We are not in the business of making money on delivery charges! Domestic delivery charges are the standard Australia Post shipping rates based on your postcode and the weight/amount of wine purchased. Simply enter your postcode at checkout and it will automatically calculate the shipping rate. Please note that someone will need to be at your nominated address to sign for the goods. If you cannot guarantee this, we suggest you give us your daytime business address for shipping. Australia Post will not leave parcels unattended for insurance reasons.

For international shipments, charges vary between countries. Please be aware that the recipient is responsible for any local duties and taxes applicable to your countries laws. Contact us for a quote if your order exceeds 2 dozen bottles.

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Domestic deliveries normally take 3-4 working days on the East Coast and up to 9 days on the West Coast. Overseas delivery can take up to 2 weeks.

We acquire fine and rare wine direct from producers and reputable wholesalers from around the globe. We have been Wine Importers for over 15 years so you can feel confident that all our wines are imported in refridgerated containers (REEFERS) and stored in our temperature controlled storage facility in Sydney. Solid provenance is verified by our team. Each bottle of rare and back vintage wine is unique. We inspect each bottle by hand to assure the overall condition of the cellar meets our strict standards. When an individual bottle has a cosmetic blemish or other condition, we provide that notation (see chart below). If no condition is catalogued, that bottle is deemed to be in excellent condition for its age.

Following are the terms and abbreviations we use when describing bottle conditions:

Ullage is the natural process by which the fill level in a bottle will drop over time. While a recent vintage wine with a low fill should be cause for concern, a bottle at 15+ years of age should be expected to have a less than perfect fill.

Wines with traditional Bordeaux bottle shape:

Label	Title	Description
VTS	Very Top Shoulder	common for wine 10+ years old. Excellent for bottles 20+ years old
TS	Top Shoulder	normal level for wines 15+ years of age. Excellent for bottles 30+ years old
HS	High Shoulder	acceptable level for wines 20+ years of age
MS	Mid Shoulder	not abnormal for wines 40+ years of age.
LS	Low Shoulder	rarely brought to market, exceptional situations

Wines with traditional Burgundy bottle shape:

Label	Title	Description
3cm	3cm	good fill for wines 15+ years of age. Excellent for wines 25+ years of age
4cm	4cm	acceptable for wines 25+ years of age, cause for concern for wines less than 15 years old
5cm	5cm	not abnormal for wines over 50 years of age
6cm	6cm	rarely brought to market, exceptional situations

Other Bottle Conditions:

The following bottle conditions lead us to take extra care during inspection and evaluation.

The reality with wine is that there is always a slight chance that the liquid inside the bottle may carry a fault or spoilage that is outside our control. As we are unable to test the wine in these bottles, we can never completely guarantee that the wine inside the bottle is fault free. Therefore the condition of the wine inside the bottle must be at the buyers risk. If however, the condition of the bottle has a cosmetic blemish or other exterior condition that was not accurately stated (as per our guidelines above), please contact us immediately to discuss the issue.

We generally do not offer discounts, however if you intend to make a large purchase, please contact us first to discuss this purchase and any possible discount options on a case by case basis.

You will receive a payment request, however if you require an invoice please let us know and we will be happy to email you one.