What does your wine inventory service include?

We visit your cellar and build a photographed, bottle-level inventory. Each entry records producer, cuvée, vintage, bottle size, quantity, fill level, condition, rack position, and current market value. You receive a clean spreadsheet plus dated photos for insurance, estate, or moving records.

Do I need a wine inventory before moving?

Yes. A professional inventory is the foundation of a safe cellar move. It sets the declared value for cargo insurance, determines packing materials, and creates a verifiable pickup-and-delivery record so every bottle is accounted for.

How do you value wine for insurance or estate purposes?

We value each bottle at current replacement cost using auction results and marketplace data. For rare or investment-grade collections, we coordinate with certified wine appraisers to provide documentation insurers and estate planners accept.

Can you inventory a cellar without moving it?

Absolutely. Many collectors hire us simply to document and value a collection for insurance, estate planning, resale, or personal records. You do not need to schedule a move to use our inventory service.

Service

Wine inventory service.

We photograph, catalog, and value your wine collection — for insurance, estate, resale, or a cellar move. One clear record, built by professionals who handle wine every day.

What's included

A professional inventory for collectors, estates, and relocations

Photographed, bottle-level documentation

We shoot every rack and close-ups of high-value bottles before anything is touched. Dated photos become proof of condition for insurers, estate planners, and your own records.

Complete cataloging per bottle

Producer, cuvée, vintage, appellation, bottle size, quantity, fill level, capsule/label condition, and rack position. One row per bottle or identical lot — nothing left to memory.

Current market valuation

We value the collection at replacement cost using auction results and live market data. That total becomes the declared value for insurance, and we can connect rare bottles to certified appraisers.

Clean digital deliverables

You receive a spreadsheet and photo archive, plus export-ready formats for CellarTracker, insurance brokers, or estate documentation. No proprietary lock-in.

Built for moving or standalone use

Use the inventory as a standalone record, or hand it to our moving team and we'll build the packing plan, insurance declaration, and re-racking map directly from it.

Licensed, bonded, and insured

Vino Ragazzi is a licensed wine shipper and bonded carrier. Our inventory service is performed under the same coverage and chain-of-custody standards we apply to every cellar move.

Deliverables

What we document in every wine inventory

Field	Why we record it
Producer & cuvée	Precise identification for insurance and valuation
Vintage & appellation	Drives market value and provenance
Bottle size / format	Magnums and larger formats need special handling
Quantity & lot grouping	Accurate case counts and packing plans
Fill level & condition	Baseline proof of condition before any handling
Rack position / bin	Lets us re-rack the cellar exactly as it was
Current market value	Declared replacement value for insurance
Dated condition photos	Visual record for claims and estate files

At the end of the visit you receive a complete spreadsheet, photo archive, and summary valuation. Already have a CellarTracker or cellar-management export? We can reconcile it against the physical cellar and return a verified, corrected file.

Use cases

When collectors call us for an inventory

—Before a local or interstate cellar move
—For insurance renewal or new coverage
—Estate planning, gifting, or trust documentation
—Pre-sale valuation or auction consignment
—Simply knowing what you own and what it's worth

Schedule your wine inventory

Tell us the size of your cellar, your location, and what you need the inventory for. We'll quote a flat fee and book the visit — usually within a few days.

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