Moving a wine collection without risking it
Packing, inventory support, refrigerated transportation, short-term in-transit holding when needed, unloading, and cellar placement for private collectors, estates, and relocation partners.
A collection is not ordinary freight
Wine is heat-sensitive, fragile, heavy, and often irreplaceable. A standard moving truck can sit in the sun for hours; a general carrier may cross-dock a shipment several times. Neither is acceptable for a cellar you spent years building.
We plan the move around the wine: inventory before pickup, wine-specific packing, careful hand loading, temperature-controlled transportation, and as few transfers as possible.
We also work directly with moving and relocation companies, taking only the wine portion of a household or corporate move so the rest of the relocation can proceed normally.
Included in a collection move
- Inventory assistance. Documentation of what is being moved before it leaves.
- Wine-specific packing. Proper materials and labeling; we can pack, or move wine already in original wooden cases (OWC) or shippers.
- Hand loading and unloading. Careful handling at both ends, including stairs and cellar access.
- Temperature-controlled transport. Refrigerated equipment and temperature requirements planned for the route.
- Short-term in-transit holding coordination. For closing-date gaps and cellar build-outs when needed.
- Cellar placement. Unloading and placement at destination, not just a stack of boxes in the garage.
Selling a wine collection
Thinking of selling a cellar or sending wine to auction? We can coordinate an independent appraisal, introduce an auction house, and arrange temperature-controlled transportation, including WineBid drop-off at our DFW facility. Auction & event logistics →
Tell us about your collection
Where it is, where it is going, roughly how many cases, and when. We will prepare a plan and a quote.
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