Half-Day Cotes du Rhone Private Wine Tour from Lyon

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What You’ll Experience
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4 hours 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
1 - 8 guests
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English, French, Spanish
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Explore the northern Cotes du Rhone on a private half-day wine tour from Lyon. Visit centuries-old vineyards, taste at two family wineries, and savor world-renowned wines in this beautiful region.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Welcome to the Northern Cotes du Rhone french wine region, homeland of the legendary Syrah (Shiraz) & Viognier grapes varietals!

After a 25 min transfer by minivan, discover along this private half day wine tour from Lyon, one of the oldest and steepest vineyards in the France starting under Roman times! After a stop in Vienne City, do some wine-tasting at two family wineries and enjoy Cote Rotie, Condrieu & St Joseph wines considered among the most prestigious Cotes du Rhone names.

What You Get

Guiding in English, Spanish & French languages
Expert guide in wine and Lyon region.
Wine tasting included (11/12 wines)
No lunch in this tour

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Minimum age for wine-tasting is 18 years old in France
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

Theatre de Vienne

En route to the Cotes du Rhone wine region, make stop in Vienne city to enjoy a spectacular view on the 2000 year’s old roman theatre and the stunning panorama on the Rhone Valley. With your Lyon wine guide, learn about "terroir", the geography, Cote Rotie, Condrieu and St Joseph wine appellations.
15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
2

Ampuis

Cross Ampuis town, the world capital of Shiraz grape and visit "Cote Rotie" vineyards literally "roasted hillside". Drive on the precipitous vertigo inducing terraced slopes of "Cote Brune" and "Cote Blonde" and appreciate the 30 to 60 degree angles hills bathed in sun facing the beautiful Rhône River.
10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Condrieu (Pass By)

Later drive through Condrieu, birth town of Viognier grape which produces the world famous Cotes du Rhone white wine. The group will get to know its unique story, how this grape varietal almost died a few years ago.
3

Tupin-et-Semons

Push the door of a first family Cotes du Rhone winery and enjoy a private tour of the vineyards: learn about the differents operations grape-growers have to realize over the season to get the best possible quality of grape. Then, go to the picturesque wine-taste room to enjoy 5-6 different Cotes du Rhone wines among them, Cote Rotie, Condrieu, St Joseph crus appellations
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Chavanay

Visit a second winery and enjoy a private tour of the winery facilities: learn some secrets about the unique Rhone wine-making savoir-faire and the art of wine barrel aging. Then, delight yourself with another 5-6 beautiful Cotes du Rhone wines: take time to enjoy the intense aromatic Viognier and the quasi absolute perfection of Syrah (Shiraz) grape in their birth regions
45 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

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If you stay in an hotel located in Lyon City or close suburbs, please wait for your private guide down in the hotel lobby 10 min before tour departure time. If you stay in an appartment or an house in Lyon city or close suburbs, to ease pick up for your private guide, please be waiting outside in the street at your accommodation address - 10 min before tour departure time. Thank you!

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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Earliest available date: October 8, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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