how it works

The first thing Greffage will do is to help you select a shipping agent to send the wine to us. Next there is some paperwork:  importer designation, sales person license applications etc. that we fill out on your behalf. Once the wine arrives at our warehouse you or your sales agent can market the wine to potential clients. When you get an order Greffage will deliver it to your customer and invoice them. (In Manhattan, we can deliver this as soon as the next day). When your clients pay (a maximum of thirty days later by law) we will remit payment to you monthly minus the costs of warehousing, delivery and our modest commission. We don’t get paid until you get paid.

All wine in New York needs to be sold to restaurants or retail outlets at a predetermined price which is set through a process called price posting. Greffage takes commission on the posted price of the wine when it sells. You should make sure that you post a price that is high enough to cover all of the costs of storage, delivery, and Greffage’s six percent fee. Our fee is very low so it should be easy to leave a profit margin for yourself after expenses. We can help you find the right price to post to maximize profit or market penetration.

You send us the wine, and you market it. We store, deliver, invoice, collect and pay you.