What can we give that’s a bit more inspiring than a fountain pen or silver photo frame? - An original retirement present that lasts long in the memory - Adopt-a-vine in France and receive personalised bottles of quality wine - Virtual experience or include wine experience days at the vineyard for 2 - Welcome Pack delivery options in 2-3 days depending on location

Original Retirement Present

What can we give that’s a bit more inspiring than a fountain pen or silver photo frame?

- An original retirement present that lasts long in the memory
- Adopt-a-vine in France and receive personalised bottles of quality wine
- Virtual experience or include wine experience days at the vineyard for 2
- Welcome Pack delivery options in 2-3 days depending on location

Adopt a Vine and Make your Own Wine !

For a wine-making year, your lucky recipient will follow the progress of their own vines in an award-winning French vineyard, and end up with their own personalised bottles of wine that the grapes from their vines have helped to make.

You can offer the virtual experience, or choose to include up to three wine experience days. During the wine experience days they will visit the vineyard, taste the wines, savour a typical winemaker's meal, and actively participate in some of the key stages in making the wine such as pruning their vines, harvesting their grapes, or helping with the blending.

The Wine Experience Days are for two people, so it also provides the ideal opportunity to get away and explore in more detail the finest wine producing regions of France. What better way to spend some of all that newly found free time! Once the wine is matured, they will receive their own-labeled bottles of wine to enjoy with friends and family. No need to look any further – the Gourmet Odyssey Wine Experience makes the perfect original retirement gift!

What’s Included in the Gourmet Odyssey Wine Experience Retirement Gift?

Welcome Pack : delivered for the Retirement day Stylish, metal Welcome Pack containing: Sommelier’s apron DropStop Personalised certificate Details of the Wine Experience selected Access to private customer portal Last Minute Gift? Don’t worry, let us know when filling in the order form, and we’ll email a copy of the certificate to you ahead of the Welcome Pack!
Adopted Vines : Retirement – Autumn 2010 The recipient will: Adopt 6 to 36 vines in an award winning French vineyard Follow the evolution of their vines from bud to harvest
Optional Choice of up to 3 Wine Experience Days : Spring 2010 – Spring 2011 Choose from up to 3 wine experience days at the vineyard of your choice for the recipient to: Learn and participate in the different stages of winemaking such as pruning, harvesting and blending Meet the winemaker and share their passion Taste the wines from the winery Share a typical winemaker's meal *Each wine experience day is for 2 people*. Available dates will be communicated at least 6 weeks before.
Personalised Bottles of Wine : Summer 2011 - Winter 2011 The recipient will: Name their wine and personalise their wine labels Receive 6 to 36 bottles of wine (the number of bottles equals the number of vines you adopt for them)
Newsletters and Customer Portal : Retirement – Winter 2011 Regular updates and photos from the vineyard All the information needed to select the dates for the wine experience days Tips for getting to the vineyard and where to stay