Travel Dates: May 30 to June 6, 2027

Sébastien Marquet, Founders of Wine Consulting Firm. LLC, and Sébastien Marquet Wines, will accompany you on this fantastic 7 day excursion.  As wine industry professional, as well as Burgundy native, Sébastien enjoy nothing more than sharing the history, culture, and good wine of his homeland with like-minded people.  Be prepared for an adventure like no other! 

Sunday — Meeting Day

Our experience begins on Sunday May 30th:  Participants check into Hotel de La Poste after 3PM.  After you are comfortably settled in your room, please meet us at the Bar for cocktails at Hotel de la Poste starting at 5PM, followed by our first dinner together at 7:30PM in the city of Beaune at a local restaurant.

DAY 2 — Getting Serious in Cote De Nuits, Marsannay, Fixin, Gevrey-Chambertin

Monday May 31st: We start our Burgundy Experience in style, and with a bang! Boarding our comfortable Mercedes Sprinter carrier, we head for the Cote de Nuits, home of the most Grand Cru produced in Burgundy.  This region is stunningly beautiful, and the wines among the best world wide. We will visit the lovely villages of Gevrey Chambertin, Fixin, and Marsannay.  As we admire the beautiful views, vineyards, and chateaux, we will experience some of the best Burgundy has to offer.  We will enjoy a bistro lunch in Fixin, and end our day in famous Gevrey-Chambertin.  An unforgettable day!

• Depart de Beaune a 9:00AM

• Marsannay Village 10:00AM Chateau de Marsannay for a deep wine Education

• Fixin 12:30-1:00 Lunch at The reputed “Au Clos Napoleon”

• Gevrey-Chambertin 3:30-4:00 Domaine Drouhin Laroze for a tour of these cellars, the cuverie and a fabulous tasting on their terrace. This is a one of the most prestigious winemakers, not just in Gevrey Chambertin but in the whole of Burgundy.

DAY 3 — Still Serious, Cote De Nuits, Nuits St. Georges, Romanée- Conti, Vosne-Romanée, Close de Vougeot, Chateau Gilly-Les -Citeaux

Tuesday June 1st: After breakfast we will drive through the vines of the Cote de Nuit to the celebrated Chateau de Clos de Vougeot, where winemaking in Burgundy really began in earnest.  Private guided visit of the Chateau with Andrew. From the Chateau we will drive through the Grand Cru vineyards, to stop at the vines of Romanée Conti, where the most celebtrated of all Burgundy Grand Cru grapes are grown.

Lunch is at the Michelin starred, Le Rotisserie in nearby Gevrey Chambertin. We will eat in the vaulted cellar and sample a traditional menu curated by chefs Thomas and Lucie Colomb. After lunch its a short drive to the village of Vosne-Romanée to visit the winery of Armelle and Bernard Rion. Now run by their three daughters, Nelly, Alice and Mélissa. We will visit their winery and have a tasting of their excellent wines and  maybe some of their truffles. Late afternoon, we return to our hotel in Beaune. Free time and Dinner at your own arrangement. Late afternoon, we return to our hotel in Beaune. Free time and Dinner at your own arrangement.

• Depart de Beaune a 8:30 to Clos de Vougeot Private Visit with Andrew . Drive through the Grand Cru vineyards and Stop at the famous Romanée Conti

• Déjeuner Michelin starred, Le Rotisserie in nearby Gevrey Chambertin

• Vosne Romanée Domaine Rion

DAY 4 — Abbaye de Fontenay, Casses Croute at Les Celliers, Chateau Bussy-Rabutin

Wednesday June 2nd: Welcome to another dream day in Burgundy!  First we head to the 11th century Abbey de Fontenay.  Next, we head to Les Celliers.  Here you will meet Sébastien's mother, Christiane, and husband Jacques.  They live in an 11th century hamlet in the village of Alise-Ste-Reine, and the commune chapel is part of their home; They have prepared a typical Burgundy Casse-Croute for us, as we take in all the views and beauty of this historical community, built by monks as a half-way point from the monastery to the vineyards they tended.  (It's always about wine in Burgundy!) Its hard to imagine that this most beautiful and tranquil of locations was also the site of one of the most significant battles between the Gauls and Julius Caesar’s advancing and all conquering army, nearly 2000 years ago .The afternoon experience will conclude with a visit at the famous Chateau Bussy-Rabutin!

