Corporate Retreats · Provence 2027
BioPharma Leaders Forum
Three Days in the Heart of the Luberon
Prepared for
Four days at the Coquillade and across the Luberon. Open a day for the detail; each venue has its own page further down.
For the 2027 BioPharma Leaders Forum, the Coquillade Provence Resort & Spa, a restored medieval hamlet in the vineyards above Gargas, is the base for the whole stay. One team handles every transfer, guide and detail, and every venue sits within a short scenic drive.
Drive times are indicative, door to door from the estate.
The first evening stays on the estate. After a welcome activity on the property in the afternoon, the group gathers for drinks and dinner in a setting chosen with the hotel. Booked and settled directly with the Coquillade, alongside the rest of the stay.
On Premise
A tasting at Domaine de la Citadelle, a reference organic estate at the foot of Ménerbes, one of France's most beautiful hilltop villages, with its cellars and the Corkscrew Museum, the largest collection of its kind in Europe. Then Les Agnels, four kilometres from Apt, where five generations of the Agnel family have distilled lavender since 1895: the fields, a live demonstration on the two-hundred-litre still and a botanical tasting comparing the varieties side by side. The distillery recommends the late afternoon, from 4:00 PM, to avoid the heat of a June day.
A guided walk through one of the Luberon's hilltop villages, Gordes, Roussillon or Ménerbes, the village being chosen with you: the lanes, the viewpoints over the valley and the stories of the place, closing with a wine tasting at a village address.
An organic estate above the Calavon valley, 320 hectares carrying 35 of vines across five terroirs between 580 and 680 metres. The terrace, privatised for the evening, opens with a vineyard walk and a wine tasting, then a seated gastronomic dinner from the estate's own kitchen garden and neighbouring producers, bread and desserts baked on site.
A morning slot ten minutes from the hotel. Riders arrive by bike from the Coquillade with our guides, the rest of the group by shuttle. Fifteen-metre galleries carved into the ochre cliffs over a century of extraction: the group walks the cathedral tunnels with private guides, and the visit closes with a blind tasting led by a private sommelier.
The site imposes two separate groups, and this is a safety rule rather than a matter of comfort: the galleries take 30 to 33 guests at a time and the operator will not run the full group in one pass. Helmets are worn throughout.
The two groups therefore go in one after the other, with 45 minutes between them. That interval is not dead time: the group waiting above ground is received with drinks and small bites, or walks over to the Lustrerie next door. It is the reason the slot runs to 2h30 to 3h30 on site.
The tasting stays underground at a constant ten degrees year round, warm clothing recommended. The two rotating groups of thirty to thirty-three take turns, with a forty-five minute interval between them filled by drinks and small bites.
Behind the steel windows of a former ochre factory, one of France's most confidential ateliers: master craftsmen restoring chandeliers for the world's great monuments and luxury interiors. Two minutes from the mines, the morning pauses here for a private behind-the-scenes visit and a refreshment break in the gardens. A meeting with the owner can be requested.
The oldest winery in the Luberon, producing wine continuously since the 13th century on the site of a Roman villa and a former papal residence. Guests arrive to a glass of the estate's wine with amuse-bouche, then a vineyard walk, historic tour and winery visit, before sitting down under the plane trees for lunch, served family style or as a five-course menu. Each guest or couple leaves with two bottles of the estate's premium wine.
The forum closes where it was held. After the afternoon in the Grande Gloriette, the last evening stays on the estate at the Jardin des Vignes: no transfer, no departure time to hold, the group together until the end. Booked and settled directly with the Coquillade, alongside the rest of the stay.
On PremiseEvery service priced as it falls in the programme, with what each rate includes. Services engaged for the whole group carry a total.
