Waitrose wine en primeur service

Buying en primeur

We offer you the chance to buy these wines while they are still maturing in the barrel. Once the wines have been bottled and shipped they can be delivered direct to your door, or stored for you in ideal conditions until you are ready to take delivery. Many of our wines are available only in very limited quantities. Orders will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, and the most sought-after will be restricted to one case per customer.

Paying for your wines

First payment

The prices in this leaflet are quoted in bond Burton-on-Trent and include shipping charges and insurance. Once we have received your payment, we will send you an invoice as proof of purchase.

Second payment

This payment becomes due when your wines are delivered to you. It covers the cost of excise duty at the time of shipment, delivery within the UK, and VAT on these costs as well as on the original purchase price of your wine. (Currently excise costs are £8.76 per 6-bottle case and VAT is added at 17.5%).

Shipping and delivery

The Waitrose En Primeur service is run in association with Lay & Wheeler, who will process your order, ship the wines on your behalf and invoice the duty and VAT when you take delivery. 2006 Burgundy will ship during Autumn 2008. We will contact you to confirm delivery instructions when your wines arrive in the UK, and you will be advised of the delivery charges in force at that time. Prices vary according to the number of cases and the delivery service required. For more information, please contact the Waitrose En Primeur Service.

Cellarage

En primeur wines will be shipped to the Vinothèque bonded warehouse in Burton-on-Trent. If you would like your wines to be stored for you, please contact the Waitrose En Primeur Service. Our associates at Lay & Wheeler are experts in fine wine cellarage, and will set up a customer reserves account for you. These wines will remain in Vinothèque's bonded cellars until Lay & Wheeler receive further instruction. Any cases stored on your behalf will be subject to Lay & Wheeler's competitive cellarage charges as part of their Portfolio service. See Lay & Wheeler Portfolio Service for details.

To order

Orders must be for a minimum of one case (6x75cl bottles, unless otherwise stated).

Telephone

Call 0845 450 1592 (Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5.30pm, Saturday 9am to 1pm).

Online

Visit: www.waitrose.com/enprimeur

E-mail: waitrosewine@laywheeler.com