How to sell wines from your cellar?

It's very simple. If you know how to sell a sweater, a bike, or a car online, then you know how to sell your bottles of wine. Above all, we are giving you the keys to a transaction with secure payment, where respect and courtesy are essential. Read below all essentials.

Getting organized is essential

In your account, you have a cellar with a K! You will find all your announcements there at a glance. This Kave allows you to offer group sales of several bottles. This allows the buyer to save a little on delivery prices. On each ad, be as specific as possible by clearly indicating the name, appellation, vintage and history of each of the bottles you have chosen to put up for sale. You will also be able to respond to all your messages by replying for each wine on sale directly from your account
The price
Finding the right price is not such a complicated matter. Idealwine and Wine-searcher are the leading auction sites that we recommend to evaluate the price of your bottle. They charge on average 25.2% including VAT (21% excluding VAT) on your wines put up for auction and appraise your bottles themselves before putting them up for sale at auction. To sell your ALAKAVE wines, browse two or three retail sites, check the information for consistency and get an average. Deduct 4 to 6 Euros which correspond to the transport and service costs of your platform. Your bottle will sell very quickly
Transport
We are still far from a full delivery service, but thanks to platforms like Vinted, carriers now offer very effective solutions. We have chosen to team up with Le Groupe La Poste, DPD. Chronopost Viti allows you to ship your wine by express in France and internationally, between individuals. On our territory, packages are delivered according to the delivery times chosen, the next day before 1 p.m. or before 10 a.m. Chronopost has developed a range of packaging that is simple and quick to assemble, secure, easy to handle and suitable for 75 cl and 150 cl bottles and available for 1, 2, 3, 6 bottles and magnums.
Is my wine still good to sell and drink ?
Georges Dos Santos, master wine merchant from Lyon at Antic Wine since 2001, estimates that a wine is old from 30 to 40 years. In reality, a wine does not age, it transforms. And if it risks the slightest wear then it will be because of the cap? This is why they are replaced on certain great wines, approximately every 10 years.
Take a good look at the neck of your bottle against the light and check the condition of the neck
  1. In the neck (perfect): normal level for wines less than 15 years old and exceptional for those aged 20 years
  2. Low neck level: it is perfect for all wines over 20 years old, acceptable for those over 15 years old
  3. Very slightly low level: it is perfect for 40 year old wines, normal for 30 year old wines
  4. High shoulder level: normal level for wines aged 40 years, exceptional for those before 1960
  5. Mid-shoulder level: this level reveals a weakness of the cap and generates some risks. It is still more than acceptable for wines from before 1960.
  6. Lower shoulder: it represents risks. It may be acceptable for wines from before 1950

As soon as you receive your bottles of wine, we recommend that you check the following points

Check the storage conditions
Before reserving a wine in the cellar, make sure that the storage conditions are optimal. Wines must be stored at a stable temperature between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius, in a dark place without vibrations. Relative humidity should also be maintained between 60 and 80%.
Position your bottles correctly
The bottles must be stored horizontally in order to keep the cork moist and to allow good preservation of the wine. It is also important not to stir wine bottles, as this can disrupt the natural deposit that forms in wine bottles that have aged.
Label your bottles
To facilitate the identification and tracking of your wines in the cellar, it is recommended to label the bottles with information such as the vintage, the producer, the grape variety and the date of purchase.