We have a number of logistics solutions to suit collections of all sizes, value and location. Complete our Logistics Calculator to understand the likely solution for you, or read below to find out more.
You are also welcome to drop your stock in to us at our Crouch End warehouse, once we have agreed a price with you. Just let us know what time you’d like to come in, and we will make sure one of the team is ready to meet you. Checks are completed within 24 hours of drop-off, and you’re then added to our next daily payment run.
For wine/spirits located In Bond
You will need to instruct your merchant to transfer the stock to one of our bonded warehouses. For most of our clients, it’s best to transfer to LCB Eton Park (Account: HAT010), but please let us know where your wine is stored and we can confirm.
In most instances, we will cover the transfer fee charged by your merchant, however if the total value of your offer is below £500, then this may not be financially viable for us.
For wine/spirits located in Duty Paid warehouses
If you have duty paid wine stored with merchants, such as The Wine Society, then we would ask that you request that they deliver the wine to our London shop at the below address:
The London Wine Cellar
Unit 2 Granita Court
9 Cross Lane
London
N8 7GD
Below £100
If our offer is between £50 – £99, we will ask you to post your bottle/s to our warehouse, and will contribute £5 towards the postage and packaging costs. This will be added onto your valuation following acceptance of our offer.
Between £100 – £200
For offers between £100 – £200, we will ask you to bubble wrap and package up your bottle/s, we will then send you a pre-paid label to fix to the packaging. We will then arrange for the package/s to be collected from you at our cost.
See our packaging tips here
Over £200
For offers above £200 we will take care of all of the logistics at our cost. Depending on where you are in the country and the value of the collection, there are a number of ways we could collect, from sending you specialist packaging with DHL, to using our in-house courier service. For very large or valuable collections, we may even be able to send a member of the buying team to inspect and collect your wines in person.
To see how we are likely to collect your stock, please complete the above form.
Larger collections
For very large collections it is likely we will use London City Bond’s uplift service, as they are the safest way to collect high volumes of original cases. For extremely valuable collections, we may even be able to send a member of the buying team to inspect and collect your wines in person.
To see how we are likely to collect your stock, please complete the above form.
Located Abroad?
We are able to collect from most countries around the world, but costs vary. Therefore, whether we are able to collect as part of the service will depend on the size and value of your stock.
N.B. there can be exceptions to these methods, so if you feel that the above does not suit your collection then you can discuss this with the logistics team when they contact you, or let us know in advance of your acceptance.