Calvados & Ciders
Pays d'Auge
Normandy - France

Dupont Family estate

Calvados Dupont

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Domaine Dupont
La Vigannerie
14430 Victot-Pontfol

France

Téléphone : +33 (0)231.632.424
Fax : +33 (0)231.631.476
Email:

Opening hours:
The Shop is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
from Monday to Saturday
plus Sundays in July & August.
January Saturday closed.

+ also open on these 2023 bank holidays:
Sunday 9 April (Monday 10 April closed)
Sunday 30 April & Monday 1 May
Sunday 7 May (Monday 8 May closed)
Thursday 18 May
Sunday 28 May, Monday 29 May
Friday 14 July & Tuesday 15 August
Wesnesday 1 November & Saturday 11 November

GPS : N 49.174458 - E 0.007542
          N 49° 10' 28" - E 0° 0' 27"

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The Pays d'Auge is to be found in Normandy, about 200 km (125 miles) to the West of Paris. The Domaine Dupont is on the D16 at Victot-Pontfol, a little village on the "Route du Cidre" (Cider route) between Beuvron-en-Auge and Cambremer.


Visits of the estate & Summer Oenotourism activities:

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Visitors are welcomed for a visit of the estate (french or english tour).
And during summer, the Domaine Dupont team invites you to a series of activities that allow you to discover the estate, the products and the elaboration secrets in a friendly setting.

Visits
for individuals

Domaine Dupont visits

May to September
& Holidays
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Tasty
Tour

Domaine Dupont Tasty Tour

May to September
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Marché
des saveurs

Le Marché des Saveurs at Domaine Dupont

Saturday 20 May 2023
free entrance
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Musical
aperitifs

Musical aperitifs

19 & 26 July 2023
2, 9, 16 & 23 August 2023
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Heritage Days
 

Heritage Days

Sat. 16 September 2023
free entrance
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Apple
Harvesting

Apple harvesting

24, 25, 26, 28 & 31
October 2023
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Calvados
Distillation

Calvados distillation

November, December & January
Saturdays
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Premium
Distillation

Calvados distillation

November, December & January
Monday-Friday
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Domaine Dupont visits - no reservation necessary:

Tour of the orchards, distillery and cellars with tasting of 1 cider, 1 pommeau, 1 calvados.

Time: 11.00 a.m. in french, 3.00 p.m. in english, 4.00 p.m. in french.
  May & June: Tuesday to Friday (no visits June 28 afternoon)
  July & August: Monday to Saturday
  September: Tuesday to Friday.
  (excluding public holidays).

+ School holidays: Tuesday to Friday, at 3.00 p.m. in french & english
Tariff: 5.00 € per person (free for children under 18).

Special visits for groups:
All year long, on reservation only

- STANDARD TOUR: Approximately 1 hour time for a visit to the orchards, distillery and cellars, tasting of our products and purchasing.
Tariff: 65 € (1-10 pers), 6.50 € per person (10+).

- EXTENDED TOUR: Approximately 1.30 hour time for a tour starting in the orchards and press, then a visit the distillery and winery, the tasting of our products and purchasing.
Tariff: 95 € (1-10 pers), 9.50 € per person (10+).

- TOUR & SPECIAL TASTING: Approximately 1.30 hour time for the Extended Tour - orchards, press, distillery and winery. Tasting of our products with local delicatessen, cheeses and pastries. Food matching commented by our sommelier.
Tariff: 165 € (1-10 pers), 16.50 € per person (10+).

- PROFESSIONAL VISIT: one of the key persons of the estate - with the required technical skills - shares with you methods and know-how on specific topic - such as varieties selection and harvesting, or brewing and fermentation, or distillation and aging.
Tariff: 185 € /hour VAT incl. - individuals.

- COCKTAIL WORKSHOP: After the visit of Domaine Dupont estate, you will attend a workshop led by a professional bartender. He will introduce you to the art of creating Calvados and Cider cocktails.
Dates : July/August - ask for exact date - Starts at 5.00 pm, ends at 7.00 pm
Tariff: 15 € per person > Reservation and payment must be made at least 3 days in advance.
Minimum: 5 persons - Maximum: 12 persons.

French or English tour. Feel free to contact us for more details.

