Paris Food & Wine Events

Upcoming Events & Tastings

In addition to hosting our own Paris food and wine tours, we like to keep track of the many other delicious events happening around town. Here’s what’s on our radar:

• May 17: A free wine tasting at Le Vin en Tête with the winemakers Christine & Bruno Duhame from Château l’Hospital (Bordeaux) from 6:30-9pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017.

• May 18: A free tasting at Caves Augé with winemakers from the Loire Valley, including Thierry Puzelat, Émile Hérrédia, Olivier Lemasson, Pascal Potaire, Benoît Courault, Alexandre Bain, Jérôme Lenoir, Pascal Simonutti, and more. From 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann, 75008.

• May 18: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from the Domaine du Poujol and Domaine Les Aurelles (both Coteaux du Languedoc) from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.

• May 23: Paris by Mouth and La Dernière Goutte will be co-hosting a French Wine (and food!) Tasting Extravaganza, featuring at least eight wines paired with French cheeses (and a few other delicious tastes). The class/feast starts at 4pm and tickets are 95€ per person with online registration here.

• May 25: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from the Domaine Julien Labet (Jura) and Domaine Cailbourdin (Pouilly-Fumé) from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.

• June 1: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from the Domaine des Terres Promises (Provence), Domaine Huards (Cour-Cheverny), Domaine des Granges aux Belles (Anjou) and Domaine Jousset (Montlouis)
   from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.

• June 8: A free tasting at Caves Augé with foreign winemakers, including Ariana Occhipinti and Alessandra Bera (Italy), Olivier Rivière (Spain), Louis Antoine Luyt (Chili),  Hatzidakis (Greece), Michael Seresin (New Zealand), Marie Thérèse Chappaz and Fabienne Cottagnoudand (Switzerland), Golan Heights (Israel), and more. From 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann, 75008.

• June 8: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from the Mas Champart (Saint-Chinian) from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.

• June 22: A free tasting at Caves Augé of digestifs, including Calvados, Cognac, Armagnac, Chartreuse, Breton whiskey, Absinthe, and more. From 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann, 75008.

• June 22: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from the Domaine des Amouriers (Vacqueyras) from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.

