Where in Calais for wine

[elise2000]

Hi all

Where’s best to stop off in Calais for wine these days?

I’m the oldish days eastenders and cheers were good but they’ve gone now.

Thanks

[anonymous-user]

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles - so I’d suggest any of the usual supermarket chains would do the job.

[thebraketester]

We used to go here…


Guy Boursot
Wine Consultants SARL
Boursot’s Wine Collection
9 Rue de l’Arsenal
62610 Ardres
France

[Puggit]

Just go to Carrefour in City Europe

[mikef]

For drinkable €5 Bordeaux, Carrefour at Eurocité

For better quality wines, Calais Vins; they will sign you up for the tax reclaim scheme if you don’t already have that. Just scan into the machine at the tunnel terminal and the refund comes through in a few days

There’s also now a Philippe Olivier cheese shop at Calais Vins, well worth a visit

There’s also a decent selection at Terre de Boissons at EuroCité, lower floor near the restaurants, not the very cheapest but worth a look if you’re doing Carrefour

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:58

[mikef]

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles

No limit for personal use ( link )

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:54

[bompey]

mikef said:

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles

No limit for personal use ( link )

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:54

That link is a bit out of date. Since then we’ve had Brexit.

[anonymous-user]

mikef said:

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles

No limit for personal use ( link )

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:54

You’ve missed one of our great Brexit Bonuses I’m afraid.

24 bottles is your limit chum!

[greygoose]

bompey said:

mikef said:

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles

No limit for personal use ( link )

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:54

That link is a bit out of date. Since then we’ve had Brexit.

Indeed that leaflet is from 2016, since then we've got the sunlit uplands......

[elise2000]

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles - so I’d suggest any of the usual supermarket chains would do the job.

Nope- to stock up on the way down into Europe. Wouldn’t want more than 24 bottles anyway though.

[elise2000]

thebraketester said:

We used to go here…


Guy Boursot
Wine Consultants SARL
Boursot’s Wine Collection
9 Rue de l’Arsenal
62610 Ardres
France

Thanks

[elise2000]

Puggit said:

Just go to Carrefour in City Europe

I always found that to be good for beers and spirits but there used to be better places for wines. This was best part of 20 years ago though!

[elise2000]

mikef said:

For drinkable €5 Bordeaux, Carrefour at Eurocité

For better quality wines, Calais Vins; they will sign you up for the tax reclaim scheme if you don’t already have that. Just scan into the machine at the tunnel terminal and the refund comes through in a few days

There’s also now a Philippe Olivier cheese shop at Calais Vins, well worth a visit

There’s also a decent selection at Terre de Boissons at EuroCité, lower floor near the restaurants, not the very cheapest but worth a look if you’re doing Carrefour

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:58

Thanks

[elise2000]

Paft Dunk said:

We always do a stop at https://www.wine-calais.co.uk/ when heading back to Eurotunnel.

Thanks

[Double Fault]

elise2000 said:

thebraketester said:

We used to go here…


Guy Boursot
Wine Consultants SARL
Boursot’s Wine Collection
9 Rue de l’Arsenal
62610 Ardres
France

Thanks

Seconded……have been buying from Guy for over 10 years and have had many excellent wines at every price point.
I wouldn’t let the limit bother you too much. The border people aren’t resourced for it and couldn’t care less.

[elise2000]

Double Fault said:

elise2000 said:

thebraketester said:

We used to go here…


Guy Boursot
Wine Consultants SARL
Boursot’s Wine Collection
9 Rue de l’Arsenal
62610 Ardres
France

Thanks

Seconded……have been buying from Guy for over 10 years and have had many excellent wines at every price point.
I wouldn’t let the limit bother you too much. The border people aren’t resourced for it and couldn’t care less.

Thanks

[mikef]

greygoose said:

bompey said:

mikef said:

Roman Rhodes said:

Assuming you’re intending to bring back to the UK, the limit is 24 bottles

No limit for personal use ( link )

Edited by mikef on Friday 16th June 22:54

That link is a bit out of date. Since then we’ve had Brexit.

Indeed that leaflet is from 2016, since then we've got the sunlit uplands......

Oops, new limit is indeed 18 litres ( link ). As noted, they haven't been counting when I've crossed from Coquelles (a dozen times this year)