• Depart de Beaune 8:00

• Abbay de Fontenay 10:00

• Les Celliers 12:00

• Chateau Bussy Rabutin 2:30

DAY 5 — Learning, Seeing, and Tasting, Beaune

Thursday June 3rd: After breakfast we take the short trip to Sébastiens ‘Alma Mater’, the Lycée Viticole in Beaune. One of Frances most prestigious winemaking schools. We will visit the vines, the cuverie and finish the morning tasting the very good wine that the students and the school produces. Leaving Beaune we will drive through the vineyards of some of the most prestigious villages in the Cote de Beaune. Pommard, Meursault, Volnay, Puligny Montrachet and Chassagne Montrachet, to our lunch stop chez Armand Heitz at Chateau de Mimande where the produce of the estate forms the centrepiece of the cuisine. After lunch we will head to the village of Pommard to the Armand Heitz tasting room where we can sample wines from their vineyards in Volnay and Pommard. 

• Lycee Viticole de Beaune 10:00-12:00

• lunch stop chez Armand Heitz at Chateau de Mimande where the produce of the estate forms the centrepiece of the cuisine.

• Pommard to the Armand Heitz tasting

DAY 6 — Understanding The Importance of Wood in Wine, Cote de Beaune, St. Aubin, Santenay

Friday June 4th: After early breakfast we will drive to the nearby village of Saint Romain to visit the barrel making works of Claude Gillet. If we get their early enough, we will see and smell the toasting of the barrels as they are constructed. An essential part of the process. We will see the full process of transforming raw French oak into wine barrels for use in Burgundy and internationally. We will visit Domaine Derain and meet Julien and Carole Altabar who have recently taken over the winemaking responsibilities. We will get to taste some of the their wines and share a rustic picnic lunch with them at the Domaine. Mid afternoon, we return to Beaune where there is always time for one more visit and tasting. This time at the old winery and extensive cellar network of Maison Joseph Drouhin. A historical tour of the cellars that lead from roman times through to the second world war and finally to a tasting of some of the wines from this word famous winemaker.

 Return to our hotel, free time and dinner at your own arrangement.

• Depart Beaune 8:30am

• Saint Aubain Tonnellerie Claude Gillet 9:30

• Domain Derain, 11:00-14:30 meet Julien and Carole Altar.

• Lunch at the Vineyard “ le Cass Croute “ we return to Beaune where there is always time for one more visit and tasting.

• Domaine Drouhin, 15:00-18:00 This time at the old winery and extensive cellar network of Domain Joseph Drouhin. A historical tour of the cellars that lead from roman times through to the second world war.

DAY 7 — Architecture, Food Market, and of Course Wine, Beaune.

Saturday June 5th: Beaune is a hansdome village.  There is so much to do and see in this fabulous place.  Rich colorful, and perfumed, the Marché de Beaune is a must see on Saturday mornings.  You will find over 180 vendors offering fruits, vegetables, saucissons, fois gras, meats, and other French staples.  This is a great time to wander off, and look at the beautiful architecture, and floral embellishments about town. In the afternoon, you may opt to venture off to L'Hospice de Beaune, Caves Patriarche, La Moutarde Faillot, or where ever else you'd like to explore. The conclusion to our Burgundy Experience takes place at Le Relais Restaurant at Hotel de la Poste, where we will share our memories of a time to remember, and of course drink good wine! 

• Le Marche a Beaune 7:00-12:30

• Casse-Croute in the Park or Vineyard, weather permitting 14:00-16:00

• 18:00 Meet at the Hotel de La Post for Sparkling.

• 19:00 our FInal dinner together at Hotel de la Poste

We met the people, drank their wine, and lived the life... now we can take it all in... Good-bye to new friends and old friends alike.  Vive la Bourgogne, Vive la France!

THE TRIP INCLUDES:

-7 NIGHTS INCLUDING BREAKFASTS AT HOTEL DE LA POSTE, IN THE CAPITAL OF WINE COUNTRY, BEAUNE.

-4 BISTRO LUNCHES,1 authentic casse-croute, 2 DINNERS FEATURING TRADITIONAL BURGUNDY MENU.

-BUS TRAVEL IN PRIVATE AND SPACIOUS serta/daimler carrier DURING THE DAY.

-ENTRANCE FEES FOR WINERIES, CHATEAUX, ABBEY.

-ACCESS TO NON-TOURISTIC BURGUNDY ESTABLISHMENTS.

Offering: $5200/Per Person, Double Occupancy, $500 supplement/Single Occupancy