Last Updated: January 2025
These Terms of Service ("Terms") govern your access to and use of Grand Wine's website, services, and advisory engagement. By accessing our website or engaging our services, you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Grand Wine operates as a private wine merchant and advisory house. We are not a retail shop, auction house, or financial services firm. Our services are provided on a bespoke, advisory basis to qualified clients.
If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use our website or services.
"Grand Wine," "we," "us," "our" refers to the Grand Wine advisory practice and its principals.
"Client," "you," "your" refers to individuals or entities engaging our services or accessing our website.
"Services" refers to wine acquisition advisory, sourcing, portfolio management, and related consulting services.
"Advisory Agreement" refers to formal engagement agreements between Grand Wine and clients, which supersede these general Terms for specific services.
Grand Wine provides:
We do not operate as a retail wine shop or maintain public inventory.
Our services are advisory in nature. We:
All specific engagements are governed by formal Advisory Agreements.
Grand Wine's services are designed for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional collectors who:
We reserve the right to decline potential clients if we determine that:
Wine is not a regulated financial instrument. We do not guarantee, promise, or project specific returns on wine investments. Past performance of wine markets or specific estates does not guarantee future results. Wine values can decline as well as appreciate.
Wine markets are subject to economic conditions, critical opinion, collector preferences, and other variables beyond our control. Prices can be volatile, particularly for smaller-production wines. Liquidity can be limited, especially during market downturns.
While we implement rigorous verification procedures, no authentication method is infallible. Counterfeit wines exist. We do our best to verify provenance but cannot guarantee authenticity with absolute certainty. Clients accept residual authentication risk.
Proper storage is essential to preserve wine value. We coordinate climate-controlled storage but do not operate storage facilities ourselves. Clients are responsible for maintaining insurance and ensuring proper storage conditions. We are not liable for storage facility failures or wine condition deterioration.
Grand Wine provides wine advisory services, not financial planning or investment advice as defined by securities regulations. We are not registered financial advisors. Clients should consult their own financial advisors, tax professionals, and legal counsel regarding the suitability of wine investment for their specific circumstances.
Wine examples and historical deliveries referenced on our website are illustrative only. They do not constitute current inventory, offers for sale, or guarantees of availability. All acquisitions are subject to market conditions and allocation availability.
Grand Wine charges:
Specific fees are disclosed in Advisory Agreements before engagement.
Payment requirements:
We do not offer financing or installment payment plans.
To the maximum extent permitted by law:
Grand Wine, its principals, and advisors shall not be liable for:
Maximum Liability: In any event, Grand Wine's total liability shall not exceed the fees paid by the client for the specific service giving rise to the claim.
This limitation does not apply to liability that cannot be excluded by law (e.g., fraud, gross negligence).
All content on Grand Wine's website—text, images, logos, design elements—is owned by Grand Wine or licensed for our use. This includes:
You may view and download website content for personal, non-commercial use only. You may not:
Grand Wine maintains strict confidentiality of all client information, as detailed in our Confidentiality Statement and Privacy Policy.
Clients agree to:
Clients may terminate advisory relationships at any time with written notice. Advisory retainers are typically non-refundable once services commence, though we may provide partial refunds at our discretion based on services rendered.
We reserve the right to terminate advisory relationships if:
Upon termination, we will provide documentation of holdings, assist with transition to other advisors if requested, and return any prepaid fees on a pro-rata basis (at our discretion).
In the event of any dispute, clients agree to first contact Dr. Von Draxler to seek informal resolution. Most disagreements can be resolved through professional discussion.
If informal resolution fails, disputes shall be resolved through binding arbitration rather than litigation. Arbitration shall be conducted:
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales (for European clients) or the laws of the jurisdiction specified in the Advisory Agreement.
These Terms, together with any Advisory Agreement and our Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Grand Wine regarding our services, superseding any prior agreements or understandings.
We may update these Terms periodically. Material changes will be communicated to active clients. Continued use of services after changes constitutes acceptance of updated Terms.
If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full effect.
Our failure to enforce any provision does not constitute a waiver of that provision or our right to enforce it in the future.
You may not assign your rights or obligations under these Terms without our written consent. We may assign our rights and obligations to affiliated entities or successors.
For questions regarding these Terms of Service or to discuss engagement terms, please contact: