The Gouttes Wine Club

What is Le Gouttes Wine Club?

Le Gouttes Wine Club brings together ten people at most once a month for five wines and a platter in the Les Gouttes de Dieu wine cellar in Paris. A host leads the tasting, tells the stories behind the wines, and answers questions. It is not a class: you learn by drinking and discussing, not by taking notes.

Do you need to subscribe to participate?

No. You pay for the evening you attend, and nothing else. No membership card to buy in advance, no commitment, no automatic renewal. It is a deliberate choice: a club is judged by the desire to return, not by how difficult it is to leave.

How much does an evening cost?

Forty euros per person, including five wines and a platter. The price is the same regardless of the evening's format. Places must be reserved in advance, and the number is strictly limited to ten.

Why only ten people?

Because beyond that, conversation breaks down. With ten people, everyone can ask a question, compare their glass with their neighbor's, or return to a wine. With thirty, you listen to someone talk. The limit is strict: when an evening is full, the next one is offered rather than adding more chairs.

What evening formats are offered?

Three formats alternate throughout the year. The winemaker's evening hosts a producer who presents their wines and their work. The themed evening explores a region, grape variety, or style with a host. The blind tasting has you taste without labels, then covers the basics once the bottles are revealed. This rotation prevents seeing the same thing twice, and no more than two evenings per half-year focus on the same region.

Do you need to know your way around wine to come?

No, and the groups are deliberately mixed. Regulars and newcomers sit at the same table: the former explain, the latter ask the questions that others no longer dare to ask. No prior knowledge is required, and no specific vocabulary is expected.

What happens after the evening?

The wines tasted are available at the wine cellar and on directcave.fr: you can take home the bottles you liked or have them delivered. After attending two or three times, you can join the Club's discussion group, where upcoming evenings are announced before they are posted online.

How do you reserve a place for an evening?

Dates are published on this page and in the wine cellar. Reservations can be made in person, by phone, or by message. Places fill up quickly: ten per evening, one evening per month.

Upcoming Gouttes Wine Club evenings

To be notified when reservations open, visit the wine cellar or write to us.

Other events and tastings organized at the wine cellar are announced on the Les Gouttes de Dieu calendar.