| Service | Basis | Amount incl. VAT |
|---|---|---|
| Pending indicates a rate still being confirmed with our on-site partner. | ||
| Friday 11 June · Arrival & Welcome | ||
| Welcome activity, drinks & dinner at the hotelDinner | Afternoon and evening · Hotel Coquillade · settings being chosen with the hotel | arranged separately |
| Subtotal · Friday | Arrival transfers and greeters are carried in the transport block below | - |
| Saturday 12 June · Business, Culture & Gastronomy | ||
| Business session & lunch at the hotelLunch | Salon Papillon · lunch at Cipressa · Hotel Coquillade | arranged separately |
| Saturday afternoon · three optionsThe group divides between the three; the two options off the estate are charged per guest, their rates being rebased on the split. | ||
| Option A · Wine tasting & lavender distillationExperience | 2:00 to 6:00 PM · Ménerbes and Les Agnels · two groups above 40 at the distillery | Pending |
| Option B · Hilltop village & wine tastingExperience | 2:00 to 6:00 PM · village and address being chosen | Pending |
| Option C · Free time & the spaExperience | On the estate · Hotel Coquillade | arranged separately |
| Domaine Les Davids galaGala dinner | 7:00 to 11:00 PM · Viens · 33 min from the estate · EUR 350 per guest on 65, wine not included, plus EUR 15,000 privatisation | EUR 37,750 |
| Privatisation of the exterior terrace, base 65 | Confirmed for the group on 12 June 2027 | EUR 15,000 |
| Vineyard walk & wine tasting on arrival | 7:00 to 8:00 PM · standing welcome for guests not joining the walk | included |
| Seated gastronomic dinner | Classic table service · wine not included | EUR 350 per guest |
| Subtotal · Saturday | Gala dinner · the two afternoon options off the estate are charged per guest, on the final split | EUR 37,750 |
| Sunday 13 June · Ochre, Terroir & Farewell | ||
| Mines de Bruoux · ochre galleriesExperience | Morning · 2h30 to 3h30 on site · 10 min from the hotel · two groups required for safety, 45 min apart · EUR 280 per guest on 65 | EUR 18,200 |
| Guided visit of the ochre galleries | Private guides | included |
| Blind wine tasting led by a private sommelier | 10 degrees year round | included |
| English speaking host with the group | From and to the hotel, introduction given on the way · shuttle for guests not riding, with the fleet at disposal | included |
| The Lustrerie Mathieu · by bike or by shuttleExperience | Morning · next door to the mines · bikes hired from the Coquillade and settled directly with the hotel · our guides, one for ten riders | Pending |
| Private visit of the workshop & refreshment break | Behind the scenes with the master craftsmen · drinks and goûter in the gardens | included |
| Ride guides from the hotel | One guide for ten riders · translation at the workshop | included |
| Château de MilleLunch | Midday · 3h30 on site · welcome glass of the estate's wine, tour, then a seated lunch · privatisation confirmed, lunch being quoted | EUR 12,000 |
| Estate privatisation, staff & guided visits | Welcome glass of the estate's wine, vineyard walk, historic tour of the chateau and gardens, winery visit | included |
| Privatisation of the exterior terrace | Indoor room being confirmed as the weather fallback | EUR 12,000 |
| Amuse-bouche & seated lunch, service, furniture & tableware | Family style or five-course menu · being quoted to this format | Pending |
| Parasols over the lunch tables | Shade for an outdoor lunch in June · being quoted with the estate | Pending |
| Afternoon in the Grande Gloriette & farewell dinner at the Jardin des VignesDinner | Afternoon and evening · Hotel Coquillade | arranged separately |
| Subtotal · Sunday | Château de Mille privatisation and the ochre galleries · the Mille lunch, the Lustrerie and the parasols are pending | EUR 30,200 |
| Monday 14 June · Departures | ||
| Departure transfers, greeters & luggage service | see below | |
| Across the four days · Transport & guest services | ||
| Airport & rail transfers | Estimate of 70 transfers | EUR 52,000 |
| Marseille Provence · MRS | EUR 750 per transfer · 1h15 door to door | EUR 45,000 |
| Avignon TGV & Aix-en-Provence TGV | EUR 700 per transfer · 50 min to 1h | EUR 7,000 |
| Dedicated fleet at disposal | 5 vehicles · Saturday to Sunday · at disposal, not by the journey | EUR 31,800 |
| Mercedes Sprinter · 19 seats | 3 vehicles · 2 days · EUR 3,500 per vehicle per day | EUR 21,000 |
| Mercedes V-Class | 2 vehicles · 2 days · EUR 2,700 per vehicle per day | EUR 10,800 |
| Meet & greet · guest services | EUR 500 per service · up to 4 guests · estimate of 48 meet & greets, arrivals and departures | EUR 24,000 |
| Subtotal · transport & guest services | EUR 107,800 | |
| Total to date | Excluding the two afternoon options charged per guest, which settle on the final split, and the lines marked Pending | EUR 175,750 |
Next step · Validate the programme and the confirmed rates, and we send the letter of engagement for signature. connect@flawv.com
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