The Museum
Discover the world
of wine like you've
never seen it before
1 hour · 4 spaces · up to 8 wines · 7 languages · Lyon 7th
During your visit
Bring a question to the museum
Open a topic that sparks your curiosity, then ask the team about it during your tasting.
Find words for aromas
Which aromas do I recognise in this glass? How would I describe them in my own words?
Compare what I notice
What differences do I notice between these wines? What should I pay attention to?
Connect the glass to the visit
How does this wine connect to the soils, climate or techniques explored during the visit?
These are conversation starters, not a knowledge test. Explore them with the team on site, through the wines being served and your own impressions.
An accompanied tasting, not a self-service bar
You taste at your own pace, with no one rushing you, but never alone in front of the glasses. A member of the team is present throughout the tasting: you can ask them your questions, and 3 of the 8 wines, chosen by the museum, are talked through with you. The team is trained in-house in tasting and in the wines being poured.
The Tour
An immersive museum in 19th-century vaulted cellars
Through four themed spaces, you explore the vine, the terroir, the winemaking process, the senses of wine, and the people who shape it.
Station by station, your senses are engaged: feel the soils, smell the aromas, observe a wine's colour, play at guessing a grape variety…
Each room invites you to understand what makes a wine singular: the climate, the soil, the expertise, and the choices of the winemaker.
- 01History of wine : 7,000 years of civilisation
- 02Terroirs : touch to understand
- 03Winemaking : from grape to glass
- 04In wine's shadow : portraits of viticulturalists, nurserymen, arborists, and cellar masters
The Tasting
See · Smell · Taste
Up to 8 wines to awaken your palate
Your visit concludes with a tasting you take at your own pace, with a member of the team on hand throughout. The wines are selected to illustrate your discoveries : the influence of soil, climate, grape variety, and winemaking choices. Some of them are introduced in more detail.
You leave with your tasting glass as a gift.
Read more about wine tasting in Lyon.
Our philosophy
Understand and share
Here, we don't talk about prestige or grand crus. We talk about curiosity, knowledge, and shared pleasure.
- Transmission Sharing knowledge of terroir and craft
- Sharing Wine is best discovered together
- Open-mindedness Understanding the diversity of practices and tastes
- Exchange Building bridges between cultures, professions, and generations
