We inherited some wine a few years ago, stored in bonded warehouse. Got quotes from BBR (as mentioned above), Farr Vintners, Albany Vintners. All of the big name wine merchants have accounts with the larger bonded warehouses so you can simply transfer under bond to them, painless process. We had a couple of different wines and ended up dealing with two different merchants to get a slightly better price overall, so if you are selling it is worth getting quotes. Obviously they will pay you less than they want to sell it for based on their current stock and view of the market. Unless you know some collectors, you are not going to be able to get the typical mid-price by putting an advert in the local newspaper or ebay, so just get some quotes from a merchant.
Alternatively you can keep it under bond (pay ongoing storage, insurance) and sell it later, or pay the VAT and duty on it and it is yours to walk away with. I expect you shouldn't do this if you ultimately aim to sell them, as you won't add to their market value by paying the sales tax (a restaurant buying them from a merchant under bond would claim the sales tax back anyway, so they don't want to buy from you for more money in a private deal).
It is generally easier to sell by the complete case (slightly higher price per bottle) but you could always release a couple of bottles for that once-in-a-lifetime taste of a great wine and sell the rest. Something valued at £100 a bottle in bond would be much better than something selling at £100 in a restaurant. Whether you can tell the difference of course...
Alternatively you can keep it under bond (pay ongoing storage, insurance) and sell it later, or pay the VAT and duty on it and it is yours to walk away with. I expect you shouldn't do this if you ultimately aim to sell them, as you won't add to their market value by paying the sales tax (a restaurant buying them from a merchant under bond would claim the sales tax back anyway, so they don't want to buy from you for more money in a private deal).
It is generally easier to sell by the complete case (slightly higher price per bottle) but you could always release a couple of bottles for that once-in-a-lifetime taste of a great wine and sell the rest. Something valued at £100 a bottle in bond would be much better than something selling at £100 in a restaurant. Whether you can tell the difference of course...
