Wine is often seen as a specialist’s world, full of complicated words and obscure rules. At The Little Wine Museum, we believe the opposite: you understand wine when you get your hands dirty. That is the whole spirit of our new online game, free, that you play from your sofa.
One game, three trades
In the game, you do not read a lesson: you step into the three trades that make a bottle. First the grower, working the vine. Then the winemaker, making the wine in the cellar. Finally the seller, finding the right channels for your cuvées. You move choice by choice, like in a strategy game, and gradually shape your estate.
Learning by doing, with no wrong answer
At every step, a mentor, Augustin, explains what is at stake so you choose knowingly. The idea is liberating: there is no right or wrong choice, only different results. Organic or conventional, harvesting earlier or later, every decision changes the wine you get, and you understand why.
A playground as big as the world
The game covers twenty-four wine countries, around a hundred regions and two to three grape varieties per region. As you play, you effortlessly remember region and grape names, and you end up reading a bottle’s label differently at the wine shop. An Academy in five chapters, from terroir to tasting, rounds out the experience.
The game extends the museum
This game was not made to replace the visit, but to extend it. It carries the museum’s philosophy: understanding wine to enjoy it more. Once you have shaped your virtual cuvées, the museum in Lyon lets you smell, taste and understand for real, with a guided tasting.
Ready to plant your first vine?
The best thing is to try. It is free, no install, and five minutes are enough to begin. Discover the game and craft your first vintage.