ACTIVITY HOLIDAY GUIDE 2015


Why not combine your cycling adventure with a range of wine-tasting sessions?


◗ Tours, Visits and Tastings ◗ Special group visits available ◗ Shop open 10am to 6pm (Monday-Saturday)


Domaine Dupont, La Vigannerie, 14430 Victot-Pontfol, France +33 (2) 31 63 24 24 – reservation@calvados-dupont.com


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which includes a full range of wine and cheese tastings, the day’s meals, the vineyard tours themselves and transport. If you’re already a wine connoisseur and are seeking a novel experience, then 3D Wines (www.3dwinesexperience.com) is your gateway to the best French vintages that you’ve never heard of. Prioritising small, family-run vineyards, the company’s very own experts have spent years seeking out the best and rarest wines, cultivating amicable relationships between French producers and consumers outside of France. After registering as a member, you’ll be sent a selection of wines from a region of your choice and, from then on, will be notifi ed when the latest vintages are released by your favoured vineyards, at which point you can organise a visit to meet the producers and collect the bottles put aside just for you. The 3D Wines team arranges these trips with partnered hotels who offer member discounts and welcome you like an old friend. The members-only events include truffl e hunting in the Rhône, Champagne


blending workshops and a gourmet, fi ve-course, al fresco lunch in Sancerre.


If your interests extend beyond


vin, you can get a taste of some of France’s famous spirits. Cognac Tasting Tour (www.cognac- tasting-tour.com) offers a behind- the-scenes tour of this liqueur’s distillation process with passionate local craftsmen. In addition, tours of Normandy’s fi nest brandy distilleries can be taken, including Calvados Boulard (www.calvados-boulard. com – see our feature on page 48) and Domaine Dupont (www. calvados-dupont.com) in the Pays d’Auge. The latter’s estate comprises 74 acres of apple orchards, the fruits of which are pressed before being fermented into cider and distilled into brandy. This process can be seen on a distillery tour, which is followed by an all-important tasting session.


GOLF Taking to the green is hugely popular in France, with offi cial fi gures showing over 400,000 registered players at a grand total of 668 golf clubs. As a result it’s a


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