Bourgogne Masters Immersion in Beaune

Unlock the secrets of Bourgogne’s most esteemed wines and terroirs—master their complexities and deepen your appreciation for the art of fine winemaking in this illustrious region.

November 1 - 6, 2026

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6 days

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Led by Timothy Magnus

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$4,390*

Program Overview

Building upon WSG's Bourgogne Masters certification, the most in-depth certification program on Bourgogne wines, this is a bucket-list opportunity to supplement your learning and gain hands-on tasting experience in the region itself.

This in-person course will be taking place November 1 - 6, 2026 in Beaune, the region’s historic heart. This 6-day, intensive classroom, field trip, and tasting experience will be presented and taught by Bourgogne wine expert Timothy Magnus.

Join us for a full immersion into Bourgogne, featuring structured and in-depth lectures covering all aspects of Bourgogne wine production, terroir and producers. The program includes extensive guided tastings of top-quality wines, with selections from some of the region’s most iconic wineries. After submitting your deposit, you’ll also gain access to WSG's Bourgogne Masters online classroom.

The course curriculum for this in-person experience has been specially developed to supplement WSG's Bourgogne Masters certification. This experience is open to new students, current students, or past students of the Bourgogne Masters certification.

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What's Included

Enjoy an immersive wine experience curated by the esteemed wine expert and educator Timothy Magnus, featuring classroom sessions, field trips, and gourmet delights in the heart of Burgundy.

Registration and all course materials for WSG’s Bourgogne Masters certification program starting online on February 10, 2026.

A welcome dinner at a fine restaurant in Beaune.

Two full-day field trips with one day in the Côte de Beaune and one day in the Côte de Nuits, including vineyard and winery visits.

Lunch on both field-trip days.

18 hours of in-person classroom instruction including extensive tutored tastings featuring over 40 unique Bourgogne wines.

A fine selection of Bourgogne wines during the included meals.

Individually-proctored online exam, to be taken up to 18 months from the date of the deposit payment. The exam is not offered during the course week in Beaune.

A memorable closing dinner at a distinguished Beaune restaurant.

(NOTE: Access to WSG’s Bourgogne Masters online program starting on February 10, 2026 will be granted once the deposit has been received. Students will have access to the online classroom, course materials, and the ability to complete the online exam for a duration of 18 months.

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About Your Instructor

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Timothy Magnus

Your Wine Educator in Bourgogne

An Australian national residing in Switzerland, Timothy has been teaching wine courses for nearly a decade. He spends a week nearly every month in the Bourgogne wine region, accumulating true expertise about what is happening in Bourgogne today and which domaines are the stars of tomorrow.

Timothy founded his own company, Magnus Vinum, several years ago with the specific aim to offer outstanding Burgundy wine education. Additionally, he imports a range of small, quality Bourgogne domaines into Switzerland and has been teaching about Bourgogne internationally for over 15 years. He possesses a deep understanding of the region, its economy, producers, and terroirs and is a leading authority on Bourgogne wine.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed as a supplement to WSG’s Bourgogne Masters certification and to provide a 360-degree view of this famous region. It comprises in-class lessons, tastings led by regional experts and on-site visits to key producers in the region. This study trip is first and foremost an educational trip and intentionally scheduled to take place after students have completed the full six months of online learning. Candidates are expected to have studied in advance and come prepared with a working knowledge of viticulture and winemaking, especially related to the wines of Bourgogne.

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Location / Venue:

This intensive week of immersion into the wines of Bourgogne takes place in the newly renovated, bright and spacious tasting rooms of Marchand Tawse, located a few moments from the center of Beaune. This characterful 18th-century building has been completely updated with modern facilities, making it the ideal base of operations for this exciting course.

About the wines tasted:

Drawing on his access to renowned domaines and his extensive private collection, Timothy has curated a selection of wines that reflect a wide range of terroirs, winemaking approaches, and styles.