Have an event to share? Send us an email at tipsparisbymouth@gmail.com

Past Events & Tastings 

• May 3, 2013: A free wine tasting at Le Vin en Tête with the winemaker from Prieuré La Chaume (Vin de Pays de Vendée) from 6:30-9pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017.
• April 25, 2013: The annual Grand Prix de la Baguette de la Ville de Paris (Best Baguette Competition) will be held today with our very own Meg Zimbeck participating as one of the judges. We’ll be updating you on the winners as results are announced.
• April 25, 2013: Paris by Mouth and La Dernière Goutte will be co-hosting a French Wine (and food!) Tasting Extravaganza, featuring at least eight wines paired with French cheeses (and a few other delicious tastes). The class/feast starts at 4pm and tickets are 95€ per person with online registration here.
• April 22, 2013: A free tasting of Tuscan wines at Rino from 3:30-7:30pm, including Stefano Amerighi presenting his Syrah. Reservations are also open for a special Tuscan dinner that evening (50€) featuring chef Carlo Silvestrini. Both the tasting and dinner will be held at the restaurant at 46 rue Trousseau, 75011. Reservations for the dinner at 01 48 06 95 85.
• April 20, 2013: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from Domaine Henri Milan (Provence) and Clos de l’Oum (Roussillon) from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.
• April 20, 2013: A free tasting at Caves Augé with winemakers from the Rhone Valley, including Jean-Paul Daumen, Dard et Ribo, Guy Jullien, Jean-Michel Stéphan, Hervé Souhaut, Thierry Allemand, Gérald Oustrict, Michèle Aubéry Laurent, and more. From 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann, 75008.
• April 19-20, 2013: A free wine tasting at Le Vin en Tête with the winemaker from Le Domaine Leccia (Patrimonio, Corsica). On Friday at the Saint-Georges location from 6:30-9pm at 48 rue Notre-Dame de Lorette, 75009 and on Saturday at the Batignolles location from 4-9pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017.
• April 19, 2013: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with the winemaker from Domaine Bobinet (Saumur-Champigny) from 5-7:30pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.
• April 12-13, 2013: A free wine tasting at Le Vin en Tête with Vincent Caillé from the Domaine Fay d’Homme (Muscadet). On Friday at the Saint-Georges location from 6:30-9pm at 48 rue Notre-Dame de Lorette, 75009 and on Saturday at the Batignolles location from 12-7pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017.
• April 6, 2013: A free tasting at La Dernière Goutte with winemakers from Domaine Saint Andrieu (Montpeyroux/Coteaux du Languedoc), Domaine de Lacroix-Vanel (Pezenas), Domaine Ostertag (Alsace) and Domaine Geantet – Pansiot (Gevrey Chambertin) from 11am-8pm at 6 rue de Bourbon de Chateau, 75006.
• March 23, 2013: A free tasting at Caves Augé with winemakers from theJura, Savoie and Alsace, including Audrey & Christian Binner, Dominique Belluard, Emmanuel Houillon, Gérard Schueller, Stéphane Tissot, Jean-Yves Peron, Raphaël Bartucci, Jean-François Ganevat, Philippe Bornard and Jacques Maillet. From 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann, 75008.
• March 22-25, 2013: The Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants is back at the Espace Champerret for four days of tastings with many hundreds of outstanding winemakers. Entry is 6€ and includes a tasting glass. New this year – home delivery for 3€ a case (three case minimum). From 10am-8pm on March 22-24 and from 10am-6pm on March 25.
• March 20, 2013: The Jour du Macaron is back with a day to celebrate macarons and raise money for charity. A single macaron is “free” in exchange for a charitable donation at Pierre Hermé, Sadaharu Aoki, Laurent Duchêne, Arnaud Larher, Jean-Paul Hévin, Dalloyau and Christophe Roussel. Expect long lines at any of these shops today.
• March 18, 2013: The Omnivorous Party (part of the Omnivore Food Festival) will feature bites from Adeline Grattard (Yam’Tcha), Simone Tondo & Michael Greenwold (Roseval), Mikael Jonsson (Hedone in London), and more. Entry to the party is free with registration for the food festival. From 8pm-2am at Wanderlust – 32 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013.
• March 18, 2013: On the same night as the Omnivorous Party (above), Omnivore will host a marathon “Fucking Dinner” featuring four different brigades each doing a 90-minute turn in the kitchen. Beginning at 8pm, chefs will include Alexandre Couillon, Ivan Berezutsky and Pierre Marcolini. From 9:30pm, it’s Danny Bowien, William Ledeuil, Pierre Hermé. At 23h00 Mehmet Gurs, Dmitri Zotov and Alexandre Gauthier take over. Nicolai Nørregaard, David Toutain, Jean-François Piège finish up from 12:30am onward. Tickets are 60€ per person, and the dinner will take place inside the Wanderlust restaurant at 32 quai d’Austerlitz, 75013.
• March 17-19, 2013: After touring the globe, the Omnivore Food Festival returns home to Paris for three days of demonstrations and masterclasses. Presenting chefs include Adeline Grattard (Yamt’cha), Thierry Marx (Sur Mesure), Sven Chartier (Saturne), Giovanni Passerini (Rino), Yannick Alleno (Terroir Parisien), Pierre-Sang Boyer, Simone Tondo & Michael Greenwold (Roseval), Alexandre Gauthier (La Grenouillère in Montreuil-sur-Mer),Danny Bowien (Mission Chinese Food in San Francisco), David Toutain, and many more. A one-day pass is 39€ and a three-day pass is 99€. From 9:30am-7pm at 24 rue Saint Victor, 75005.
