Le Nouveau Lounge ★ 4.1
18 by the glassVillefranche-sur-Saone
Hotel bar in Villefranche-sur-Saone with a year-round Cru Beaujolais lounge list and late opening hours.
The list: A hotel bar in Villefranche-sur-Saone functioning as a year-round lounge for Beaujolais Cru by the glass, with a deeper Moulin-a-Vent and Morgon list than most town bars and a comfortable settee-heavy layout
Tip: The Nouveau Lounge is the latest-opening wine venue in Villefranche centre; useful as a nightcap destination after a dinner without a serious wine list.
Les Grandes Tables du Beaujolais (lounge bar) ★ 4.2
20 by the glassMoulin-a-Vent
The lounge bar of a Romanéche-Thorins destination restaurant, with a deep Moulin-a-Vent and Beaujolais glass list and comfortable late-evening atmosphere.
The list: The lounge bar of one of the Moulin-a-Vent zone's destination restaurants, with a deep Beaujolais and Burgundy list by the glass and a comfortable late-evening atmosphere for post-dinner wine
Tip: Romanéche-Thorins is the gateway to both Moulin-a-Vent and the Hameau Duboeuf theme park; the lounge is the best evening destination in the village after a day of tastings.
La Cour du Beaujolais (Macon) ★ 4.3
22 by the glassMacon
A Macon wine lounge at the Beaujolais-Maconnais border, serving both Cru Gamay and Pouilly-Fuissé Chardonnay by the glass.
The list: A Macon wine lounge serving both Beaujolais Cru and Maconnais Chardonnay by the glass in a comfortable bar setting; one of the few venues where both wine cultures meet in a single glass list
Tip: Macon sits at the boundary between the Beaujolais and the Maconnais; La Cour du Beaujolais is the most direct way to compare a Moulin-a-Vent Gamay with a Pouilly-Fuissé Chardonnay in one sitting.
Maison des Vins (Macvin du Jura pours) ★ 3.8
6 by the glassBelleville-en-Beaujolais zone
The Inter Beaujolais visitor centre with a limited but contextually interesting selection of regional eaux-de-vie and cross-border Macvin du Jura.
The list: The Inter Beaujolais visitor centre occasionally stocks regional eaux-de-vie from the Beaujolais and neighbouring Burgundy alongside Macvin du Jura from the nearby Jura region; the fortified offer is modest but the context is the most interesting cross-regional tasting room in the area
Tip: The Beaujolais itself produces very little fortified wine; the best fortified option in the area is Macvin du Jura (marc-and-grape-juice mistelle) poured at specialist shops in Macon.
Domaine Lapierre harvest-week cellar tasting ★ 4.9
8 by the glassMorgon
A pre-arranged harvest-week evening tasting at Domaine Lapierre in Villié-Morgon, covering fermenting new juice and previous-vintage Morgon.
The list: During harvest (typically the third and fourth week of September), Domaine Lapierre occasionally receives pre-arranged evening visitors for a cellar tasting of the fermenting new juice alongside previous-vintage bottlings
Tip: Harvest-week cellar access at Lapierre is extremely limited and requires advance arrangement months before the season; allocations sell out quickly.
Caveau de Morgon late pour (summer evenings) ★ 4.4
20 by the glassMorgon
Extended evening summer hours at the Morgon appellation caveau, offering late-finish Cru Morgon flights for visitors completing their domaine circuit.
The list: The Morgon appellation's official caveau in Château de Fontcrenne extends its evening opening during the summer season, offering late-finish Morgon flights by the glass for visitors arriving after domaine visits
Tip: Check the summer opening calendar on the Beaujolais wine board site; the extended evening hours run from June to September and are the most reliable late-tasting venue in the northern Cru belt.