En Primeur Offers

We will only offer wine en primeur if we feel it’s a good vintage: we don't like to hard-sell any wine unless we feel it's worth it (unlike some merchants!).

How sales en primeur work

You choose the wines you want to buy now and, subject to availability, we will invoice you at the sterling prices quoted. Effectively you are buying the wine overseas, before it has been shipped.

Once the wine arrives in the UK, we will raise a second invoice for duty & VAT at the prevailing rate at time of shipping. From February 1st 2026, a wine of 12.5% alcohol has duty of  £34.44 per dozen and VAT is 20%.

Example

(note: assumes wines shipped at February 2026 duty levels and VAT remains at 20%)

You purchase 12 bottles of a 12.5% abv wine en primeur for £200 per dozen. You pay £200 on ordering and then will be invoiced £34.44 duty + 20% VAT when the wine arrives in the UK.

£200 + £34.44 + 20% = £281.33 total meaning the second invoice will be for £81.33

wines offered duty paid and by the case only 

Wine is only offered in unsplit cases of 6 or 12 bottles or 6 magnums - or on occasion in pre-selected mixed cases.

Please note that wine will NOT usually be available in bond. To enable us to be as competitive as possible we ship all wine to our own warehouse, duty paid.

DELIVERY

Once duty & VAT payments are received, we will deliver the wine to you or to your preferred place of storage at our standard rate of £6.95 per case for orders below £150, or free above £150 (including the duty and VAT). For delivery to the Highlands and Islands, please ask for a quote.

Availability

Finally, whilst we make every effort to supply purchased en primeur wines, if the wines fail to be made available to us by the producer we will either supply similar wines or alternatively refund any payments made.

If you are interested in registering for en primeur wine offers please call 01962 712351 or email us.