Lyon: Wine & Cheese Pairing with a Sommelier

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Lyon: Wine & Cheese Pairing with a Sommelier

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Earliest available date: August 11, 2026
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
Summary
Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
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Number of Guests
4 - 15 guests
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Language
English, French
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Explore wine and cheese mastery with a Lyon sommelier. Learn wine analysis, create pairings, and discover terroirs in a friendly, outdoor setting at the historic Croix-Rousse cellar.

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

Experience Details

Guided by a local sommelier, you don't just taste, you learn by doing. You'll start with the basics for reading a wine properly, then move to the heart of the workshop, which is food and wine pairing. You'll try the good pairings and the bad ones alike, so you grasp for yourself, concretely, why some combinations lift each other up while others fall flat.

The workshop builds in stages, from goat versus cow to young cheese versus long-aged, then on to blue cheese, where you're fully on your own to think it through and call it. Along the way you'll explore France's terroirs, with the grape varieties, soils and microclimates all explained without the jargon.

Standing, sociable and outdoors whenever the weather allows, the whole thing unfolds in a genuine Croix-Rousse wine cellar. A deep dive into gastronomic Lyon without ever leaving the neighbourhood.

What You Get

Snacks
A selection of local artisan cheeses
Bottled water
Guided by a professional sommelier
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Cave Tabareau is one of the most authentic wine cellars in Lyon, which makes it the perfect setting for this interactive food and wine pairing workshop. Without ever leaving the cellar, you'll travel through local gastronomy and terroir glass by glass and cheese by cheese. This is no passive tasting. You'll actively learn to taste, identify and pair wines with local artisan cheeses. Your sommelier guides you through the surrounding terroirs, explaining grape varieties, estates, soils and microclimates in a way that stays clear and free of jargon. You'll first learn to taste a wine the right way, then move on to the pairings, the good ones and the bad ones alike, so you grasp for yourself exactly why some combinations work and others don't. The workshop builds in stages, from goat versus cow to young cheese versus long-aged, then on to blue. On that final pairing you're on your own, free to think it through and draw your own conclusions. The workshop is held standing for a sociable, lively atmosphere, and moves outdoors whenever the weather allows. A deep dive into Lyon and its gastronomy without ever setting foot outside.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Cave Tabareau, Place Tabareau, Rhône Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, FR, 69004

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Simply make your way to Cave Tabareau at the agreed time, at 11 Place Tabareau, 69004 Lyon.
End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.

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