How to sell my wines?
Selling your wine is always a delicate and complicated matter because, for entirely unexplained reasons, we become attached to our bottles. They were acquired on a particular occasion from a particular person, to be offered or drunk on yet another particular occasion. In short, these bottles accompany us. We love them, we fall out of love with them, we rediscover them, and sometimes we forget about them — only to find them again in the best of cases.
Yet it is well known that over 30% of bottles held in private cellars deteriorate or are lost without ever being consumed. What a shame!
Seller motivations
Since our website was created, we have had the opportunity to speak with thousands of people looking to resell their wine bottles. Their reasons and motivations are as varied as:
My taste has changed — I used to only drink Bordeaux, and now I drink Burgundy. I want to sell some or all of my Bordeaux
I inherited my grandfather's, father's, husband's cellar… I don't want to keep these bottles and wish to sell them
I want to refresh my cellar and sell some of my bottles
I'm moving and my new home doesn't have a cellar. I need to sell my wine
I need cash, I want to sell my wine bottles
I no longer drink, my bottles are deteriorating in the cellar
I found bottles in the house I just bought — if they have value, I'd like to sell them
But once the decision to resell your wine is made, how do you choose the most appropriate channel?
The 10 important criteria to consider when selling your wines
Sell my wines on Cavacave
All 10 of these criteria have been considered to meet your expectations in the design of the cavacave.com service. To help you sell your bottles quickly, securely and with peace of mind at the best price.
Would you like to give it a try?
2013
Year founded
80%
Retention rate
1,500+
Sellers supported
What are the other alternatives?
A few alternatives available on the French market (and internationally for some) to compare against these 10 criteria:
Traditional auction houses
Christie's, Sotheby's, Artcurial
Online auction house
Idealwine
Generalist auction brokerage
Catawiki, eBay
Classifieds
Leboncoin
Have a question?
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