Your cellar.has a price We'll tell you what it is.

Normally within 24 hours of receiving your list. For very large cellars with several hundred lines, valuation can take two to three working days – we'll tell you in advance if that's the case.

There is no minimum. We buy single bottles if they suit our range. For a personal collection at your address we'd want around 30 bottles or a value from roughly €3,000 – below that, shipping is simpler, and we contribute to the postage.

From actual world-market prices on the secondary market, not from list prices. We use current trade prices and auction results to establish a base value, then adjust for condition (fill level, label, capsule, colour) and provenance. On high-value bottles, complete and documented provenance has a clearly positive effect on the price.

In four steps. First, provenance: we buy exclusively from reputable, mostly private collectors, and on larger cellars the storage can be assessed on site. Second, UV light: many fine wines carry security markings visible only under ultraviolet, which we check against an extensive database. Third, label and print: under the microscope we examine paper and printing for the traits typical of a given estate, wine and vintage. Fourth, the contents: colour, clarity, sediment and — in champagne — the mousse. Where reasonable doubt remains, we do not buy. For you as a seller this has a concrete benefit: a buyer who reliably spots fakes does not have to discount for safety.

No. Valuation and offer are free and without obligation. For single bottles and small quantities you cover shipping to us – or we build it into the offer and send you a prepaid label. If you need packing materials we'll send them and charge them 1:1 against the purchase price. There is no buyer's commission and no seller's fee as there would be at auction.

Wines you send us are normally checked on the day they arrive. If there's nothing to query, we pay immediately, and in any case within 5 working days of receipt. When we collect in person we pay on the spot – by instant bank transfer or in cash.

Send small quantities insured by courier. Larger holdings, whole cellars and particularly valuable bottles we collect in person – in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain and the rest of Europe. We take care of packing, transport and insurance; you don't need to prepare anything.

Yes. For a cellar clearance we value the holding as a whole and make one offer for all of it – including bottles that have little market value on their own. That is easier for both sides than cherry-picking the good wines and leaving you with the rest.

Yes. You receive a written contract of sale covering every wine purchased, itemised line by line.

No. Once the wines pass into our possession, you are not liable for defects we failed to spot – provided the bottles were demonstrably yours to sell. One exception applies to counterfeits: if a bottle is proven to be fake, the purchase price is refundable. That period runs for one year from the date of purchase.

For private individuals in Germany: selling privately held assets is tax-free if more than one year passed between acquisition and sale (§ 23 EStG, private disposal transactions). Within one year, income tax may apply, subject to an exemption threshold. This is general information, not tax advice – please ask your accountant about your specific case. Rules differ in other countries.

Yes. We never name our sources or where a wine came from – to anyone. Your collection appears in no catalogue and no register. We use your list and contact details solely to handle your enquiry.

Yes. We buy across Europe and regularly collect in Austria, Switzerland, Spain, France and Italy. For collections outside the EU we clarify customs and import with you beforehand – just tell us where the wines are.