Full, personal management of your wine export process, for wineries of every size, from boutique producers to large wineries: shipment planning, collection from the winery, export documentation, coordination with your customs broker and shipping line, protecting the wine in transit, and tracking through to delivery in the US, Canada and Europe. One accountable point of contact, a price known in advance, no surprises.
Years of experience managing wine shipping and export taught me one thing: a bottle of wine is not just another box in a container. It is a delicate product, sensitive to heat and to time, and behind it stand people who put a full year of work into it. A shipment that travels badly does not reveal itself at the port. It reveals itself when someone abroad opens the bottle.
That is why I chose to specialise in wine and nothing else. I work with wineries of every size, from boutique producers to large wineries, across the whole export process: coordinating with shipping lines, customs brokers, forwarders, laboratories and authorities, making sure every document is accurate before it is filed, and that every shipment arrives in the condition it left in. You get one address, personal and available, not a case number at a call centre.
This is what wine export looks like when one person holds all the threads. At every stage you know where things stand, what comes next and when, without chasing anyone.
We sit down together, work out where the wine is going and under what conditions, and build a structured export plan that fits the winery and the shipment.
We schedule the loading with the forwarder so the bottles leave the winery on time and in the right conditions.
I prepare and check every export document, from the export declaration and certificate of origin to the packing list and commercial invoice, and coordinate with the customs broker so everything is in order before the container moves. A document corrected at the port costs far more than one checked at the winery.
We arrange storage and transport conditions that protect the wine from heat and damage, because the right temperature is the difference between wine that arrives perfect and wine that arrives spoiled.
From the moment the shipment leaves I track it in real time, and you always know where it is.
I follow the shipment through to actual delivery in the US, Canada or Europe, and handle any problem on the way before it becomes an issue.
Everything needed to get a wine shipment out of the winery and to its destination, held by one person. Without splitting the process between four suppliers, none of whom sees the full picture.
From the moment the order comes in until the shipment is delivered abroad, one person holds the process. You are not chasing the customs broker, not mediating between the shipping line and the carrier, and not finding out late that something was not filed on time. Everything goes through me, and you get one clear picture at every stage.
Shipping lines, customs brokers, carriers, laboratories and regulatory authorities, each working at their own pace and with their own paperwork. I speak all of their languages, synchronise between them and make sure everyone meets the same schedule. That is the difference between a shipment that catches the planned sailing and one that waits two weeks for the next.
I build the timeline backwards, from the sailing date to the collection day at the winery, and coordinate the carrier, the container and the loading slot. The wine leaves on time, without last-minute pressure and without missing a sailing because an approval arrived one day late.
Commercial invoice, packing list, export declaration through the Sha'ar Olami system, certificate of origin, EUR.1, VI-1 for EU destinations and any further certificates the destination requires. I prepare, check and cross-check every document before filing, because one wrong line can hold a full container at the port and cost you in storage, demurrage and a disappointed customer on the other side.
Wine is not a box of screws. Heat, vibration and long waits on a quay can damage an entire batch without anyone noticing, until the bottle is opened abroad. I set the shipping method and temperature conditions with you, arrange a reefer container where needed, and cut down waiting times along the way.
From loading through to actual delivery I track the shipment and update you on my own initiative, without you having to ask. And when something goes wrong, and something always does, I am already on it: spotting it early, resolving it with whoever is responsible, and coming to you with the solution rather than just the problem.
Many parties handle your shipment. Only one person is accountable for it. That is me.
You are not passed between representatives and not re-explaining your story on every call. You have one address, personal and available, who knows your shipment inside out and takes full responsibility for it.
I am not a general customs broker who exports everything from screws to furniture. I live and breathe wine export, and I know exactly how sensitive the product is, what it needs in terms of temperature, and how kosher and non-kosher wine are regulated in different markets.
Almost nobody in this industry publishes a price. Mine is written on the site, below, before we have even spoken. No small print, no "it depends", and no surprise at the end of the month. You know exactly what you are paying for, and that is part of the peace of mind I bring with me.
Almost nobody in this industry publishes a price, because it "always depends". I believe trust starts with a visible number, so the prices are written here, before the first conversation. Choose the track that fits your export volume. All prices exclude VAT.
The prices above cover my management and support services only. They do not include fees, levies, or payments to shipping lines, customs brokers, laboratories or any third party. Those you pay directly to the relevant parties, and I will of course oversee and review them for you as well.
Not sure which track fits you? Tell me about the shipment and I will tell you honestly.
Ask me on WhatsAppTell me where your wine is going and when, and we will work out together how to make the export simple, safe and calm. No cost, no obligation, just a good conversation between wine people. If I am not the right fit for you, I will tell you openly.
