Local fine wine delivery moves one or more cases of wine between two local addresses — a home, a storage facility, a retailer, an event venue — in a cooled vehicle with careful handling, for collectors who don't want valuable bottles riding in a hot car. It's ideal for small moves, auction pickups, gifts and event wine.
Even two or three cases can represent thousands of dollars. Ten minutes in a closed car in the sun can make the interior dangerously hot for wine. A short, cooled, direct delivery is inexpensive insurance for wine you've been saving.
New to this? Read our step-by-step guide: how to move a wine collection safely.
Backed by a local wine merchant
MoveMyWine is run by the team at Meritage Wine Market, an independent wine shop with locations in Encinitas and Santa Barbara. When you book a move, you're trusting your collection to people who look after fine wine for a living.
Brick-and-mortar stores in Encinitas and Santa Barbara — real people you can visit, not a call center.
The team buys, stores and sells fine wine every day, so handling your collection is their core skill, not a side line.
Meritage hosts regular tastings and events and runs wine clubs for local collectors.
The process
Bottle count, both addresses and your date. Two minutes, no obligation.
A specialist confirms access and packing — by video or in person for larger cellars.
Each bottle is recorded and packed into molded wine shippers on site.
Your wine goes straight to its destination — never left sitting in a truck between stops.
Checked against the inventory, then racked in your cellar or placed in storage.
Local delivery of a case or a few cases can often be arranged within a few days, depending on schedule and distance. For gifts, events, or moving a handful of cases between homes, include your preferred date and a backup date in the quote form and the team will confirm what's possible.
There's no strict minimum — moves range from a few cases to cellars of several thousand bottles. For very small quantities (one or two cases) on a local move, a careful DIY move in an air-conditioned car on a cool day may be enough; for anything larger or more valuable, professional handling is worth it. Tell us your rough bottle count and we'll match you with the right service.
Wine needs climate control during a move because heat and temperature swings are what damage it, not distance. Warm conditions speed up aging and can 'cook' a wine, flattening its fruit, while repeated warming and cooling makes the liquid expand and contract, which can push the cork and let air in. A car trunk or an ordinary moving truck on a Southern California afternoon is the biggest risk, which is why fine wine should travel in a climate-controlled vehicle.
Quotes returned within one business day. Free and no obligation.