The Lyon International Competition is back, this time for two days of tasting!

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 Friday, 20 March and Saturday, 21 March 2020, at the Cité Internationale in Lyon.
The competition, which is international in scope, will welcome 900 tasters from across the world and entrust them with the task of tasting and marking more than 7500 wines, beers and spirits. The best in each category will be eligible to receive a medal, either Gold or Silver.
At the end of the competition, a special prize will be awarded to each best product from each country and each region of France.

The competition is growing
The Lyon International Competition is more successful with each passing year. More and more samples are registered, so the competition will now take place over two days. For this eleventh edition of the Competition, returning tasters who are already familiar with the competition may also take part on Friday, March 20.

Yohann Chapuis, Honorary President
Each year, the competition names an honorary president, with a famous Chef or Sommelier being selected for the honour on alternate years. The goal is to make the competition even more widely known by attracting the attention of the press and professionals in restaurant and wine sectors.
In 2020, the presidency of the Competition was attributed to Yohann Chapuis, the Michelin-starred Chef at Restaurant Greuze in Tournus and a member of the Toques Blanches Lyonnaises.

International Competition for beers: what’s new at the 2020 tasting
Consumption of beer increased by 4.2% in France in 2018, so the Competition has upped its beer tasting to offer an even better selection.
New beer categories have been added to the list since the 2019 edition, bringing the number of categories up to a total of 70.
For flavoured beers, brewers will be able to select the category of the sample (IPA, blond, brown, etc.) and also up to 3 flavours, to more exactly classify their products.
Beers will always be tasted in Teku glasses. These stemmed glasses, which are specially designed for beer, have flared bowls that taper inward and then slightly outward again right at the lip.