BBX

BBX is our fine wine exchange. With over 40,000 wines available to bid on, and tens of thousands listed for sale at any one time, it has become the best place to grow your wine collection – safe in the knowledge that every wine has been authenticated and comes with a quality guarantee.

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The sale process is managed by Berry Bros. & Rudd from start to finish and sellers pay a 10% commission. There is no fee for buyers. Sellers can offer any eligible wines in their collection, as long as it is currently stored In Bond in one of the Berry Bros. & Rudd warehouses, and is in an unbroken case.

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Customers set the price and specify the quantity they want to sell. Buyers can agree to buy straight away at the set price or make an offer at a lower price by placing a bid. You can also place a bid on wines that aren’t actively for sale, but are stored in Berry Bros. & Rudd warehouses. These bids may have a lower chance of being accepted, but this can be a good way to find unusual wines or get a great deal. We would recommend making realistic offers, or sellers are likely to ignore your bids and may sell the wine to someone else.

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To place a bid, you will need to register as a bidder . Log in or create an account and then follow the prompts for bidder registration.

Our Best of BBX page displays a number of curations to better showcase the wines listed for sale by our customers. They show the most-attractively priced wines available. We look at the price history on BBX over the last six months and current Liv-ex prices to identify the best deals.

Yes, all of this can be done on our Cellar Manager app. Download our app here .

If you would like further guidance, you can contact the team by emailing bbx@bbr.com .

The Liv-ex market price is the best-listed price for a wine in the secondary market. To calculate it, Liv-ex look at list prices from a large group of trusted international merchants. The market price can be used as a guide to what you should expect to pay when buying wine in the market. We refresh this data daily.

It’s a “vertical” search engine which allows customers to find the price and availability of a given wine or spirit, globally, and be directed to the business selling the product. Our Wine-Searcher valuations are based on current UK merchants’ prices and are refreshed at least once every 36 hours.

BBX transactions and pricing are refreshed at least three times a day. All valuations are based on a 12 x 75cl case unless otherwise specified. Please note: Berry Bros. & Rudd takes no responsibility for the accuracy of externally sourced valuations.

Berry Bros. & Rudd charges sellers 10% commission on all successful sales. This means that when a wine is sold with BBX, the seller will receive 90% of the selling price. The price payable to the seller is called the “net price” and is displayed when the seller lists a wine on BBX. There are no fees for buyers and no listing fees.

Wine is considered a “wasting chattel” for tax purposes so it is not subject to Capital Gains Tax. If you’re regularly selling wine, this could be seen as income by HM Revenue & Customs, so it could be subject to income tax. We recommend speaking to a tax advisor if you have any concerns.

Yes. We are committed to providing our customers with an unsurpassed level of service and are equally committed to ensuring we provide a safe and legal product. If a wine is corked (affected by cork taint) or faulty, we will, in the first instance, offer a replacement bottle; or if we are unable to replace the bottle from our stocks, we will offer a refund or credit to the replacement value of the wine. We will ask for the return of the bottle in question. Many wines are sold to drink young so we offer a simple drinking guide to help clarify the optimum drinking time of all our wines. If a wine has been kept too long or stored inappropriately by you (or by us, on your instructions), we may not be able to offer a refund and will not be liable to you, as set out in “ Our liability to you ” section.

If you believe a wine to be faulty please contact us on 0800 280 2440 or email us at bbr@bbr.com and we will be happy to make arrangements to have the wine collected and tested. In order to benefit from our guarantee, you must tell us within a reasonable time of discovery that a product is faulty and, in any event:

• where products are purchased from our physical stores, within 12 months of purchase;
• where products are purchased on our website, within 12 months of delivery or collection; or
• where products are stored in our cellars, once withdrawn from our cellars, the shorter of (i) the remainder of its drinking window, and (ii) 12 months from withdrawal. For the avoidance of doubt, where there is no remaining drinking window, there is no guarantee.

If you are a consumer, you have statutory rights if something is wrong with our products and those rights are not affected by this guarantee. Subject to “Our liability to you” section, you have a statutory right to reject our products within 30 days if our products are faulty and you will be entitled to a full refund. Alternatively, you can ask us to replace the product and, if we're unable to do so, we will offer you a full or partial refund (subject to statutory limitations). Please contact us using the same details above to exercise your consumer rights. For detailed information please visit the Citizens Advice website www.citizensadvice.org.uk .

