2) Wine Cellar Services:
NEVER AGAIN LET A GOOD BOTTLE GO BAD, OR DRINK THE WRONG BOTTLE FOR THE OCCASION
Once you have bought your wine it needs to be kept well as most wines are certainly worth keeping for some time in the bottle so as to enjoy at their best.We can advise on managing your existing wine portfolio including new acquisitions, storage, consuming and selling at the right time Let us
provide a seamless day-to-day experience by managing all of the time consuming details. Our personalised service means your exclusive sommelier is available at your disposal – someone who knows your likes and dislikes and is working in your best interest
Whatever the size of your wine collection, Alio-Olio can organize it for you. We will arrange your wines by category and catalogue your inventory in a spreadsheet or cellar management program depending on your needs. Personal wine shopping is a perfect complement to our cellar management services. If you are building a cellar, we can advise you on the design, shelving units and ideal storage conditions in terms of lighting, issolation, temperature and humidity. Your personal sommelier is ready to share their knowledge and advice to your preferences
A cellar evaluation includes
• Discussion on your taste preferences and objectives
• Assessment on state of your current cellar
• Review of storage conditions.
• An inventory of your wine*
• Written review and appraisal on the condition of the cellar
• A catalogue of your cellar including recommendations for ‘drink now’, ‘to hold’ wines and recommendations for liquidation**
* Conditions apply
** We can act as a sales broker & provide liquidation services if required
Wine Cellar Management
Your purchases, pending deliveries, sales and consumption constantly affect your inventory. Since our goal is helping clients spend less time on details and more enjoying wine, we’ve created a program to maintain your cellar year-round. We want this to be a long relationship and customize each wine cellar maintenance plan to any number of specifications. You will never loose track of a bottle again and your cellar will be much easier to navigate. Cellaring Logistics
In-depth advice on reporting on key indicators:
• Market value
• Bottle condition
• Optimal drinking windows
• Food and Wine pairing
• ‘Drink now’ bottle placement
• Cellar Diagram for easy location
• A record of inventory for your wine
• Electronic or Hard-bound personalised cellar reference
Buying & Selling
• Personal shoping; Pick-ups from local wine shops
• Coordination of deliveries
• Confirmation and inspection of all cases shipped and delivered temperature-controlled
• Each bottle inventoried and registered
• Placement of all deliveries into your locker
• Consolidation from logal producers and vendors
• Sourcing of rare and hard to find wines and spirits to complete collections
• Management of logistics
• Procurement of en-primeur wines
(help you navigate the tricky ‘en primeur’ market , and make sound investments)
• Cellar Liquidation advice and services
Special Services
• Wine storage options & advice
• Invitations and Access to tastings and events
• Regular email correspondence including advice and tips
• Gifting – arranging of carefully selected and beautifully presented wines
• Restaurant wine list and menu recomantations and selection in advance or on the day
• Planning and hosting of in-home events and special occasions
• Wine tours and private tastings/Itinerary planning
• Cheese and Wine matching event in home
• Rare wine dinner sommelier services
• 24 hour turn-around email advice
• On-Call phone access