• March 17, 2013: The folks at Le Bal Café are hosting their first ever Scotch Eggsperiment with chefs from Spring, Bones, Au Passage, Beef Club, Abri (and more) competing to make the best Scotch Egg. From 7:30pm at 6 impasse de la Défense, 75018. Meg from Paris by Mouth will be one of the judges.
• March 17, 2013: Emma Bentley of Burnt Cream will be hosting winemaker Alex Zülch for a tasting of natural German wines (mainly Mosel Rieslings) paired with food. From 7:30pm in Montmartre for 25€ per person. Reservations and more information at burnt.cream@gmail.com.
• February 23-March 3, 2013: the Salon de L’Agriculture at the Porte de Versailles expo center, from 9am-7pm every day except March 1 when they’ll stay open ’til 11pm. Admission for 13€.
• February 22-24, 2012: The annual Gourmand Paris Cookbook Fair returns with a new location under the Louvre. Kitchen demonstrations, a few food and wine tastings, and cookbooks from around the world. At the Carousel du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, 75001.
• February 3-4, 2013: La Dive Bouteille hosts its 14th annual wine tasting in the chilly cave beneath the Château de Brézé in the Loire Valley. Wine geeks from as far away as New York and Copenhagen fly into to taste the best natural wine in France (producers here). Entry is €10, and the organizers usually post information about shuttle busses between the Château and nearby towns (Saumur, Angers), although we haven’t yet found information for 2013.
• December 29, 2012: A free tasting of Cognac at La Dernière Goutte with the Maison Audry. From 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue Bourbon le Château, 75006.
• December 22, 2012: A free Champagne tasting at La Dernière Goutte with several good producers – Franck Pascal, Domaine Fleury, and Rose de Jeanne. From 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue Bourbon le Château, 75006.
• December 15, 2012: A free wine tasting at Le Vin en Tête Batignolles with Domaine Guillot Broux (Burgundy). From 4-9pm at 30 rue des Batignolles, 75017.
• December 15, 2012: A free wine tasting at La Dernière Goutte with several good winemakers – Clos du Mont Olivet (Châteneuf-du-Pape), Pierre Moncuit (Champagne), Mas Foulaquier, Domaine François Crochet (Sancerre). From 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue Bourbon le Château, 75006.
• December 10-11, 2012: Le Marché des Producteurs will bring together artisanal food & wine producers to sell their wares in the Square des Batignolles(75017) from9am-8pm on Saturday and 9am-7pm on Sunday.
• December 2-4, 2012: Le Marché des Producteurs will bring together artisanal food & wine producers to sell their wares in the Village Saint-Paul (75004) from noon-9pm on Friday, 9am-8pm on Saturday and 9am-6pm on Sunday.
• December 1, 2012: A free Champagne tasting at Caves Augé with several great Champagne makers – Didier Gimonnet, Jérôme Prevost, Olivier Collin, Michel Drappier, Larmandier Bernier, Vouette et Sorbée, Anselme Selosse, Jacques Lassaigne, Horiot Olivier, Jacquesson, Aurélien Laherte, Laval, and Cartogne Taillet – from 11am-6pm at 116 blvd Haussmann.
• December 1, 2012: A free wine tasting at La Dernière Goutte with several good winemakers – Domaine Clos de l’Anhel (Corbières), Domaine de Rapatel (Costières de Nîmes), Domaine Gramenon (Côtes du Rhone) and Clos du Gravillas (VDP des Côtes du Brian) – from 11am-7:30pm at 6 rue Bourbon le Château, 75006.
• December 1-2, 2012: Le Vin en Tête will host its third annual Salon with great winemakers like Alexandre Bain, Georges Descombes, and more than sixty others. Le Garde Robe will be providing food thanks to a new mobile tapas unit they’ve constructed. Admission and price information not yet available, but it will take place at Les Grandes Tables du 104 – 5 rue Curial, 75019.
• November 19-20, 2012: Le Marché des Producteurs will bring together artisanal food & wine producers to sell their wares along the boulevard de Reuilly (75012) from 9am-7pm.
• October 14-17: The Pari Fermier salon will be selling food and wine from small artisanal producers at the not-small Espace Champerret (75017). From 10am with 8€ entry for adults and free entry for children under 14 years.
• October 12-14, 2012: Le Marché des Pays de l’Aveyron will assemble products from the region (everything from Aligot to Laguiole knives) for sale near Bercy. From 9am-7pm on Wednesday and Thursday and 9am-10pm on Friday along the rue de l’Aubrac, 75012.
• October 5-9, 2012: the annaul Fête des Vendanges of Montmartre - a wine harvest festival that includes a parade, fireworks and plenty of food and wine tastings in the streets around the Sacré-Cœur. There’s also a (presumably tipsy) bal des non-mariés (singles dance party) in the Place des Abbesses on Sunday night. Ladies?
• October 2, 2012: the 2nd annual edition of Cupcake Camp Paris will be hosted at the Comptoir General, with 50 bakers displaying and selling more than 3000 cupcakes and donating proceeds to the Make a Wish Foundation. From 3-5pm at 80 quai de Jemmapes, 75010.
• September 16-18, 2012: Les Marchés Flottants de Sud-Ouest will be selling products from more than 50 artisanal producers from the southwest, accompanied by music, cooking classes and free tastings of regional specialties. From 10:30 am each day along the quai de Montebello (facing Notre Dame, near Shakespeare & Co), 75005.
• September 18, 2012: As part of the annual Journées du Patrimoine festival, baker Christophe Vasseur (Du Pain et des Idées) will be hosting 30-minute bread-making classes and a conference with bread scholar Steven Kaplan from 1-5pm at 34 rue Yves-Toudic, 75010.