A Local Sommelier's Guide to the Best Wine Bars in Lyon theculturetrip.com

Daily afternoon drinks, ‘apéros’ and wine are an integral part of Lyonnais culture. For an insider’s guide to the best wine bars in the French city, Culture Trip asked local sommelier Caroline Conner to give us her recommendations.

Californian-born, Oxford-educated wine sommelier Caroline Conner chose Lyon to be the birthplace of her wine-tasting business just a few years ago. Holding a WSET Level 4 diploma, she offers regional wine tastings in English, and she knows the cities wine bars like the back of her hand. For Caroline, nowhere can compare. “The wine scene in Lyon is all about small production and natural wines that focus on the regions that are in close proximity: Beaujolais, Burgundy, and the Rhône.”