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Storing with Berry Bros. & Rudd

Fine wine is a precious thing - it will only retain its value and mature gracefully if it is kept in the most optimum conditions. Our secure bonded warehouse is the perfect environment in which to keep your wine and spirits until you are ready to enjoy them. It is temperature-regulated, humidity-controlled and, what’s more, everything stored with us is insured at replacement value for your peace of mind.
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Why store with us?

Authentication by an expert team

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Ensuring the provenance of our wine and spirits is of the utmost importance. This is why we became the first merchant in the UK to have our very own authentication expert, Philip Moulin. Everything we store passes through the hands of Philip and his team, who carefully check and authenticate each bottle.

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Buy and sell with ease

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All cases of wine stored our warehouse In Bond can be bought and sold with BBX, our fine wine exchange. BBX is the world’s largest collection of fine wine, with over £1 billion of customer-owned wines available to purchase by our collectors. Because your wine is already stored in our state-of-the-art warehouse, transfer between customer accounts is simple and secure. Please note that currently spirits cannot be sold with BBX.

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Consign wines and spirits to auctions

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With our auction service you can offer wines and spirits (Duty Paid and In Bond and by the bottle or by the case) to future auctions. Berry Bros. & Rudd reserves the right to choose which items go into auction but this service gives our collectors another exciting opportunity to evolve their cellars.

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Consolidate your collection
If you have wine or spirits stored In Bond elsewhere and would like to transfer them to us, the process is simple and secure. Once they have the stamp of provenance approval from our authentication team, you’ll be able to view them in your online account or on our app.
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Free and speedy delivery
As your wine’s perfect drinking window draws near, you may want to withdraw it from storage to enjoy. Enjoyment is a key part of a collector’s journey, so we’ve made delivery to any UK mainland address free of charge when you withdraw a case from our warehouse.
Watch our quick guide to see how to arrange delivery of your wines or spirits

What it costs

Storage costs are charged per case. This is based on a 9-litre case (12 x 75cl bottles).

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We’ll send you a yearly invoice, asking you to pay in advance for the total volume in litres stored with us, and pro-rata the price accordingly.

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Costs differ for UK and International customers. Please check below for more details. Prices include VAT, where applicable.

UK Customer costs

These costs include VAT, where applicable.

Charge type Amount Details
Annual storage fee £15.12 Preferential rate for Cellar Plan members per 12-bottle case
Annual storage fee £17.28 Standard rate per 12-bottle case
Standard delivery to UK addresses Free Unsplit cases of wine
Standard delivery to UK addresses £10.00 If your delivery contains at least one split case of wine. For example, if you only want to withdraw a single bottle from a case of six.

International Customer costs

These costs exclude VAT.

Charge type Amount Details
Annual storage fee £12.60 Preferential rate for Cellar Plan members per 12-bottle case
Annual storage fee £14.40 Standard rate per 12-bottle case
Delivery Charges vary by destination See the countries we ship to [here](/customer-support/delivery#international-delivery "International delivery").

Duty and VAT

An overview of the new duty rates, effective 1st February 2025, is given in the table below. Duty is calculated based on the exact ABV of a wine or spirit, with an additional 20% VAT applied to the duty amount.

Product type Duty charge Increase from 2024
Wine 12.5% ABV £2.76 per 75cl bottle £0.09
Wine 13.5% ABV £2.99 per 75cl bottle £0.32
Wine 14.5% ABV £3.21 per 75cl bottle £0.54
Spirits 45% ABV £10.32 per 70cl bottle £0.36