Wine tours from Lyon: Beaujolais golden stone villages & tastings
Golden Stone Vineyards & Two Wine Tastings South of Lyon
You'll visit the golden stone vineyard area south of Lyon, taste white and red wines at a scenic stop, then drive through villages to a local estate where the producer walks you through several wines. Transport, guide, and tastings are included. The whole experience runs about four hours, leaving your afternoon or evening open.
Step-by-step itinerary
Beaujolais wine tasting and vineyard visit
- Stop in Golden stones vineyard area
- Taste white and red Beaujolais wines
- Cross villages surrounded by vines
- Visit local wine estate
- Meet wine producer
- Taste red, white, and rosé wines
- Oingt 2h
- Le Bois-d'Oingt 2h
What’s included
Your tour includes a local guide, air-conditioned transport from Lyon, two wine tasting stops (one in the golden stone vineyard area, one at a local estate), and small pours of white, red, and possibly rosé wines. The guide explains the region's geology, vineyard typology, and wine styles along the way.
Next departure: 3 Mar 2027
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Half-day wine tour from Lyon into Beaujolais with local guide. Visit a winery, taste red, white and rosé wines, with air-conditioned transport.
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The experience
The guide was supposed to pick us up at the hotel at nine, but the narrow street had other ideas: a delivery truck wedged itself sideways and nobody was moving anywhere. Twenty minutes later, he called to say he'd meet us at the corner café instead, which turned out to be the better plan anyway. That's the thing about a half-day Beaujolais wine tour from Lyon: it's loose enough to bend around real life. Once we got rolling south through the Rhône-Alpes region, the landscape shifted fast. The vineyards started showing up between villages, and the limestone underneath (that golden stone the whole area is named for) began catching the light in a way that made sense why people talk about this place like it's the French Tuscany.
The first stop was in the middle of the golden stone area itself, where the guide pointed out how the iron oxide in the limestone reflects the sun and explained what that does to the soil and the grapes growing in it. We tasted a white and a red right there, small pours, nothing rushed. Then we drove through a few villages (the kind with stone walls and vines climbing up the sides of houses), and pulled up to a local wine estate. The producer was there, and the atmosphere shifted the moment we walked in. It wasn't a polished tasting room. It was a working place, and you could feel the difference. We tried several reds, a white, and a rosé if they had it open that day. The whole thing took maybe four hours total, including the drive back to Lyon, which meant you weren't exhausted but you'd actually tasted something and learned where it came from.
What made it work was the transport and the guide handling the logistics. You're not navigating between estates or figuring out which village is next, and the air-conditioned vehicle matters when you're tasting wine in the afternoon heat. The pours are small and measured, so you can actually taste across several wines without the day becoming a blur. If you're staying in Lyon and want to understand Beaujolais without committing to a full day or renting a car, this half-day format gets you into the vineyards and in front of someone who makes the wine.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and French.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 13).
How long is the Beaujolais wine tour from Lyon?
The half-day tour runs approximately four hours, including transport from Lyon and two tasting stops.
What wines will I taste?
You'll taste white and red wines at the first stop, then several reds, a white, and possibly rosé at the local estate. Pours are 3 cl per glass.
Is transport from my hotel included?
Yes, the tour includes an air-conditioned vehicle and local guide. Pickup arrangements are confirmed when you book.
Do I need to be fit or have wine experience?
No. The tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels and is designed as an introduction to Beaujolais wines.
What's the difference between the golden stone area and the wine estate?
The first stop explains the vineyard geology and soil. The second is a working estate where you meet the producer and taste their wines.
Operated by Rhône Trip. Explorevia does not run this tour: we compare it with similar options, and you book it with our booking partner.
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Wine tours from Lyon: Beaujolais golden stone villages & tastings
4h · EN · FR
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