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.
Domaine Dupont visits - no reservation necessary:
Tour of the orchards, press, cider fermentation cellar, distillery
and aging cellars with tasting of 1 cider, 1 pommeau, 1 calvados.
Time: 11.00 a.m. and 3.00 p.m. in english & french.
May & June: Tuesday to Friday
July & August: Monday to Saturday
September: Tuesday to Friday
excluding public holidays.
+ School holidays: Tuesday to Friday, at 11.00 a.m. in french & english.
Please note: no visits are possible on the following dates:
February 11, 19, 20 & 21, 2025
May 1, 8 & 29, 2025
Tariff: 13.00 € per person (free for children under 18).
Special visits for groups:
All year long, excluding public holidays, 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: 75 € (1-10 pers), 7.50 € 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: 160 € (1-10 pers), 16 € 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: 190 € (1-10 pers), 19 € 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: 250 € /hour VAT incl. - individuals.
- COCKTAIL WORKSHOP: workshop led by a professional bartender. He will introduce you to the art of creating Calvados and Cider cocktails.
Dates : July/August - please ask for exact date
Tariff: 35 € 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 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:
- Hot Dish option 42.50 € per person = a dish with one glass of cider or apple juice, and dessert. The hot dish is prepared by chef Olivier Briand or chef Gilles Poudras.
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Reservation and payment must be made at least 3 days in advance.
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.
Includes a guided tour of the estate, a board of products with a glass of cider, and the concert.
Dates: Wednesdays July 16, 23 & 30, August 6 & 13, 2025 from 6.00 p.m. to 8.30 p.m.
Program:
(will be defined soon...)
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol - France
Tariffs: 20 € per person (7 € 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.
Wednesday 22 October, Thursday 23 October, Friday 24 October & Saturday 25 October 2025 at 3:00 pm.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tariff: 9 € (5 € under 18-yrs) --> Online reservation
Maximum is 20 persons a day.
Open House at Domaine Dupont :
The family-run Louis Dupont Estate invites you to its Open Doors,
a day dedicated to discovery and conviviality.
On the program, three unique masterclasses a gourmet workshop combining
the cider of the estate to Norman cheeses, animated by
David Raguet from La Dégusterie in Pont-l'Évêque.
Between masterclasses, enjoy free guided tours
of the production, followed by a tasting of ciders, pommeau and calvados. For
lunch, settle in our country setting
and enjoy the delicacies of the foodtruck Le Saladier.
An unforgettable day awaits you!
Date: Saturday 17 May 2025 from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Free guided tours.
Tariff of the Masterclasses: 15 € per person
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 (35 Cl bottle).
Dates: October 29, 30 & 31, 2025 - at 3:00 pm.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tariff: 35 € per person --> Online reservation
Also on reservation, tuesday to friday of November, December and January:
150 € for 1-5 persons (30 € additional person) --> 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 19 April 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Domaine DUPONT La Vigannerie – 14430 Victot-Pontfol
Tarif : 20 € per adult - 7 € 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 20 september 2025 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 (35 Cl bottle).
Dates: Tuesday 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
