Declan Rice opens the scoring inside three minutes. Ezri Konsa doubles it from a corner. Bukayo Saka helps himself to a hat-trick. By the time Jude Bellingham rounds it off deep into stoppage time, England have beaten France 6-4 in the World Cup third-place match in Miami on 18 July : the highest-scoring bronze final in the competition's history, and a scoreline nobody at Calais Vins or Olivier Vins is in a hurry to repeat out loud.
Both nations had already missed the final : France beaten 2-0 by Spain in the semi, England beaten by Argentina. Consolation prize or not, six goals against four still stings a little on this side of the Channel. So rather than sulk about it, Jérôme Pont and Olivier Vermisse are turning the scoreline into a wine offer : The 6-4 Revenge, buy 6, pay 4.
Two shops, one Channel, twenty-five years of stubbornness
Calais Vins and Olivier Vins et Compagnie have been selling wine to British visitors since 1997 : one shop on Rue Gutenberg in Calais, the other on the CD215 in Fréthun, both a few minutes from the port and the Eurotunnel terminal. Between them they hold more than 4 000 references, from everyday Bordeaux to bottles that belong in a cellar rather than a car boot, and the advice on the shop floor comes from sommeliers trained under Eric Dugardin, Vice-Meilleur Sommelier de France. It's the kind of stubborn, unglamorous consistency that outlasts a bad scoreline : the wine wall stays put, the welcome stays the same, whoever wins in Miami.
How The 6-4 Return match works : buy 6, pay 4
On six selected Bordeaux reds, choose one wine, take six bottles of it, and pay for four : a 33% saving, and a bottle-for-bottle echo of England's 6-4 scoreline. This is a same-wine bundle, not a mix-and-match : six bottles of the Fonrose Médoc, say, not one bottle each of six different wines. Stack several different bundles in one visit if you like, one per wine. It runs in-store only, at both Calais Vins and Olivier Vins, until 30 September.
The six bundles
| Wine | Bottle price | 6 bottles, normally | Pay for 4 | You save | Product page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FONROSE Médoc 2022, 75 cl | €7.90 | €47.40 | €31.60 | €15.80 | View wine |
| Château La Devine Saint-Émilion 2021, 75 cl | €14.90 | €89.40 | €59.60 | €29.80 | View wine |
| La Providence Margaux 2023, 75 cl | €19.90 | €119.40 | €79.60 | €39.80 | View wine |
| Saint-Estèphe Peyrebrune 2021, 75 cl | €16.90 | €101.40 | €67.60 | €33.80 | View wine |
| Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Château Patris 2022, 75 cl | €14.90 | €89.40 | €59.60 | €29.80 | View wine |
| Pauillac La Fleur Pauillac 2017, 75 cl | €17.90 | €107.40 | €71.60 | €35.80 | View wine |
Prices shown include VAT : the tax-free saving below comes on top of the bundle saving.
Stack it with the VAT refund
British customers can reclaim around 15% VAT on top of the offer, through partnerships with Global Blue and Skiptax. With Global Blue, collect a tax-free form in-store, then scan its barcode at the PABLO kiosks in the ferry port or at the Eurotunnel passenger building on departure. With Skiptax, download the free app, scan your passport when you shop, scan your receipt, then scan the barcode Skiptax generates at the departure terminal for a refund within 48 hours. Either way, the saving lands on top of the four-bottles price, not instead of it. Check the full 18-litre wine allowance before you shop.
Practical details
- In-store only, at Calais Vins (Rue Gutenberg, 62100 Calais, off the A16, junction 44) and Olivier Vins et Compagnie (CD215, 62185 Fréthun, off the A16, junction 40)
- Not available on online pre-orders
- Same-wine bundles : six bottles of one wine, not a mix of the six references
- Valid until 30 September, 2026
- Open Monday to Saturday, 09:00 to 19:00, and Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00
And if the French team ever passes through Calais
Jérôme Pont isn't ruling out a reversal : should the France squad ever stop by either shop, the offer flips. Buy four, pay for six. Even the tournament's new all-time top scorer doesn't win every time.