ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED BY WINE CONSULTANTS
Wedding List ServiceWine Consultants SARL is pleased to offer you its Wedding List Service in which couples can make a selection of wines from which their friends or guests can choose a suitable wedding present of a particular style or value. Initially Guy Boursot discusses with the couple several factors including their wine style preferences, whether the wines are required for enjoyment now or over the coming years, whether this is the basis of a new, or addition to a couple's, cellar and whether the wines are for pleasure or for investment or indeed a combination of the two. Other specific wines can also be sourced and these might be bought directly from the domaines or châteaux or at auction around Europe, subject to certain conditions. After a complete discussion, analysis and advice, a final agreed list is produced that becomes available for donors to look at and to order from. All bottles bought from Boursot?s Wine Collection are provided with tasting notes and recommended drinking dates. If wines for the List have been bought from elsewhere, for example from auction, Guy Boursot will provide as accurate notes as are feasible without tasting these specific bottles. Bottles or cases can be purchased over the internet by the couple?s friends and relatives and will be held in the cellars in Ardres until the newlyweds are ready to collect after their honeymoon. By taking their own wines back with them, of course couples will not be paying the UK?s penal duty on wine imports. Please enquire for further details on ardres@boursot.co.uk.
Wine Receiving Service
- Do you have a favourite vineyard or producer from whom you would like to buy direct at their low ex-cellar prices?
- And would you like to avoid paying the per bottle UK duty of £1.48 on still wine and £1.89 on sparkling wine (before 17.5% VAT on these sums)?
- But you haven't got the time to visit the vineyard to collect?
You can order and pay for your wines directly from the vineyard and arrange to have them delivered to Boursot's Wine Collection in Ardres. Your purchase would be charged to you by the vineyard at ex-cellar prices as a domestic sale on the French market.
Boursot's will liaise with transporters and receive your order, verifying that all items are correct and will e-mail or telephone you with confirmation of receipt.
Then come and collect your cases from Ardres at a time that is mutually convenient. Boursot's charges just 4,50€ per dozen bottles (including TVA), or the equivalent in other sizes, for receiving and handling your order.
Before ordering, we ask that you e-mail or telephone us, so that we know what to expect and when, so we can be on hand to receive delivery, whether it's a few cases or a few pallets, and then to place your wine in an appropriate space until you come to collect.
So easy.
Wine Storage Service
In addition to the Receiving Service above, you can utilise Boursot's Wine Storage Service in Ardres.
You can store your cases of wine in Boursot's secure underground cellars which have a constant temperature.
Customers' own reserves are identified under customers' names and are insured against breakage or loss.
There is no duty to pay when you collect your wines from our cellars and take them back to the UK for your personal enjoyment.
Monthly charge 0,75€ (including TVA) per dozen bottles, or the equivalent in other sizes.
November 2008
As Brits based in France, we are happy to pass on some of our experiences to you and two areas we are asked about regularly are below:-
Do you need documents translated between French and English?
Let us know approximately what you would like translated i.e. from French into English or vice versa, as well as an idea of the length and its level of complexity, so that we can help find you the right translator.
E-mail us on ardres@boursot.co.uk
Would you like to buy, sell or rent a property in France?
Would you like to talk to someone who may be able to help you? We know people who handle property all over France, and they will be happy to discuss your requirements with you in English.
E-mail us on ardres@boursot.co.uk
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