Cellarage Terms & Conditions

All purchases are governed by our standard terms and condtions.

Wines liable to cellarage charges

Cellarage charges, together with The Portfolio Service charge, will be made in accordance with the scale laid down in the current Lay & Wheeler List. For wines purchased ex-cellars (lying in producers' cellars), members will be advised upon subsequent shipment and, on arrival, wines will be cellared under bond unless we receive written instructions to the contrary. Charges for cellarage apply only to wines held in the United Kingdom either duty paid or under bond. Wines purchased en primeur will become subject to cellarage charges upon arrival in Lay & Wheeler’s chosen bonded warehouse in the UK. Insurance cover is a condition of cellarage with Lay & Wheeler and is provided for the replacement value. In the unlikely event of breakage or loss whilst in Lay & Wheeler's care, a wine will normally be replaced with either the same wine (subject to availability) or a wine of equal or greater quality. 

Portfolio service

A compulsory Portfolio Service Charge of £35 (inclusive of VAT) will be charged to Members on an annual basis as part of the LW FTFWP expert consultation service. LW reserves the right to increase this fee on an annual basis. The Portfolio Service Charge will be payable on 31st March of each calendar year.

Title of goods

Wine purchased for cellarge, both in the UK and En Primeur, remains the property of Lay & Wheeler Ltd until all invoices and outstanding charges are settled. Subsequently title is determined by reference to the Annual Stock Certificate and, in the case of sealed cases, to the name and Stock Number marked on each case.

Ullages/Condition Loss

Whilst Lay & Wheeler will take every reasonable care in the storage of your wines, no liability will be accepted for deterioration which may occur through the natural processes to which all wines and their corks, however well cared for, are subject.

Non-payment

In the event of non-payment of invoices, the company reserves the right to sell part of or all of the customer's paid reserve and to deduct from the proceeds the outstanding charges