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Published on 2020-05-27

This year’s particular context made the 11th edition of the Lyon International Competition different from all previous editions. The competition could not be held at the Cité Internationale, so our teams took up the challenge of making it happen elsewhere, under optimal conditions and with the...

Published on 2020-05-07

Hello,
The Lyon International Competition's wine tastings will not take place this year in their usual manner. We simply cannot envision bringing together so many people in a single hall before the end of the year. That is why we decided to taste wines in several sessions in our offices and...

Published on 2020-05-06

Les dégustations de bières du Concours International de Lyon n’auront pas lieu cette année sous le format habituel. Nous n’imaginons pas réunir de nombreuses personnes dans une salle avant la fin de l’année. C’est pour cette raison que nous avons décidé de faire les dégustations en plusieurs...

Published on 2020-03-24

The current situation with respect to COVID-19 has forced us to postpone wine and beer tastings, but spirits presented at the Lyon International Competition 2020 were tasted at the beginning of March, before the lockdown.
This year, nearly 300 samples were judged by professional tasters and...

Published on 2020-03-16

Dear all,
As a result of COVID-19 and measures taken by the French government, and to protect our tasters and teams, we must unfortunately cancel the tastings scheduled on the 20th and 21st of March 2020 at the Cité Internationale. In the last few weeks we have been preparing for a different...

Published on 2020-01-01

Lyon is well-known as the capital of the senses, particularly the sense of taste, so the city is a perfect place for the selection of the world’s best wines, beers and spirits.
In 2019, 880 tasters had the pleasure of tasting 7650 samples from 40 countries. This 11th edition will be held on...

Published on 2019-10-29

The Honorary President of the Lyon International Competition’s 2020 edition is Yohann Chapuis, chef of the Michelin-starred Greuze restaurant in Tournus.
When he was just 26, Yohann accepted the head chef position at Lameloise restaurant, and with it the mission of regaining the establishment’s...

Published on 2019-04-01

On Saturday, 23 March, the Sommellerie Trophy for 2019 was presented to the award-winners:
Eva Bouchet & Andréane Fondimare who wrote a complete report on the wines of Serbia and presented it to a jury. Along with the trophy, they received a €1000 check to use for a trip to discover Serbian...

Published on 2019-01-14

Lyon is well-known as the capital of the senses and particularly the sense of taste, so the city is a perfect place for the selection of the world’s best wines, and since 2015 the world’s best spirits and beers as well.
In 2018, 850 tasters had the pleasure of tasting 6860 samples from 36...

Published on 2018-11-16

On Sunday, November 11th at the Equip’Hôtel trade show, Pascaline Lepeltier won the Best Sommelier in France 2018 competition, following in the footsteps of the Lyon sommelier Gaëtan Bouvier.
The 30th Best Sommelier in France competition: A topflight edition On Sunday, November 11th, in the...