The Concours International de Lyon is back for two days of tasting!

Lyon, the capital of the senses and taste, provides a prestigious setting for the selection of the world’s best wines, beers, and spirits. The popularity of the event has never waned, with 10,391 samples all categories included from 49 countries tasted in 2024. 

 

The 16th edition will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the Cité Internationale in Lyon!
This international competition welcomes jurors from across the world to Lyon to taste and mark wines, beers and spirits of all types. The best in each category are awarded a Gold or Silver Medal. At the end of the competition, the product with the highest score from each country, and from each region of France, receives a special prize.

 

An increasingly successful competition.
For many years now, the Concours International de Lyon has seen a steady increase in the number of samples presented. The Competition will take place over two days.
The competition also includes Cheese and Dairy Products and since 2025, has become even more delicious with the inclusion of charcuterie. The Cheese, Dairy Products and Charcuterie selection was already highly successful on November 29th, 2024. 2,531 samples were tasted and 841 Gold and Silver medals were awarded. 

 

A President who does honour to Lyon’s gastronomy.
Each year, a famous chef or sommelier is selected as the honorary president of the Competition, to spread its renown and attract the attention of the press and professionals.
For the 2025 edition of the Competition, the presidency has been entrusted to Frédéric Schaaf, Sommelier and Chairman of the « Association des Sommeliers Lyonnais et Rhônes-Alpes ». Owner of the “Cave Frédéric Schaaf” since 2000 and “Master of Port” since 2002, he also gives training courses for future sommeliers.

 

Under control tasting. 
The quality manager will make sure all samples are tasted in compliance with very strict Concours de Lyon regulations and the ISO9001 certification. The assurance of rigorous selection and organisation is a guarantee of quality and instils trust in consumers and wines, beers and spirits professionals.