Berry Bros. & Rudd follows rigorous inspection guidelines on all items which are accepted into our warehouse for on-going sale through our business. We strongly recommend that customers intending to submit such wines to Berry Bros. & Rudd read these guidelines first and pre-inspect their wines before submission as an administration and delivery charge will be applied to any wines rejected and returned. These inspection guidelines set the threshold for what Berry Bros. & Rudd define as minimum acceptability of quality and condition. All wines will automatically be opened and inspected on receipt or will be inspected prior to confirmation of sale and approved against these guidelines. If you do not consent to your wines being opened and inspected in this way Berry Bros. & Rudd reserve the right to refuse receipt. For the purposes of this guarantee, the guarantor is BB&R Limited, trading as Berry Bros. & Rudd, 3 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1EG.

There is no buyer’s commission, so the buyer will only pay the stated price.

Buying wines listed for sale with BBX is open to anyone and is treated like buying any In Bond product. If you want to place a bid on a wine you will need to register a payment method so that, if your bid is successful, the sale is processed smoothly.

Each seller sets the price of wines they choose to sell with BBX, so the price of wines may fluctuate between different sellers. The price shown on BBX may also differ from the price Berry Bros. & Rudd set. Wines sold with BBX are all sold In Bond, which means Duty and VAT haven’t yet been paid on them. It’s important to consider that cost when comparing the price of wine from different sources.

BBX transactions and pricing are refreshed at least three times a day. All valuations are based on a 12 x 75cl case unless otherwise specified. Please note: Berry Bros. & Rudd takes no responsibility for the accuracy of externally sourced valuations.

You can get help buying BBX wines in our shops but BBX is a web-based service, so can only be bought on bbr.com otherwise.

Top-50 is updated daily and shows a maximum of 50 wines whose current list price compares most favourably to the Liv-ex market price. The Liv-ex market price is the best-listed price for a wine in the secondary market. To calculate it, Liv-ex look at list prices from a large group of trusted international merchants. Liv-ex data is refreshed daily.

Yes, once you have bought the wine and it has been confirmed it will be transferred into your ownership and into your Berry Bros. & Rudd cellar. This process takes about 20 minutes and you will be notified. At that point you can withdraw it from your cellar and have it delivered. Please note: BBX wines can only be bought in bond (ex-VAT and ex-Duty) and therefore when you withdraw them you will be liable to pay that VAT and Duty.

All wines sold on BBX are in bond (ex-VAT and ex-Duty). Once purchased, you can either store the wine with us or take delivery of the wine (once Duty and VAT have been paid). Duty and VAT will be calculated on the price that you paid for the wine when it was purchased.

When you buy a wine from BBX it transfers into your ownership and into your cellar. From there you can withdraw it along with anything else in your cellar.

There is no buyer’s commission, so the buyer will only pay the stated price.

You must pay for BBX purchases at the point of ordering and you cannot use Gift Vouchers. Some promotional codes are applicable with BBX purchases.

The easiest way to ensure your BBX transactions go through smoothly is to register a valid payment card as your default payment method.

We'll hold your order for five working days to allow for you to pay via bank transfer. Alternatively, you can get in touch so we can process the payment for you.

No. You cannot use that on wines purchased on BBX but you’ll still be able to use it on wines purchased from Berry Bros. & Rudd.

You will need to register as a bidder and provide your card details before you place a bid. You can place a bid on any wines that are currently for sale with BBX or any wines that are stored in our warehouse. Your bids are more likely to be accepted on wines that are for sale, but if you make a strong offer then you may be able to buy wines that aren’t currently listed for sale. If the wine is for sale and you make an offer at the asking price, the order will be processed immediately. If you place a bid below asking price, or bid on a wine that’s not currently offered for sale, the seller will have the opportunity to review your bid to decide whether to accept it.

Your bids will remain active for 60 days. You can change or cancel your bids as long as they haven’t already been accepted by the seller. We’ll email you updates and let you know when they’re about to expire. If you’re outbid, we’ll send you an email and you’ll have the opportunity to increase your bid. If the wine has no bids, you can set your bid for any value. If the wine does have bids, you must choose a higher amount than the current highest bid. The only other restriction is that your bid must be at least 70% of the market price.

To receive bids on wines you have stored in our warehouse you need to be registered to sell. You also need to manage your alerts.

When a seller lists a wine on BBX, they have the option of choosing to receive email alerts when bids are placed. They can also elect to only receive alerts for bids over a specified minimum amount.

No. If there is already a live bid on one of your cellared wines but you have not listed it for sale, you can still accept the bid.

