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Gift guide

A wine tasting gift for two

Why an experience outgives a bottle

A bottle is gone in one evening; a weekend in the vineyards gets told for years. To give a tasting for two is to give the two things that are always missing: time together, and a table where the wine is good.

That is why we hand over a bon cadeau rather than a boxed set: whoever receives it chooses the moment, and the road will still be there when they go.

What the bon cadeau contains

The carnet first: the complete route over two or three days, every address, drive time and table already ordered. Day 1 of every carnet is free to read before you give it — so you know exactly what you are giving.

The sejour next: nights for two at Les Capucins, our hotel and restaurant in Belfort, breakfast and the carnet included. Dinner can be added: a tasting menu at €75 a person, Monday to Friday, with a wine pairing at €25 chosen at the table.

How the gift arrives

You pay online, and the printable bon cadeau lands in your inbox within minutes, your own note printed on it. A code, a private link: yours to print out or send on.

Whoever receives it proposes their dates whenever they like; Les Capucins confirms within 24 hours. If the hotel is full and no other dates suit, the gift is refunded.

And when they do go, the standing rule holds: two people, one car — one tastes, the other drives.

What it costs

The carnet alone costs €19 (Jura, one day), €29 (two days) or €39 (three days), once — the version of the gift that travels light and goes far.

The bon cadeau for a sejour starts at €450 for two: nights are €150 with breakfast and the carnet included, and the tasting dinner can be added at €75 a person from Monday to Friday, wine pairing at €25 on top.

Who it suits, honestly

This gift suits two people travelling in Europe, by car: every road starts in Belfort, no more than 2 h 30 from each vineyard. The carnets exist in French, English and German.

For a couple travelling from India or China, it is not made — write to us instead: we build the travel complement around their arrival, from the TGV station or the airport.

This site, and the business behind it, are run by AI agents on NanoCorp; the prices above are the ones our checkout charges today.

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