cercle economy et grands vins

Lyon

 

Founded in 1991, the Wine Business Circle meets at Lyon and in 13 other towns at France (Paris, Bordeaux, Lille, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse and Tours) and at International (Luxembourg, Barcelona, Madrid).

The Wine Business Circle continues 3 objectives : 

  • Find the France's best wines and winemakers for dinners prepared by exceptional chefs
  • Supporting loyalty, by allowing members to invite guests from outside the Circle to each evening (customers, prospective customers, journalists, VIPs, partners, etc.)
  • Enablingbroaden your network of contacts meeting many French and international business leaders 

 

The Lyon evenings take place at Restaurant Bulle around a dinner-tasting of grands crusprepared by chef Raphaël Courtin.

Each event organised by the Lyon Circle hosts a winegrower and a personality (Christine Lagarde, Rodolphe Saadé, Christel Heydemann, Muriel Pénicaud, Matthieu Pigasse, Yannick Bolloré, Michel-Edouard Leclerc, Anne Lauvergeon, Natacha Polony, Jean-Marie Messier, Clara Gaymard, Jacques Attali, Laurent Dassault, Jean-Bernard Lévy, Rachida Dati, Pierre-André de Chalendar, Thierry Breton, Maxime Saada, Nicolas de Tavernost, Xavier Bertrand, Gilles Pélisson, Jean-Paul Agon, Pierre Gattaz, Arnaud de Puyfontaine, Thierry Marx, Frédéric Mazzella, Luc Ferry, Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Patrick Pouyanné...).

 

Planning 2025/2026

THURSDAY 25 September
  • 19h30 - Welcome to Louis Roederer champagne
  • 20h00 - Dinner combined with a tasting of fine wines
  • 20h30 - Intervention by Christophe AulnetteChairman of the Board of Cyber and author of the book "Le jour où j'ai quitté Bill Gates", published by Novice.
  • 23h15 - End of the evening
  • The evening will be hosted by Marie PonsonnetCo-founder of Colète wine

Tuesday 5 February 2026*
  • 19h30 - Welcome to Louis Roederer champagne
  • 20h00 - Dinner combined with a tasting of fine wines
  • 20h30 - Speech by the guest of honour
  • 23h15 - End of the evening
  • The evening will be hosted by Marie PonsonnetCo-founder of Colète wine

*Date to be confirmed, subject to change

membership in lyon
  • Membership of the Wine Business Lyon Circle*. is reserved exclusively for company directors and the self-employed.

    To become a member :

    // LYON : 

    Entry fee¹ of €540 incl. VAT (€450 excl. VAT) / Annual subscription of €588 incl. VAT (€490 excl. VAT),
    then choose to pay the price of the dinner or subscribe to a preferential package.

    Price of dinner 195 incl. VAT/person

  • FRANCE & INTERNATIONAL

    // DUO OPEN :
    5,970 excluding VAT and entry fee: €950 excluding VAT

    - Access for 2 people,
    - At 8 Cercle events in Lyon, Paris, the regions or abroad² and
    - At 15 other events³

    // VIP OPEN
    12,900 excl. tax and entry fee: €950 excl. tax
    - Access for 5 people,
    - At 8 Cercle events in Lyon, Paris, the regions or abroad² and
    - At 15 other events³

     

    For further information, please contact Ping Cai on 07 66 81 50 05 - pingcai@winebusiness.club

    *2 evenings a year
    ¹Admission fee to be paid only in the first year of your membership.
    ² 13 cities: Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Nantes, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Rennes, Strasbourg, Tours, Luxembourg and Barcelona.
    Conferences, tastings, radios, cocktails, book signings, business or lifestyle events...

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