Lyon French Wine & Cheese Experience with a Sommelier

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 105 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 55. An Exceptional Wine and Cheese Experience in Lyon

  What an amazing experience! This was such a fantastic way to spend a few hours— sharing great conversation with people from different backgrounds, all brought together by Hugo and a common interest in French wine. The blind tasting was especially fun and gave us a chance to experience a wide variety of styles without any preconceived notions. Hugo made the entire experience engaging, informative, and incredibly approachable, whether you already know your way around wine or are just beginning to explore it. And the wine wasn’t the only highlight—the selection of top-notch cheeses paired beautifully with the different wines and made the tasting even more enjoyable. It was a great way to experience how the flavors of the wine and cheese complemented one another throughout the evening. I truly can’t recommend this experience enough. It was easily one of the highlights of my time in Lyon, and I’ll absolutely be back to see Hugo and discover what new gems he has waiting the next time I’m in town!

  916blakedSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Valuable experience

  My wife and I booked this and had a father & son participate with us. Our sommelier guide was Hugo and we had a lot of fun. We learned a lot about the region, the grapes, local fruits, meats & cheeses and different wines. We had 11 ~half pours of wine, split about evenly between white and red, and we were able to revisit the wines we loved! The location is a lovely and comfortable dining room that’s easy to walk to. Highly recommend.

  michaelbG590SISeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A Great Time with Hugo

  What a fantastic evening. Hugo is a really great host/teacher and has curated a really fun, informative and enjoyable program which absolutely exceeded our expectations. We had planned to treat the tasting as a "pre-dinner" kind of thing but between all the tastings, cheeses, charcuterie and deserts, there was no room for anything once things wrapped up. Also note - when Hugo pops a cork, he's willing to pour the bottle - which is not the case in most wine tastings. He does a great job pairing every bite with every bottle - making the whole experience really special. Hugo picked some super interesting, one-of-a-kind bottles to really stretch our pallets and how on might think about wine. He also mixed in some Premier Cru's to provide great range to the offerings. We would do this again in a heartbeat - no two tastings are the same and Hugo has the range of knowledge and passion for wine that made this really fun.

  nofun63September 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great evening with wine & cheese

  This was a lovely way to sample some of the regional wines and cheeses. We throughly enjoyed the 10(!) wines served as well as the cheeses, breads etc selected to accent the tasting. It was a great way to spend our last night in Lyon. We didn't need dinner afterwards at all. Our host, Hugo, was very knowledgeable & we were lucky enough to have a couple from a local winery as part of our group. If we are in Lyon in the future, I would do this again!

  BCFMARNSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Great Culinary and Historical Tour

  Great food and historical tour. This tour hosted by Charlotte was just the right balance of food and wine and history. Lyon is undeniably the center of French gastronomy. We had multiple stops at local bouchons, chocolatiers, and bistros that gave us a perfect intro into the unique cuisines de’ Lyonaisse. The wines were all “vins de table,” but went beautifully with our foods. We had several stops by Charlotte to explain the local history, architecture and society that helped us to better understand the cuisine and culture of Lyon. The group was small enough to get to know our fellow travelers and lasted just the right amount of time. We didn’t feel like we could go out for dinner later that evening ( yet we did) due to the amount of food on our tour. I would highly recommend this tour if you have never been to Lyon before and want to understand its vibrant and historic culinary scene.

  DrJohnTacomaMay 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Our wine tasting...

  Our wine tasting experience was fantastic. Hugo was an excellent host — knowledgeable, engaging, and passionate about wine. We learned so much about the wine regions of France, different vintages, and what makes each wine unique. The wine selection was outstanding, and the meat, cheese, and bread pairings complemented everything perfectly. The venue itself was beautiful and created a wonderful atmosphere for the tasting. Overall, it was a fun, educational, and memorable experience that we would highly recommend.

  Mason_WMay 2026via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Lyon

• Its from-price is 79% above the median of the 399 experiences we list in Lyon.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 24 of 399.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Lyon

Lyon, where the Rhône and Saône meet, is a Roman and Renaissance city of covered passageways, long called the capital of French cooking.

Lyon spreads across two rivers and two hills. On Fourvière hill, the white basilica looks down over the Roman theatres of Lugdunum, once the capital of Gaul, while the Renaissance old town below has narrow streets and covered passageways, the traboules, that silk workers used to carry cloth. The old town and the slopes of Croix-Rousse, the silk weavers' hill, are part of the UNESCO-listed historic site.

Top-ranked sights in Lyon: Old Lyon (Vieux Lyon), Traboules of Lyon, Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale St-Jean).

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