Domaine Dupont Tasty Tour

The Tasty Tour is a public tour of our estate, with the presence of a guide who will introduce you to the methods of making cider and calvados, our orchard, our distillery and our aging cellar.

After this visit, we invite you to enjoy the place with a board of local products or with a delicious hot dish from the Ty Gibus restaurant in Caen. You will also have the opportunity to taste our ciders, our pommeau and our calvados.

Dates:
Monday through Saturday in July and August.
Tuesday through Friday in May, June & September.
Begins at 11.00 am, ends at 1.30 pm.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol - France

Tariffs:
- Board option 25.50 € per person = an assortment of local products, one glass of cider or apple juice, and dessert.
- Hot Dish option 35.50 € per person = a dish (choice: tripe à la mode de Caen, Vallée d'Auge chicken, fish or vegetarian dish) with one glass of cider or apple juice, and dessert. The hot dish is prepared by chef Olivier Briand from Le Gibus restaurant in Caen.


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Reservation and payment must be made at least 3 days in advance.

The Biodiversity in our orchards :

For many years, Domaine Dupont has carefully watched over its orchards and, after three years of conversion, the estate is finally in organic farming.

You will explore the biodiversity offered by the hedgerows that surround our orchards and shape the landscape of the Pays d'Auge. A fun quiz on the ecological cycle of the orchard will help you to visit. A bottle of apple juice for the winner.

Dates: Friday 12 July 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
          Friday 12 August 2022 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol - France

Tariff: 9 € (free under 18-yrs old) --> Online reservation

"La Guinguette" at the estate :

Domaine Dupont welcomes you in a charming and rustic setting. In its garden, you will enjoy a night out with an elegant accordionist.

La Ferme d'Argentel will be there to offer you a barbecue of a delicious Bayeux pig.

What better way to taste ciders and calvados?

Date: Saturday July 18, 2020 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol - France

Tariffs: 40 € per person (15 € under 18-yrs), by reservation only --> Online reservation

Musical aperitifs :

Domaine Dupont welcomes you in its haven of peace at the heart of the cider route. A friendly musical atmosphere will be created by pianists or guitarists who will enjoy playing by your side. A themed aperitif will be offered to highlight the agreements of Norman terroir products with Dupont ciders. Around a glass of cider, different boards will be offered.

Dates: Wednesdays July 19 & 26, August 2, 9, 16 & 23, 2023 from 7.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.

Program:
Wednesday 19 July 2023 : Folk country, Les Fils de Juno
Wednesday 26 July 2023 : Blues, Bluesy Boy
Wednesday 2 August 2023 : Gipsy jazz, Spad
Wednesday 9 August 2023 : Soul, rock'n'roll, Phil Brière
Wednesday 16 August 2023 : Pop & blues, Deviation
Wednesday 23 August 2023 : Blues, Richard Blues Forever

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol - France

Tariffs: 15 € per person (5€ for children),by reservation only --> Online reservation

Apple Harvesting animation:

The Apple Harvesting animation is a specialized visit on the theme of harvesting cider apples.

You will visit our orchards and our press. During the visit, you will participate in the harvest of different varieties of cider apples in order to leave with your own juice!
The visit will end with a tasting of our ciders, apple juice and calvados.

2023 Dates: Tuesday 24 october, Wednesday 25 October, Thursday 26 October, Saturday 28 October & Tuesday 31 October at 3:00 pm.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tariff: 9 € (4.50 € under 18-yrs) --> Online reservation

Maximum is 20 persons a day.

The Christmas market - distillation & Christmas tales:

What could be better than a market of local producers and artisans to prepare Christmas gifts?

While the adults will unlock the secrets of calvados distillation, the children will set up the Christmas tree.
To end the afternoon, it's hot cider or apple juice for everyone! Christmas tree decoration and Christmas tales at 3:00 p.m.


Date : Saturday 5th December 2020, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Free entrance.

Marché des Saveurs at Domaine Dupont :

Le Marché des saveurs is Domaine Dupont open day: the estate may be visited with a guide, all day long. You will be able to meet local producers (honey, teas, cookies, meats, fruits and vegetables, flowers and plants) and discover food and cider matching. You will also have the opportunity to have a lunch on site with chef Olivier Briand of the restaurant Le Gibus in Caen, who will propose tasty recipes.

