Halliday Wine Academy: Wine Immersion Tours

French wine region tour with Philip Rich and Jane Eyre 

2026 dates: May 17–23

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. You'll journey through key French wine regions, visiting Paris, Champagne, Burgundy and Lyon.

The cost of the tour is $13,750 excl. GST per person, which includes all accommodation, meals, drinks, and local transport. The tour is limited to eight places.

Please get in contact to register your interest if you would like to join the six-night, five-day tour across Paris, Champagne, Burgundy and Lyon in May 2026.

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 in Champagne and one night's accommodation. including dinner at a 3-star Michelin Restaurant.

Day four: Two appointments and lunch in Chablis before heading off to Auxey Duresses to stay at the Hungry Cyclist with dinner in nearby Beaune.

Day five: Two appointments in Burgundy including a masterclass and lunch at Jane Eyre. Dinner will be in Meursault.

Day six: A tour of a Tonnellerie (cooperage) in Burgundy and two appointments in Beaujolais before finishing with a farewell dinner in Lyon.

Please note: the 2026 itinerary is still being finalised and may be subject to change. 

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).

Pricing

The cost of the tour is $13,750 excl. GST per person, which includes all accommodation, meals, drinks, and local transport. Deposit of 20 per cent required to secure your place. 

So, what can you expect?

Your tour will begin in Paris with a welcome dinner on Sunday May 17, 2026. After spending a night in the city, you will travel to Champagne for two nights, before heading east to Burgundy for two nights. After a night in Auxey Duresses, 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 on the 2025 tour:

"In May 2025, Jane Eyre – the award-winning Australian winemaker who lives and works in Burgundy – and I co-hosted the second Halliday Wine Academy Wine Immersion Tour. We started with 10 people in Paris on a Sunday evening and finished the following Saturday (still with 10 people!) after breakfast in Lyon, one of France’s great food and wine cities, 500km away.

In that time, we clocked nearly 1000km – visiting 10 producers in four wine regions, a tonnellerie (a cooperage/barrel maker), and, not to mention, eating and drinking at some of my favourite places along the way, from casual bistros to a two-star Michelin restaurant."

View Philip's highlights from last year's tour here.

Words from previous tour guests

“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

“This was a wonderful immersion tour of the excellent wine and food of Burgundy as well as the traditions and finesse of fine champagne. Be prepared for some excellent insights into the processes of winemaking and the passion of French winemakers." – R Winter

“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

"The tour guides were phenomenal Jane provided us with some great insights into wine making including a trip to a barrel maker." – J McKenzie

To secure your spot in the 2026 Halliday Wine Academy: Wine Immersion Tour France, please contact us here. Places are extremely limited.