For wine lists too large to input on this page or for assistance please
call 020 7377 8097
email wine@thelondonwinecellar.com
Our wine valuation service
Selling fine wine is made easy with The London Wine Cellar. It is designed to be transparent, offering our clients the best price in the shortest time frame with the least hassle.
Over the past 8 years, The London Wine cellar has built an impeccable reputation, becoming one of the UK’s best known wine buyers.
Our experienced team have worked hard to build an enviable network of global buyers and sellers, meaning we’re strategically placed to provide the most efficient and dependable wine valuation and wine buying service in the UK.
Our wine valuation service is proudly individual; each valuation, large or small, is carefully hand managed by one of our team. We do not only use the very best, up-to-date global market data, but the competitive prices we offer to our clients also benefit from our ever-expanding network of industry contacts.
Importantly, we never use automated services — our in-house experts are there to provide you with a personalised quote. Therefore, our valuations are not just ‘quotes’ but also a firm commitment to purchase your goods. When you receive an offer from The London Wine Cellar, the price quoted is the NET figure you will actually receive into your bank account.
Rapid WhatsApp valuation
Send photos of your wine to The London Wine Cellar via WhatsApp and member of our team will get back to you within 24hrs.
Take some photos of your wines or wine list on your mobile
Receive your free comprehensive wine valuation
Our 3 step buying process
Selling your wine and spirits with The London Wine Cellar couldn't be simpler.
1Request a valuation
Our clients are spoilt for choice!
- Fill in, or upload your list to our
Valuation form - Email your list to
wine@thelondonwinecellar.com - Send us a picture of your bottles or list via
WhatsApp - Or of course give call us on
020 7377 8097
Valuations are returned within 24 hours.
2Collection or transfer
In bond stock
One of our friendly team will walk you through how to instruct your bonded warehouse to deliver to our bonded account.
Wines stored at home
We will arrange a time window that suits you for collection by one of our team or hand-picked couriers. Free collection is available nationwide for goods valued over £200.00.
3Get paid
The London Wine Cellar operates the fastest payment terms in the trade. We can pay as soon as we have received and seen the stock.
In bond stock
Payment on receipt of condition reports.
Wines stored at home
Payment within 3 working days of the collection point.
London drop-in
Instant payment applies for stock brought to our London drop-in centre.
Why do we ask for your wine location?
Every cellar and collection varies in location and size. Knowing the approximate location of your wines allows us to make a considered and accurate offer right from the word go. This streamlines the entire process for you and ensures nothing changes later down the line. Less hassle, no surprises.
How much is my wine worth?
It’s not always easy to judge the value of your wines, since this is affected by a variety of factors. Below are just a few of the things we look for at The London Wine Cellar, but you can always contact us for a professional valuation.
Vintage
Research the year your wine was produced with a quick online search, the value of a particular Chateau can vary wildly from vintage to vintage.
Storage
Check the level of wine in the bottle to see how well it has weathered its years of storage (ullage can be a sign that wine has oxidised).
Packaging
Retaining the original wooden or cardboard box, especially with older wines, can add as much as 15% value to the case.
Appearance
A bit of wear and tear on an old bottle of wine is to be expected, but it’s always worth checking any really extensive damage, like the complete loss of a label, an exposed cork, visible capsule rust or signs of historic leakage.
Obligation free wine valuation
All valuations come entirely free of obligation, and we’ve designed our business so that it’s just as easy to receive your valuation as it is to arrange the collection or transfer of your wines.
We are pleased to facilitate cellar purchases of any size up to the value of £1 million per transaction. We are able to operate immediate (same day) settlement terms for wines that we can physically inspect. For wines being sent to our shop or warehouse, payment is always made upon receipt and inspection of goods.
Above all, our processes are designed to be transparent, so you can expect open communication from our team each step of the way. There are no hidden charges or costs — and provided we have seen the condition of the goods we’ll never try to change or ‘negotiate’ your original quote.
We take a huge amount of time and care over the valuation phase so that our clients never get an unpleasant surprise when it comes to payday; our 5 star Google rating would suggest this was a good principle to build the company on.
To start the process you can fill in our quick online form, or if you prefer you can give us a call, send us a message through our WhatsApp feature or just drop by for a chat.
For wine lists too large to input on this page or for assistance please
call 020 7377 8097
email wine@thelondonwinecellar.com
Still unsure of the value of your bottles?
Take a look at the London Wine Cellar inspection guidelines for a detailed explanation of how we value your wines or alternatively get in touch with us — we’re only ever a phone call or a WhatsApp message away.