They were present last year: La Pépinière from Cambremer , Restaurant Le Ty Gibus from Caen, La Ferme d'Argentel (producers of the renowned Bayeux pigs), Eric Favre (ceramist) ,Baptiste L'Hernault (beekeeper), Antoine Chauvel (market gardener), Jean et Anne De Baufremont (cattle producers), La boulangerie Pain Vivant, La Biscuiterie du Pays d'Auge, Les Jardins d'Archibald (syrups, aromatic harbal teas).

Date: Saturday 20 May 2023 from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Free entrance.

Calvados Distillation activity:

The Calvados Distillation activity will let you discover all the secrets of Calvados, from its production in our distillery to its aging in our cellars.

The visit will continue with a tasting of our ciders, pommeau and calvados.
You will depart with your own-blended Calvados (37.5 Cl bottle).

Dates: Every Saturday of November, December & January - at 3:00 pm.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tariff: 30 € per person --> Online reservation


Also on reservation, from November 1 to January 31 (weekdays): 150 € for 1-5 persons --> Online reservation Premium

Easter in the orchard:

Easter in the Orchard is an activity for the entire family.

The children will answer a quiz on the apple and then go to the egg hunt in our organic orchard. Once the hunt is over, they will collect their little surprise and will be able to taste our flat and sparkling apple juice.

For adults, a tasting of our products is included with a particular focus on the calvados-chocolate marriage.

Dates: Saturday 8 April 2023 at 3:00 p.m.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tarif : 9 € per adult - under 18-yrs --> Online reservation

Heritage Days:

On the occasion of the heritage days, the estate will make you discover the natural heritage of the region as well as its know-how present for five generations.

Accompanied by a guide, the visit will begin with the discovery of the orchards, the press and the fermentation cellars. During the visit, we will share with you new anecdotes and we will explain the particularity of an old farm in the Pays d'Auge.
The visit will continue with the distillery and the Calvados aging cellars, then will be followed by a tasting of our products.

Dates: Saturday 16 septembre 2023 at 11 am & 3.00 pm.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Free entrance

Calvados Distillation - Private Premium Session:

The Calvados Distillation activity will let you discover during a private premium session, all the secrets of Calvados, from its production in our distillery to its aging in our cellars.

The visit will continue with a tasting of our ciders, pommeau and calvados.
You will depart with your own-blended Calvados (37.5 Cl bottle).

Dates: Monday through Friday, of November, December & January - at 3:00 pm.

Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tariff: 150 € including 1-5 persons - Addtional persons: 30 € --> Online reservation


Directions:

From PARIS (200 km - 125 miles):

  • Take the motorway A13 (toll road), towards CAEN.
  • Exit 29a: La Haie Tondue, Falaise.
  • At the roundabout turn left onto the D16, towards Bonnebosq, Falaise.
  • Drive through Bonnebosq and then Léaupartie and carry on a further 2.5 km (1½ miles).
  • The entrance to the Domaine Dupont is on the right hand side of the road, marked by a road sign.

The Estate is exactly 13 km (8 miles) from the motorway exit.

From CAEN  by motorway (40 km - 25 miles):

  • Take the motorway A13 (toll road) towards PARIS.
  • Exit 29: Dozulé, Cabourg, Dives, Houlgate.
  • Turn left to take the D400.
  • After 600 m (660 yards), at the stop sign, turn left onto the D676.
  • After 500 m (550 yards) turn right onto the D49 towards Beuvron-en-Auge.
  • Follow the D49 for 13 km (8 miles): going through Putot-en-Auge, Beuvron-en-Auge and Victot-Pontfol.
  • At the stop sign, turn left onto the D16.
  • The Domaine Dupont is 2 km (1¼ miles) further on the left.

From CAEN by the D613 (old RN 13) (36 km - 22 miles):

  • At the "Carrefour de la Saint-Jean", turn left onto the D16.
  • The Domaine Dupont is 4 km (2½ miles) further on your left.

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14430 Victot-Pontfol - France
Tel.: +33 (0)231.632.424   -   Fax: +33 (0)231.631.476   -   Email:
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