The wines hail from many rising star domaines, established stars, and even some cult domaines! Producers featured in the tasting may include: Domaine Michel Lafarge, Louis Jadot, Bouchard Père et Fils, Domaine Henri Boillot, Domaine Bernard Moreau, Domaine Ramonet, Domaine François Raveneau, Domaine Vincent Dauvissat, Faiveley, Domaine François Bertheau, Domaine Robert Chevillon, Domaine Berthau-Gerbet, Domaine Chandon de Briailles, Domaine Marquis d’Angerville, Domaine de Montille, Domaine Dureuil-Janthial, Domaine Armand Rousseau, and more (list is subject to changes based on availability).

Program Schedule

November 1 - 6, 2026 in Beaune, the region's wine capital

Date

Morning

Afternoon / Evening

Sun Nov 1,
2026

Students should arrive in Beaune no later than 6 pm

Welcome dinner in Beaune

Mon Nov 2, 2026

BOURGOGNE FUNDAMENTALS

Unit 1: Terroir & Climate 

Unit 2: Grapes and Viticulture

Unit 3: Vinification

Unit 4: The Beaune Négociants

Free time over lunch break 

GREAT WHITE WINES OF THE CÔTE DE BEAUNE

Unit 5: Meursault

Unit 6: Puligny-Montrachet

Unit 7: Chassagne-Montrachet

FINDING VALUE IN CÔTE DE BEAUNE

Unit 8: Value Villages of Côte de Beaune

Tue Nov 3, 2026

FIELD TRIP CÔTE DE BEAUNE

Domaine visit

Puligny-Montrachet vineyard tour

FIELD TRIP CÔTE DE BEAUNE

Lunch at a fine restaurant (included)

Wed Nov 4, 2026

Unit 9: Chablis & Grand Auxerrois

STARS OF THE CÔTE  DE NUITS 

Unit 10: Gevrey-Chambertin 

Unit 11: Morey-St-Denis 

Unit 12: Chambolle-Musigny

Free time over lunch break

STARS OF THE CÔTE  DE NUITS 

Unit 13: Vosne Romanée, Flagey-Echezeaux & Vougeot

Unit 14: Nuits-St-Georges & Côte de Nuits-Villages

FINDING VALUE IN CÔTE DE NUITS

Unit 15: Value Villages of the Côte de Nuits

Thu Nov 5, 2026

FIELD TRIP CÔTE  DE NUITS 

Domaine visit

FIELD TRIP CÔTE  DE NUITS 

Lunch at a local restaurant (included)

Vineyard tour of Vosne-Romanée and Chambolle-Musigny

Final dinner in Beaune (with guest speaker)

Fri Nov 6, 2026

RED WINES FROM THE CÔTE DE BEAUNE

Unit 16: The Hill of Corton

Unit 17: Beaune & Savigny-lès-Beaune

Unit 18: Pommard 

Unit 19: Volnay

FUTURE STARS OF BOURGOGNE

Unit 20: Côte Chalonnaise

Unit 21: Mâconnais

CONTEMPORARY BOURGOGNE

Unit 22: Commercialization of Bourgogne Wines & the Secondary Market

Unit 23: Cults Domaines of Bourgogne

Students are free to book their departure travel for after 6:30pm or may stay in Beaune if they wish

About the Bourgogne Masters Program

The five-day in-person experience in Bourgogne was designed to add supplementary material to WSG’s Bourgogne Masters certification, the most in-depth certificate program on the wines of Bourgogne. Led by Bourgogne experts, this program will take you deep into an exquisite landscape and an extraordinary winemaking process. 

Visits include wineries such as:

Study Outcomes

Describe the taste and key structural components of wines from Bourgogne accurately and articulately.

Evaluate the quality of wines from Bourgogne and understand how to differentiate the nuances of regions and styles.

Understand how the terroir of the Bourgogne region influences the style and quality of the wines produced by visiting various vineyards with different terroirs.

Understand how winemaking practices and options influence the style and quality of Bourgogne by visiting key producers and top winemakers.

Complement WSG's Bourgogne Masters certification through a combination of in-class tuition and on-site visits.