Yes, log in to your account and head to “My BBX” to see what if you have had any bids placed on your wines

No. Bids can only be placed on wines stored In Bond in the Berry Bros. & Rudd warehouse. If you have wine stored in another UK bonded warehouse and would like to transfer your wines to the Berry Bros. & Rudd warehouse you can do so free of charge. Find out more here .

No. Once you’ve accepted a bid you are unable to cancel it.

When a buyer places a bid they stipulate the case quantity they wish to bid for. The case quantity cannot exceed the total number of cases available to be bid on. Bids are matched to the requested quantity so sellers are unable to accept bids lower than the quantity requested by the seller.

For example, if a seller is selling two cases of a wine and a receives a bid offer for the two cases then the seller can accept the offer for two cases but cannot accept an offer for only one case.

Yes, we need a valid card saved so that should you win a bid the payment process is smooth. Email the BBX team if you have any queries or questions about BBX registration.

Yes. When you register to bid you can set the way you pay either by Berry Bros. & Rudd account or by Credit/Debit card. If the value of your bid order exceeds your account balance, then payment will be split between your account and the debit/credit card that you nominated when you registered as a BBX bidder. Please note, customers who have an agreed credit facility with Berry Bros. & Rudd are not able to use this to buy BBX wines.

Bids can only be placed with valid saved card details. If you attempt to make a bid and your saved card details have expired, you will be prompted to supply new card details before you can proceed.

You will receive an email alert if you are outbid. You can then place a higher bid if you would like to. A bid higher than yours may either be accepted by a seller or may expire, and if this happens your bid becomes the highest bid again. Please note that your bid remains valid for 60 days regardless of whether it’s the current highest bid.

Bids must be at least £5 higher* than the highest bid or at least 70% of the market price, whichever is higher.
For example, if the market price is £100 the minimum bid price will be £70. However, if there is already a bid for £80, the minimum bid price will be £85. We restrict bids to maintain a fair selling environment.

*This increment becomes £10 for bids above £1000.

The easiest way to ensure your BBX transactions go through smoothly is to register a valid payment card as your default payment method.

You’ll need to log in to your account and register as a seller before you sell any wines with BBX. During registration, you’ll be asked to provide details of how you’d like to receive payment for any wines you sell. Once you’ve registered as a seller, go to your cellar and choose what you’d like to sell and the number of cases. You will see market price information for all wines in your cellar, which can help you set the right price. Once you offer your wine for sale, it will be available to buy from bbr.com alongside all our wines. It will also appear on Wine-Searcher. Customers will be able to buy it straight away at the price you’ve set, or place a bid that’s below your asking price. You’re free to accept or decline any bids below your set price, but it is important that you manage your bid alerts so you are made aware of any bids on your wines. Any orders you receive will be held as ‘pending’ until we have successfully captured payment. We’ll email you at each stage to confirm the next steps.

If you have any questions, please email the team at bbx@bbr.com .

Absolutely, these can be changed here at any time.

Wines are offered for sale for a maximum of 60 days. You can offer it again for the same price if you wish, but you may find it sells faster if you reduce your price. We’ll send you an email when your wine is about to be removed from sale.

You can change the price or quantity of wine for sale, as long as it hasn’t already been sold. Log in to your account and in the “My BBX” area you will be able to see your wines for sale and edit the details. We’ll send you confirmation by email that your sale details have changed.

You can cancel a listing, as long as it hasn’t already been sold. Log in to your account and in the “My BBX” area you will be able to see your wines for sale and cancel any that you no longer wish to sell. If an order has already been placed or you’ve accepted a bid then you are committed to the sale and it cannot be cancelled.

We provide pricing guidance using the Liv-ex Market Price as a guide and you can check Wine-Searcher prices as well and historical BBX data.

The Liv-ex market price is the best-listed price for a wine in the secondary market. To calculate it, Liv-ex look at list prices from a large group of trusted international merchants. The market price can be used as a guide to what you should expect to pay when buying wine in the market. We refresh this data daily.

It’s a “vertical” search engine which allows customers to find the price and availability of a given wine or spirit globally and be directed to the business selling the product. Our Wine-Searcher valuations are based on current UK merchants’ prices and are refreshed at least once every 36 hours.

BBX transactions and pricing are refreshed at least three times a day. All valuations are based on a 12 x 75cl case unless otherwise specified. Please note: Berry Bros. & Rudd takes no responsibility for the accuracy of externally sourced valuations.

