What is uvine?

Through Uvine, trading in wine internationally is made possible for all tiers of the wine distribution chain. Whether you are a wine producer looking for a more direct route to market, a wine investor seeking a lucrative wine investment or a private consumer searching for a particular vintage, Uvine Wine Exchange is the ideal place to do business.

With instant access to our online exchange listings, buying and selling wine through Uvine is possible anywhere, and at any time. Regardless of where you are in the world, the Uvine wine trading platform will always be online with a large range of quality, fine and vintage wines available for purchase.

As Uvine is an international, internet based wine exchange, our marketing reach is global. With distribution centres in the UK, USA and Australia, buyers and sellers are no longer limited to their immediate, existing wine trading channels. As such, with Uvine wine investment and trading opportunities become a truly international concern. The goal of achieving effective global marketing, sales and distribution becomes a reality for all traders who use the Uvine network; we routinely help to oversee the secure and safe passage of customers wine investments to all corners of the globe.

Through Uvine's online exchange listings, traders from all around the world have access to some of the most up to date wine values available. As producers, investors, merchants and consumers are all able to trade wine around the clock, the wine and Champagne prices achieved through Uvine will always give a reflection of the current market place. Due to our transparent exchange prices, you can rest assured that all trade undertaken through Uvine takes place at a market driven price.

Trading in wine frequently means accepting the burden of unnecessarily high fees, and commissions, that are placed upon both the wine producer and consumer. Wine merchants with a strong market position (and an eye on their profit margins) have been known to inflate their prices, often taking up to and over a 30% margin. Uvine is different. As we operate via online auction we are able to charge highly competitive exchange fees which we openly publish. These start from as little as 5% for customers trading in wine to the value of £25,000 (Aus $50,000, US $40,000, Euros 40,000) or over per year, and 10% for lower levels of wine trading.

In order to preserve the quality, and therefore value of a consignment of wine, it needs to be stored under exacting conditions. This is especially true of investment and vintage wines which can be exceptionally rare and of very high value. With this in mind, all customers trading through Uvine receive free storage, under controlled conditions, for all of the wines they offer for sale. Furthermore, as vintage and investment wines are a very valuable commodity we also provide free insurance for all wines whilst they are under our jurisdiction.

A case of fine wine is only worth its market price if its quality has been verified; incorrect or inadequate storage can quickly render a prized wine investment worthless. The use of Uvine's exacting wine storage facilities, combined with our expert checking of all wines that pass through our exchange, allows us to provide a faithful, accurate account of a wine's condition and fully guarantee its quality to all of our customers. This process ensures that all customers are able to trade in wine online with the utmost of confidence and faith in a wine's provenance.

Trading in wine with new customers and suppliers for the first time often raises issues of trust, goodwill and payment terms that need to be addressed. This can slow down the wine trading process and cause uncertainty over a transaction. Because Uvine checks the provenance, and verifies all of our traders, we can guarantee settlement of transactions made via our wine exchange process. As such we can guarantee immediate execution of each and every exchange sale. This allows our customers the freedom to concentrate on trading wine.

Because the authenticity of all parties represented on the wine exchange is checked by Uvine, those trading in wine are able to do so in complete anonymity.

The Uvine wine trading platform is a completely secure online environment and is supported by powerful, industry standard encryption systems. As such, Uvine customers are able to trade wine online with full confidence that their account and personal details are kept both secure and safe.

In any situation where a party trading in wine fails to meet their sales obligations, Uvine will act to preserve the integrity of the exchange and, as such, guarantees settlement to all of our customers.

Uvine is committed to providing the highest standards of stock management, stock verification, and transport for all available wine.

As the Uvine wine exchange is an online trading facility our customers are able to trade in wine 24 hours, 7 days a week. Uvine also provides full telephone and fax dealing facilities.