Advocate for Bourgogne clearly and articulately by establishing connections with Bourgogne producers and industry peers.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You’ll learn so much more than you would on your own! During WSG tours, our internationally renowned instructors are always with you; providing fascinating information, answering questions, and clarifying facts and figures to ensure understanding of the nuances and subtleties of each region and its wine styles.
  • Camaraderie! And the experience of exploring new wine regions with other like-minded individuals who are just as passionate and obsessive about great wine as you are!
  • Access to amazing wine tastings and estates you would not be able to visit on your own. With personal and long-standing relationships in each of the regions we operate, WSG has some of the highest-level contacts in the industry. As a WSG study abroad participant, you will have the opportunity to taste incredible wines at each estate and will be welcomed as an honored guest everywhere you go.
  • All our WSG instructors have lived or worked in France, Italy, Spain, or other countries in which we operate, for many years. This has allowed them to cultivate extensive experience and contacts within the region. You’ll get expert information about the wine business, and an insider’s take on local culture.
  • Avoid taking chances on hotels or restaurants you don’t know.  With more than a decade of experience, our guides use first-hand knowledge to select the best hotels and restaurants for your enjoyment.
  • Make the most of your travel time! Our itineraries minimize driving to ensure you receive a thorough overview of the region, taking in the breathtaking landscapes and amazing wine culture of each respective region.
  • Avoid driving, navigating or directions. Feel free to relax and enjoy wine your meals in the comfort of a safe and carefully curated learning environment.
  • Your WSG instructor and Tour Manager will translate for the group at all times, eliminating communication or language barriers, as many winemakers in France, Italy and Spain may have limited English proficiency.

Preparing for the trip

Please ask the instructor if there is enough time before the end of the visit for you to make your purchase without impeding the progress and timing of the trip.

It is very rare that estates offer international shipping. If you would like to purchase wine, we recommend that you ask your government’s customs office for their rules and regulations if you intend to bring wine back into your country, or have wine shipped to you. You always have the option of bringing wine home with you in your checked luggage. A specialized wine suitcase is perfect for this. Depending on your home country, this amount will vary.

You may have to pay some amount of duty on your wine when you go through customs. Therefore, it's best to check with your local authorities for further information.

TRANSPORTATION, FOOD & LODGING

We choose 4- and 5-star hotels to ensure a high level of comfort, including en-suite bathrooms, WiFi and air conditioning.  It’s very important for the hotels to be well situated in the region, to keep driving time and distance to a minimum. We want to make sure you are as close as possible to the vineyards and other local sites of interest. The hotels we choose must also be large enough to accommodate groups.

We thoroughly check each hotel before including it in a WSG tour or program. In wine regions that are large and spread out, you may change hotels once or twice during a week-long stay in order to keep driving times to a minimum each day. In other regions, there may be only one centrally located hotel.

Organizers & Instructors

Our tour instructors are among the most renowned and respected wine professionals in the wine business. They are also professional wine educators who are absolutely passionate about the region and its wines. You can see a full biography of the instructor for each trip on the corresponding page, so you can know exactly with whom you'll be touring and learning. Most are native English speakers (American or British), and all other instructors speak English fluently.

Our instructors have that special combination of high-level wine expertise, personal warmth, friendliness, and excellent leadership skills. They'll accompany you every day, throughout the trip, and will be able to answer all of your questions about the wines of the region you’ll be visiting (and about wine in general).

Booking a trip

Yes, we strongly encourage you to purchase a very comprehensive travel insurance package once you have paid your non-refundable deposit for a Study Trip. Note that many plans require you to purchase the insurance very soon after your deposit payment (some require it within 14 days). There are any number of things that can happen that can cause cancellation or interruption of package travel, and travel insurance can help cover the costs you incur as a result.

You can find travel insurers easily and there are sites where you can compare policies (for example, Insure My Trip). Be sure to read policies very carefully before you purchase. Include your airfare, train fare, and any other expenses you will have in addition to the price of the study trip itself. We highly recommend getting a “cancel for any reason” policy, which offers the best coverage. Travel experts say “if you can’t afford travel insurance, you can’t afford to travel,” so don’t skimp on this important coverage!

Have a different question? Feel free to contact us.

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