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Learn wine
by playing.

The free game from The Little Wine Museum. You play the grower, the winemaker and then the seller: you build your estate, your wines, your style, and you understand wine by making it.

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  • One of a kind
  • Right in your browser
  • 5 minutes to start
Home screen of the game by The Little Wine Museum
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9 languages iFrench, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic
Beginner-friendly
A mentor guides you

The idea

You don't revise wine.
You make it.

The game puts you in charge of an estate. You move choice by choice, like in a strategy game, and you gradually shape your vines and your wines. You learn by doing, not by revising.

  1. 1
    You choose

    Your region, your grape, how you grow and how you vinify.

  2. 2
    You decide the actions

    Every decision changes the wine. No single right answer: different styles.

  3. 3
    You see the result

    Vintage after vintage, you refine, and you understand why.

Augustin

Augustin, your mentor, explains what is at stake at every step, so you always choose knowingly.

The game journey: a year of vine, step by step

What you'll do

The three trades of wine.

From the vine to the market, you take turns at the three trades behind a bottle. You advance a little at a time, like in a strategy game, and you shape your estate.

24wine countries~100regions2-3grapes / region
Rows of vines and grapes in the sun

Trade 1 · Grower

Work the vine

Conventional, organic or biodynamic, yield versus quality, weather hazards and disease: your choices in the vineyard decide the grapes.

Oak barrels in a cellar

Trade 2 · Winemaker

Make the wine

In the cellar, every move shapes the cuvée. Mistakes are possible, appellation rules (AOC) apply, and at the end: your vintage.

Glasses of orange wine and bottles

Trade 3 · Seller

Sell your wine

Bulk, bottle, export, markets: it's up to you to find the right channels for your wine, depending on the quality you gave it.

A glass of red wine and its aromas

And to understand

An Academy, five chapters.

The path runs from the soil to the sip. You dip in wherever you like, whenever you like, and you keep track in your notebook.

  • 1
    Terroir soil, climate, know-how: the equation of taste
  • 2
    Vine & Viticulture the plant, its health, how you tend it
  • 3
    The vine's cycle a year in the rows, season by season
  • 4
    Winemaking from grape to wine, the choices that make the difference
  • 5
    Tasting learning to taste, and keeping track

FAQ

The questions we get asked

What is this game?

A free online game made by The Little Wine Museum, in Lyon. You take turns as the grower, the winemaker and the seller, and you build your estate and your wines.

Do I need to know wine already?

No. A mentor, Augustin, explains every step. From beginner to keen amateur, everyone finds their level.

Is it really free?

Yes. The app is free and open, with no account required to start.

In which languages?

The game exists in 9 languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.

Do I need to install an app?

No. The game runs in your browser, on phone and computer alike.

How does it relate to the museum?

The game extends the museum and its philosophy: understanding wine to enjoy it more. It makes you want to come and visit, in Lyon.

The Little Wine Museum, Lyon

The museum

The game sparks the urge.
The museum brings it to life.

The game grew from a visitor request: to extend the museum experience. Once you've shaped your cuvées, come and smell, taste and understand for real, in Lyon.

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3 rue Passet, Lyon 7eGuillotière district
Visit + tastingA team member guides you
The game, freely availableBefore, during or after your visit

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