Beaujolais Crus & Castles - Morning

Morning

Tour of the Beaujolais Region & Terroir explanations

At 9:00 am, your English speaking driver-guide picks you up at your hotel or appartment in Lyon or close suburbs for a private wine tour to the Beaujolais wine country - North area.

Start this wine journey travelling on the beautiful Beaujolais "Route des Vins" and with your guide learn about the "terroir" (french philosphy for wine), history, geography and the different characteristics of the Beaujolais wines appellations.

Drive through "Moulin-à-Vent" Crus, represended by its emblematic windmill from the 15th century surrounded by vineyards. In this area of Beaujolais, vines grow on granit soils with veins of Manganese which gives more tannic and deeper wines.

Follow this wine trip in Fleurie village with a stop at La Madone Chapel and enjoy a breathtaking panaroma of the Beaujolais wine region: on clear days, you may have the chance to see the Alps and the Mount Blanc!

Wine Tasting

Wine-tasting at a Beaujolais Castle Estate & at a small family vineyard

Push the door of a Beaujolais Castle Wine Estate and enter a magnificent cellar full of oak barrels. In this amazing cellar setting, wine-taste 5 wines and with your connoisseur guide talk about the characteristics, balance and complexity of Morgon, Moulin-a-vent, Chénas crus appellations.

Then, travel again on the beaujolais wine road to reach a small family winery Estate of several generations.

Meet a passionate wine-maker, learn the different steps of the unique wine making process of Beaujolais called "semi-carbonic" maceration and finally go to wine-tasting room called "caveau". Conclude this intense and pleasant morning wine tour from Lyon with a second wine-tasting of several beaujolais wines in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

A private wine tour from Lyon for beginners and connoisseurs!