Choose your wine, Champagne, beer and spirits online from home, and collect them at Calais Vins or Olivier Vins on the day of your trip. No trolley to fill against the clock, no favourite bottle out of stock, and more time to enjoy Calais before the ferry home.
A bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rosé costs about £18 less at Calais Vins than at Waitrose in London.
Click and collect in 4 simple steps
Choose your wines, beers and spirits online
Browse the full range on wine-calais.co.uk, from Bordeaux and Champagne to Belgian beers and single malts, add your bottles to the basket and check out. Your order is sent to the shop you choose and prepared before you arrive.
Ordering online also helps you stay within your UK personal allowance, per traveller aged 17 or over:
- Wine, still and sparkling: 18 litres, or 24 bottles of 75cl, Champagne included
- Beer and cider: 42 litres
- Spirits over 22% ABV: 4 litres, or 9 litres of fortified wine such as Port
Allowances cannot be combined between travellers. Source: GOV.UK.
Add a free crossing from €300
Spend €300 or more online and we pay for your P&O Ferries day trip from Dover. Add the crossing to your basket and pay a €60 deposit, only charged if you do not collect your order. You then receive a code by email to book your crossing.
The offer covers a same-day return from Dover by car. It excludes motorhomes, vehicles towing a caravan, foot passengers and bookings made at the port.
Collect your order in Calais
Come to the shop you chose on the day of your trip. Our English-speaking staff hand over your order, and you can add anything else that catches your eye on the shelves. Before you decide, taste a few wines in store: tasting is free.
Calais Vins, 28 Rue Gutenberg: about 11 minutes by car from the ferry port. Tel. +33 3 21 36 40 40
Olivier Vins, Fréthun: about 8 minutes by car from the Eurotunnel terminal. Tel. +33 3 21 85 29 39
You can pay in store by card or in cash.
Claim the VAT back before you leave
On purchases over €100 in the same shop on the same day, show your passport at the till and claim back 15% of the price. Our staff prepare a Global Blue form, or you use the Skiptax app. Scan it at the PABLO kiosk at the port of Calais or the Eurotunnel terminal before you leave France.
Keep the bottles closed until you are back in the UK: if you open them in France, the VAT refund is cancelled.
Click and collect: your questions
Why do I have to collect my order in France?
Wine, beer and spirits are taxed much more heavily in the UK than in France. To buy at French prices, the sale has to take place in France: you pay and collect in our shops, then bring the bottles home within your personal allowance. Delivered to a UK address, the same bottles would carry UK duty and VAT.
Can I collect at either shop?
Yes. Choose Calais Vins or Olivier Vins when you place your order.
Do I need the free crossing to use click and collect?
No. Click and collect is open to every order. The free P&O crossing is an extra for orders of €300 or more.
Can I taste before I buy?
Yes. Tasting is free in our shops, so you can try a wine before adding it to your order.
Can I add more bottles when I collect?
Yes. Your online order is ready, and you can shop the rest of the store as usual. Just keep an eye on your allowance.
Can I claim the VAT back on a click and collect order?
Yes, if the total is over €100 and you show your passport when you collect. The bottles must leave the EU unopened.