Wine Shipping

Shipping your wine purchases to the USA.

Prices of wine are low in France – very low indeed compared to those of the USA. Wine enthusiasts are keen to take advantage of this to stock their cellars, while the casual visitor wants to bring back wines they have enjoyed here but will never be able to find back home. Visitors to France from the USA and other countries have found it difficult to buy more than a few souvenir bottles of wine to take home – until now.
Loire Valley USA has teamed up with speciast wine transporters to offer a unique service to our clients. They collect your wine purchases and deliver it directly to your door.

How does it work?

In a typical touring day we visit from three to five vineyards. If you choose to buy a case or several cases (of 6 bottles) at each you will have quite a few boxes needing shipping by the end of the day.
Having paid for your wine at each vineyard, you give us your delivery details so that we can organise the shipment; you will be invoiced for the transport and packing seperately from your tour so that you can pay by credit card.
After completing the administrative work demanded by customs – both the French customers and those of your country – the consignment is collected from us and taken to the airport. Here your wine is repacked into insulated transport boxes before being flown to an airport in your country. The wine is cleared through customs, collected and taken by road to your home.
In normal circumstances the whole process takes 6 – 8 weeks door to door. Weather and other issues can effect this however, so patience is essential. High summer can be an issue in many states but your wine will be stored in perfect conditions in the USA until the weather allows for safe delivery. Can’t wait? We can send your wine cool-chain express delivery for a supplement.
How much does it cost?
There are two charges made for this service:
Bottles are shipped in boxes of 6 only

Delivery / packaging charges – to your door – USA

6 bottles

= 1 box

€ 200

12 bottles

= 2 boxes

€ 285

18 bottles

= 3 boxes

€ 375

24 bottles

= 4 boxes

€ 450

30 bottles

= 5 boxes

€ 535

36 bottles

= 6 boxes

€ 615

42 bottles

= 7 boxes

€ 700

48 bottles

= 8 boxes

€ 780

54 bottles

= 9 boxes

€ 865

60 bottles

= 10 boxes

€ 945

66 bottles

= 11 boxes

€ 1,030

72 bottles

= 12 boxes

€ 1,115

78 bottles

= 13 boxes

€ 1,195

84 bottles

= 14 boxes

€ 1,270

90 bottles

= 15 boxes

€ 1,350

Insurance

5% of cost of total wine cost (from purchase receipts). Minimum charge: €20
Fees cover breakage, loss and wine specific damage like seepage during transit. Please open your cases immediately upon delivery and let us know by e-mail (within 36 hours) if you have any concerns. Please provide photos whenever possible. Your satisfaction is our number one priority.

Protecting your wines:

We use specialists to legally ship your wine, who will be taking every needed precaution to avoid any risk of damage during transit due to extreme weather conditions. If this means storing your wines in their temperature controlled warehouse until the weather is appropriate to ship, they will do so free of charge. There may be openings during the cold and hot weather conditions where your wines can be expedited for additional fees instead of free storage. These options will be presented to you if the situation arises.
Additional details / requirements for certain states (subject to change without notice):