Lyon is known as the capital of gastronomy, and this tasting gives you the whole of it in one session, seated with no more than eight guests in one of the city's oldest wine cellars, alongside Louis, a local sommelier raised in his family's butcher shop.
You begin by learning to taste. With Louis' own learning sheets and an aroma kit, you discover a simple method to look at, smell and taste a wine, and within minutes you can describe it with confidence and better understand your own palate.
Then, glass by glass, you travel through the vineyards that surround Lyon, explained simply and without jargon. Each wine is paired with an iconic Lyonnais specialty from local artisans, the kind of authentic food tourist restaurants rarely serve. Some pairings will delight you, others are deliberately wrong, so you taste the difference for yourself and understand what makes a pairing work.
You leave knowing how to taste a wine and match it with a dish, with Louis' learning sheets and his recommendations of restaurants, wine bars and places to visit for the rest of your stay.
- 11 Place Tabareau, 69004 Lyon, atop the Croix-Rousse hill
- The climb is very steep, we advise against walking up
- Metro C to Croix-Rousse, then a short flat walk
- Bus 141 from Hôtel de Ville or bus 102 to Croix-Rousse
- Taxis can drop you at Place Tabareau
- 11 Place Tabareau, 69004 Lyon, atop the Croix-Rousse hill
- The climb is very steep, we advise against walking up
- Metro C to Croix-Rousse, then a short flat walk
- Bus 141 from Hôtel de Ville or bus 102 to Croix-Rousse
- Taxis can drop you at Place Tabareau
