Both the Rhône Valley Tour by ombiasy WineTours and the Bourgogne Tour by ombiasy WineTours begin in Lyon. Sofar, all tours have started at the Grand Hôtel des Terreaux, a 4 star Art-Deco hotel in the heart of Old Lyon, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It combines the atmosphere of an old-fashioned 19th century town house with a modern, innovative décor. It also has a small indoor pool and hot tub.
Again this year - Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours - we met at the Grand Hôtel des Terreaux.
Usually, in the evening we have dinner at one of the many Bouchons in Lyon. A Bouchon serves traditional Lyonnaise cuisine. Originally, the husband would watch over the dining room and pour the wine (Beaujolais or Côtes du Rhône), while the wife cooked every day, family-style cuisine, centered on the offal and cooked meats which Lyon is famous for.
See: Dinner at a Bouchon - Chez Paul - in Lyon: Schiller’s Favorite Bouchons in Lyon, France
Bouchons tend to be crammed, with people sitting shoulder to shoulder. In view of the covid situation, this year, Annette chose a different place, with more space, the historic Grand Café des Négociants, a café-brasserie, a Lyonnais institution since 1864.
Before Dinner: 1 Hour Introduction to the Rhône Valley Tour 2022 by ombiasy WineTours
The tour started in the afternoon with Annette providing an overview of the wines of the Rhône Valley.
After Annette's introduction, we went on a 2-hour guided traboule (secret passage) tour of Lyon. There
are about 200 in Vieux-Lyon, 160 on the slopes of Croix-Rousse hill and
130 on the Presqu’île, making a total of 500 traboules in more than 230
of Lyon’s streets. Those of Vieux-Lyon are home to treasures of the Renaissance and those of the Croix-Rousse, more recent, date mostly from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Dinner at the Grand Café des Négociants
Following the tour of the traboules of Lyon and a stop at the hotel, we walked over to the Grand Café des Négociants for dinner. Annette had selected the Menu Tradition and the wines for us.
We could choose among different options for Entrée, Plat, Fromages ou Desserts.
I picked carpaccio, fish and crème brûlée.
Entrée (1 choix)
- Chèvre chaud fermier “Maison Raynaud”, mesclun de salade
- Oeuf mayonnaise, chair de crabe, macédoine de légumes
- Tartare de saumon au citron vert, jeunes pousses d’épinard
Plat (1 choix)
- Filet de dorade, huile vierge et citron, riz vénéré
- Suprême de poulet farci au ris de veau et au foie gras, purée maison
- Gratin de penne au fromage et à la crème fraîche
Fromages ou Desserts (1 choix)
- Fromage au choix
- Dessert du jour
- Coupe de fraise et de framboise, nature ou coulis
- Crème brûlée à la fève tonka
- Coupe de crèmes glacées ou de sorbets (2 parfums au choix)
Menu proposé tous les jours de 12h à 14h30 et de 19h30 à 23h.
Aucun changement de plats n’est possible dans le menu. Merci de votre compréhension.
Prix net – service compris – boisson non comprise
Lonely Planet: The Second Empire decor of chandeliers and mirror-lined walls are the big draws at this centrally located cafe-brasserie, a Lyonnais institution since 1864. Stop in for elegantly served teas, classic cocktails and a first-rate selection of wines.
Grand Café des Négociants: Created in 1864, the « Grand Café des Négociants » settles in Lyon’s History. It keeps throughout time its Second Empire decor characterized by its moulded and painted ceilings, its splendid opulent curtains and its numerous mirrors, all in burgundy and mahogany monochrome that give it a warm ambiance.
Formerly a place of negotiation for diamond merchants, silk merchants
and wholesale butchers that used numerous mirrors to communicate
discretely through signs, the brasserie has remained the meeting place
for politicians, artists, business travelers ...
After Dinner Drink: Broc Bar
On the way back, some of us stopped at the Broc Bar, a little place just next to the hotel, for an after dinner drink.
Most of the participants arrived on the day before the tour started. Some of us liked to have a glass of wine and some cheese and charcuterie at the Broc Bar.
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