Best Wine Tours from Lyon in 2024

WINE TASTING IN LYON FRANCE
by Wine Dine Caroline since 2018
You'll become a French Wine Expert with a wine tasting of Burgundy, Beaujolais, and the Rhône in Lyon hosted by an Expert Sommelier in English
5 Stars on TripAdvisor and Google

"This was one of the best wine tasting experiences I have ever attended."
- Andre, June 2022
Limited Availability During Winter
Throughout the off season Lyon Wine Tastings continues to offer private wine tastings. Check your dates below or with the book button, or feel free to email me if you are a group of 4 or more.
I will be running ticketed tastings for the Fête des Lumières between the 6th and the 11th of December.
I will also run ticketed tastings between xmas and NYE.
Summer dates coming in January!
7 Wines · 3 Hours · 8 Guests Max · 1 Cheese & Charcuterie Board

The Wines of Lyon
Discover all of the incredible wine regions that surround the beautiful city of Lyon in one afternoon with an expert Sommelier in native English.
Details
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What: Small group wine tasting masterclass
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Where: Central Lyon, an authentic 1800s silk-factory home in the historic Croix-Rousse neighborhood
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When: 2pm, dates are highly limited for ticketed tastings (private tastings available outside of calendar dates)
if you are a party of 4 or more contact me and
I may open up alternative dates for you
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Duration: approx 3 hours
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Group size: maximum 8 people (for larger groups click here)
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Includes: Guided wine tasting with at least 7 premium wines and a spectacular local cheese & charcuterie board. Always includes wines from Beaujolais, the Northern Rhône, and Burgundy.
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Book with confidence! We offer free changes or cancellations up to 24 hours before the start of our tasting. Got questions? Check the FAQ
Why book a wine tasting in Lyon instead of a vineyard tour?
If you want to increase your knowledge, whether you're a connoisseur or a novice, my wine tastings are for you.
Visiting wineries is awesome, I know! But do you ever come away feeling like you really leveled up your knowledge? I hear people tell me again and again how they always seem to forget everything they were told on winery tours. This is because sampling 10 of the same wine type isn't a great way to learn about wine as a whole.
At Lyon Wine Tastings, I present you with a comparative tasting, which is how I learned about wine back in 2008 during my undergrad at Oxford when I joined the Blind Wine Tasting Club.
Each of the wines chosen for our comparative lineup are totally different, so we can deeply delve into wine tasting, winemaking techniques, grape varieties, terroir, and more.
By comparing different grapes and different regions, you expand your palate and knowledge way more than you do by only trying one type of wine.
If you do have time to do both while you're in Lyon, a tasting with me will set you up for much deeper learning for the next time you go on a winery tour.
Alexandra, April 2023
“Cannot recommend this enough for any level of wino. Caroline is amazing and the experience was incredible."
Neville, May 2023
"An absolute treat. It felt like a gathering of friends from all parts of the world. This would suit both novices and the advanced wine connoisseur."
Anna, May 2023
“Incredibly informative and unpretentious and I came away with a better understanding of how to analyse wine than I've ever got from a tasting before. Enormous fun.”
Discover Our Signature Wines of Lyon Tasting

Do you crave a wine tasting that leaves you feeling like you really leveled up your wine knowledge?
Always looking for an unforgettable travel experience you’ll talk about for years to come?
When you visit a vineyard, does it feel like the information goes in one ear and out the other?
During your Wines of Lyon tasting, you'll discover all of the wine regions that surround Lyon in one afternoon!
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Hi, I'm Wine Dine Caroline
I've been in the wine business for 15 years so believe me, I know how confusing French wine can be! I first got into wine during my studies at Oxford University, where I competed in the Varsity Blind Wine Tasting match.
I'm a native Californian who moved to Lyon in 2017 to pursue my passions of eating lots of cheese and drinking great wine. Mostly, I loved Lyon because it was smack dab in the middle of three of my favorite wine regions: Beaujolais, Burgundy, and the Rhône!
Now you can experience all of the wines of Lyon in one afternoon, without wasting a moment of your precious travel time in the car!
Other than running fabulous tastings and tours, I have taught at the prestigious Institut Paul Bocuse, have a podcast, and a youtube channel.