Robust Processes
Our expert team at Corsham Cellars will ensure that your wine
is received and treated with the utmost care at every stage in the
process.
As any wine expert will emphasise, a proper cellar is where a
fine wine really comes into its own. Its delicate structure demands
a perfectly balanced environment in order to mature to perfection,
and the smallest of details must be monitored and controlled. Wines
stored at Corsham Cellars are not only stored in the optimum
conditions, 100 feet below the hills of Wiltshire, but are also
subjected to a rigorous set of processes. These exacting standards
are in place to ensure that we receive your wine correctly, log its
details on to our Warehouse Management System and apply a label to
each case with your name and a barcode before your wine is laid
down in our cellars.
When your wine arrives at Corsham Cellars, much care is taken in
confirming its details. The name, vintage, case type and case size
are all checked and, once confirmed, these details are loaded on to
our Stock Management System and given a rotation label. These
details, along with case quantities, will be sent to you on our
Confirmation of Receipt of Stock document. You will also be able to
view details of your collection on Cert Octavian Online.
A rotation label is applied to each case and carries the owner's
account number and name. It also details the bottle or case to
which it is affixed (wine name, grower - if applicable, vintage,
case type and case size). Each label also has a unique rotation
number, used for HM Revenue & Customs purposes, along with a
unique barcode that is checked whenever your wine is moved.
Each case is allocated a space within the cellars when it is
laid down. Before the wine is put away, it is double checked, to
ensure your wine is being placed in the correct location. This
information is then stored on our Stock Management System, so that
your wine can be quickly found when it is needed.
When your wine is required, our experienced cellar staff ensure
that the correct bottle or case is picked, using our Stock
Management System. We will only ever transfer or deliver your wine
following written or electronic instruction from you.
Cert Octavian's Bonded Warehousing service enables our clients
to defer payment of Duty and VAT on their wine whilst it is in our
care.