01. Storage Costs
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Recommended partner: LCB Eton Park, UK
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£6.84 per 6×75cl case per year + VAT
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£13.68 per 12×75cl case per year + VAT
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Equivalent to about £1.14 per bottle
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Charged directly by LCB, so your account stays in your own name
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Illustrative example: A medium-risk £100,000 portfolio holding around 100–120 bottles would typically cost about £120 per year in storage.
02. Insurance Costs
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Recommended insurer: AXA XL Syndicate Limited at Lloyd’s (Arranged by LCB on your behalf)
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Estimated at 0.2 percent of Net Asset Value each year
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Illustrative example: A £100,000 portfolio would cost roughly £200 per year in insurance.
03. Typical Annual Carrying Cost for a £100k Portfolio
For a medium-risk collection of about 100–120 bottles:
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Storage cost: around £120 per year
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Insurance cost: about £200 per year
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Total annual carrying cost: about £320 per year
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This is approximately 0.32 percent of a £100,000 portfolio.
Kosten des Besitzes einer Weinsammlung
Hochwertige Weine zeichnen sich durch sehr geringe laufende Kosten aus. Dies sind die einzigen wiederkehrenden Ausgaben im Zusammenhang mit der Pflege eines Weinportfolios.
A simple 2 percent flat fee on all sales, whether you are reinvesting or exiting.
Many clients join with existing wine portfolios held across several merchants or storage facilities. We provide a complete transfer service to bring everything under one advisory structure with secure records and full provenance protection.
There are two possible fees when selling external wines:
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2 percent fee when selling to reinvest - If you sell external wines and reinvest the proceeds through Cellar Advisor, the fee is aligned with the rate for wines originally sourced through us.
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7 percent fee when selling to exit - If you sell external wines purely to liquidate and withdraw funds, the brokerage fee is 7 percent.
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This includes valuation, pricing strategy, buyer outreach, negotiation, settlement, and any LCB movements.
Example: If you transferred £100K of external wines and sold £50K to reinvest, that portion would incur a 2% fee. Selling the remaining £50K to exit would incur a 7% fee.
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Selling wine purchased through Cellar Advisor (reinvest or exit): 2 percent
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Selling external wine when reinvesting: 2 percent
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Selling external wine when exiting: 7 percent
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