Cross the Channel for free and shop tax free

Have a grape escape on us!

Calais Vins is offering a free daytrip to France. 

Take advantage of huge savings at Calais Vins. Shopping in France has never been so easy. Spend €500 on your wine, beer or spirits and enjoy a free car crossing to Calais. You might have assumed the Booze Cruise was dead? However, Calais Vins’ Grape Escape is very much alive. Take advantage of your duty free allowances on Calais Vins’ already attractive prices; travel with a mate to make the most of your visit to Calais and fill your car with quality wines from Calais Vins. 

A great deal with your allowance on wine 

While purchasing your curated selection of wines at the highly regarded wine superstores Calais Vins and Olivier Vins & Cie, you’ll also shop tax free. If you travel with a friend, you can bring back 48 bottles of wine, 84 litres of beer (or 112 bottles of 75cl). And if you come with other mates in your big car – or a van, of course – do the maths! The more you are, the more you can buy, and the more you save. 

How to get a free crossing with P&O Ferries? 

Pre-order your selection of French wines online, travel to Calais Vins or Olivier Vins & Cie in your car. As soon as you order more than €500, you’ll get your free ticket to cross the Channel with P&O Ferries. Drive to our stores, Calais Vins is just five minutes from the ferry port of Calais. If you are going further south, you can also stop at Olivier Vins & Cie near the Eurotunnel terminal. Park in front of our stores for free. Your order will be ready. Then we will provide the tax-free voucher and a few days later you’ll get a refund of 15% of the purchase price. 

Calais Vins has created a smooth and seamless system to help you reclaim the VAT. We now make life easier for you with a new and innovative system. We have teamed up with Global Blue and Skip the Tax, to let you claim your VAT back just by scanning your tax-free voucher at the port of Calais.

Have a great time in Calais.

Of course, you understand this is a bargain, now you just have to enjoy the rest of the day in France. Remember, your order will be waiting for you. And, of course, if you need some advice or would like to taste some wines at the in-store bar, you are ‘grapely’ welcome!