'll dine at the humble farm to table restaurant, La Ferme de la Ruchotte, where Frédéric Ménage raises rare breeds of chickens and grows all his vegetables organically. And we'll visit the incomparable Georges Blanc in Vonnas, who has turned this small town into a gourmet village over the past 50 years."
Itinerary
Day one: Dinner and one night accommodation in Paris.
Day two: Two appointments in Champagne and one night's accommodation.
Day three: Two appointments and lunch in Chablis before heading off to Auxey Duresses to stay at the Hungry Cyclist with dinner in nearby Beaune.
Day four: Two appointments in Burgundy including a masterclass and lunch at Jane Eyre. Dinner will in Meursault.
Day five: Two appointments in Beaujolais with dinner and accommodation at the three-star Michelin Georges Blanc in Vonnas.
Day six: Two appointments in the Northern Rhône Valley, before finishing with a farewell dinner in Lyon.
Accommodation
Accommodation in Burgundy will be in private lodgings, which the tour will exclusively occupy. All rooms have private ensuite facilities. In Paris and Lyon, the accommodation will be at premium hotels. All local transport will be in private commercial vehicles. The Halliday Wine Academy’s Wine Immersion Tour of France with Philip Rich and Jane Eyre is limited to eight placements only (plus tour guides).
The cost of the tour is $11,900 per person, which includes all accommodation, meals, drinks, and local transport. Deposit of 20 per cent required to secure your place.
What guests said about the 2024 tour
“For a person into wine and food, I would highly recommend the tour. We visited iconic, passionate winemakers and tasted amazing wine that I simply would not have had access to if I had travelled solo. The real value of the tour is Philip Rich's wine knowledge and his connections. And the food was spot on. It was diverse, everything from French Bistro to 3 Michelin Stars and delicious!” – J Tomlinson
“The tour was fantastic, the wineries and wine regions selected were excellent choices and our hosts were very down to earth and sociable. They made us feel like we were all a group of old friends very quickly.” – S Adams
To secure your spot in the 2025 Halliday Wine Academy: Wine Immersion Tour France, please contact us here. Places are extremely limited.
