Wine in Villié-Morgon, Beaujolais

Marche aux Vins de Morgon ★ 4.3

The autumn Marche aux Vins in Villié-Morgon, the heartland village of the Morgon Cru appellation, brings together local producers for an open-air market tasting in the village square. It is a grassroots event focused on the Morgon appellation and draws visitors seeking direct-from-producer Cote du Py and Corcelette bottlings alongside the village and Beaujolais-Villages range.

Tip: Villié-Morgon is the home village of the Gang of Four natural-wine producers; combine the market with a walk up to the Cote du Py granite hill for a view over the Morgon vineyards.

Bar a Vins du Caveau de Morgon ★ 4.5

The appellation caveau inside Château de Fontcrenne in Villié-Morgon, open for evening pourings of current and back-vintage Morgon from multiple producers.

The list: The official Morgon appellation caveau offers evening pourings of current-vintage Morgon and older back-vintages by the glass, a rare opportunity to compare multiple producers side by side in the appellation's heartland village

Tip: The Caveau de Morgon is inside the Château de Fontcrenne and pours a broad selection of Morgon by the glass; an efficient way to taste across Morgon producers in a single evening session.