If you have multiple cases of the same wine that you bought in a single transaction, you will have to list them for sale at the same price. If you bought the cases in separate transactions and for different costs, then you can set different sale prices.

If the same wine is listed at the same price by more than one seller, the wine that was offered for sale first will be sold first.

Any wines that you own that are stored in complete cases In Bond with Berry Bros. & Rudd can be sold with BBX unless there are specific producer restrictions on the wine. If there are you will be alerted to this and the details of the restriction when you purchase the wine.

• Wines that are currently stored elsewhere (including En Primeur and Wine Lying Abroad)
• Wines that are not stored In Bond
• Wines in mixed cases
• Spirits
• Single bottles, unless they are in original one-bottle case format

On rare occasions, we may remove a wine for sale with BBX if we believe it is not in a sellable condition or if the selling price is significantly above or below the current market value. This is to protect both buyers and sellers and we reserve the right to do this.

When you sell a wine with BBX, you’ll see the credit in your Berry Bros. & Rudd account the day after the sale has been confirmed. If you’ve chosen to receive payment to a UK bank account, we’ll transfer the money on the 10th business day after the confirmed sale. We’ll deduct any debit balance in your Berry Bros. & Rudd account and transfer the remainder. Please note that the transfer may take up to a minimum of 3 business days to reach your designated account. If you don’t have access to a UK bank account, we can arrange payment to an overseas bank. You’ll need to give us your account name, account number, IBAN, SWIFT code and the name and branch of your bank. Your bank should be able to provide all these details. The name on your bank account must be the same as the Berry Bros. & Rudd account holder name. You can change your payment preference at any time by logging in to your account here .

Berry Bros. & Rudd charges sellers 10% commission on all successful sales. This means that when a wine is sold with BBX, the seller will receive 90% of the selling price. The price payable to the seller is called the “net price” and is displayed when the seller lists a wine on BBX. There are no fees for buyers and no listing fees.

Wine is considered a “wasting chattel” for tax purposes so it is not subject to Capital Gains Tax. If you’re regularly selling wine, this could be seen as income by HM Revenue & Customs so it could be subject to income tax. We recommend speaking to a tax advisor if you have any concerns.

Buyers can place bids on wines that you’ve offered for sale but they can also bid on any In Bond complete cases in your cellar, regardless of whether you’ve offered them for sale. You’re free to accept or decline any bids you receive. You can also set alerts or app push notifications to get notified about bids you might be interested in. Log in to your account and in the “My BBX” area you will see any current bids and be able to manage your alerts.

No, only wines stored In Bond are eligible for sale on BBX but you could, potentially, sell them via a future auction. Email auctions@bbr.com for more information.

No. Wines must be physically located in Berry Bros. & Rudd’s warehouse before they can be listed for sale with BBX.

No, unless they are in original one-bottle case format. Only unsplit cases can be listed for sale with BBX.

No, it is not possible to sell spirits and other non-wines through BBX.

Only if they are transferred to our warehouse and pass authentication and quality checks. If you have wine stored in another UK bonded warehouse and would like to transfer your wines to the Berry Bros. & Rudd warehouse you can do so free of charge. Find out more here .

Once you have registered your preferred payment method, go to your cellar and expand the wine you want to sell. Then click on “Selling options”.

No, but we will display a warning if you set a selling price below the price you paid for the wine. There is a market price guidance box to help you.

You can remove a wine from BBX or change the selling price or selling quantity at any time, providing an order has not been placed for your wines already. To remove a wine from BBX simply click on the action button and click on the “remove from sale”. You can also edit the selling price or selling quantity from there prior to an order being placed for your wine.

Yes, you can change the selling price or selling quantity at any time, provided an order has not been placed for your wines already. To edit a listing simply click on the action button and click on the “Edit listing” button.

Yes, as you are the owner of the wine, storage fees are still payable when listed on BBX.

No, after an order is placed for your listed wine or after you have accepted a bid for your listed wines, you are unable to cancel the order or withdraw the wine.

When a buyer places a bid they stipulate the case quantity they wish to bid for. The case quantity cannot exceed the total number of cases available to be bid on. Bids are matched to the requested quantity so sellers are unable to accept bids lower than the quantity requested by the seller.

For example, if a seller is selling two cases of a wine and a receives a bid offer for the two cases then the seller can accept the offer for two cases but cannot accept an offer for only one case.

We'll hold your order for five working days to allow for you to pay via bank transfer. Alternatively, you can get in touch so we can process the payment for you.