Q & A

The role of VINEX is to provide a secure trading Exchange where you can connect and successfully complete negotiations, supported by a sampling approval process.

VINEX reduces your risk and ensures legal, ethical and fairness in trading.  We provide thefollowing guarantees through to contract execution:

Trading Rules
Trading activity is monitored and reviewed

Member Feedback
Feedback is encouraged and reviewed

Member Ranking and Profile
All members are ranked by trading activity

Sampling Restrictions and Monitor
Requests are restricted for new members

Regional Managers’ Feedback
VINEX meets with members in-market 

Clearing and Settlement
Completed trades are subject to the trading rules

 Registration Verification
All members are authenticated at registration

Member Anonymity
Protection of anonymity is paramount

First Listing Approval
New member listings must be approved by VINEX

Regular Audits
Compliance audits are conducted regularly

Exception Reporting
Comprehensive daily reports are monitored

Security and Privacy
Advanced technology provides secure protection

No Listing or Negotiation Fees

No. You only need to register, be approved by VINEX and start selling.

Registration is free.

VINEX is a business to business trading exchange and therefore you must be a sole proprietor or a company representative, in or associated with, the wine industry.

Selling fees only apply to completed contracts.

Fees & Rates Summary

• No listing or negotiation fees
• Service fees apply to completed trades
• Pre-Harvest Forward Contract fees apply
• Subscription fees are optional
• Listing promotion fees are optional
• Fees may apply for other VINEX services 

Buyers purchasing through the Marketplace have all been verified by VINEX and must be either Basic, Professional or Corporate members.

They include exporters, importers, bottling facilities, retailers and wine (or other bulk grape product) producers who have supply requirements.

Buyers are across all regions and markets throughout more than 40 countries.

Yes. Through the Marketplace you can add listings for grapes and all types of grape derived product including juice, must, concentrate, flavoured wines, fortifieds and grape spirit.

For wine products, there are options to customise your listings; including organic, kosher, crude, faulty and other variations.

VINEX Regional Managers can assist with more information.

Suppliers will be invoiced a service fee payable to VINEX on the execution of a Sale & Purchase Agreement.

Service fees are based on a percentage of the total value of each trade and are volume discounted – the larger the volume, the smaller the percentage fee payable.

Fees also apply for other VINEX services including securing a Pre-Harvest forward contract.

A full list of Rates & Fees can be found under Services here

Sampling is vital to completing a successful trade.

While you can choose not to supply samples, when you add a listing and negotiate with a buyer, you must provide a final sample for the buyer’s acceptance as part of the Clearing & Settlement approval process.

If samples are made available when negotiating a trade you are 300% more likely to complete a trade.

When adding a listing to the Marketplace you can indicate if samples are available or not.

The supply of samples to interested buyers is at your cost, including the use of your preferred freight carrier and must be delivered duty paid (if international).

VINEX will advise you of the buyer’s request and provide dispatch address details, along with labels to print and apply to each bottle.

VINEX coordinates the delivery which is tracked through your central dashboard.

The Direct Market is available to Professional members only.

Here you can add your available grapes or wines and restrict your universe of buyers to only those in the industry you would like to approach.

Your listings are locked and restricted in view (no price or volume details are displayed) and cannot be accessed from the Main Market.

Through your listing, you can confidentially invite up to 8 members (search by Country and Company Name) to respond. If the buyer you're looking to invite is not in the VINEX list, there's a request button for VINEX to invite the buyer onto the exchange to view your listing.

When adding your available wines, you can pre-qualify the members you would like to notify and trade with.

The Direct Market provides you with control and efficiency, whilst creating competitive tension amongst those invited to respond to listings.

Your member anonymity is retained throughout to ensure a fair and unbiased negotiation to secure your supply.

Details on 90 Day PrOFESSIONAL Trial for £90 here

The quality levels ranging from A - Luxury down to E - Generic are broad categories within which wines must be classified to provide an indication of quality.

Just as price may also indicate a quality assessment, the A - E categories are another convenient way to search and compare wines of interest.

Of course, you will ultimately make your own determination as to the quality, style and value of a wine.

The Boutique Market is only relevant for wines within the quality grading levels of A-C and / or contain at least 85% content from a single region.

Below are some guidelines to consider when listing your wine requirements and selecting an appropriate quality level.  

VinScore is an independent evaluation service provided by VINEX to increase a buyer’s interest in your listings. The service is only available for 'Finished-Bottle Ready' wines. Each wine is given a rating (within its quality level) out of 5.0. With a VinScore your finished wine listings will be more appealing and provide an unbiased filter to help buyers compare listings of interest. Whilst you’re not obligated to purchase or display a VinScore, it has been shown that listings are 300% more likely to lead to a completed trade. 

Yes. VINEX provides a service called VinValuation – it’s free and you don’t need to supply a sample.Based on the wine’s listing details, VINEX will respond to you with a VinValuation after taking into account all market and current trading factors.

The advice will advise a valuation price range along with commentary on the prevailing market conditions.