How trading works

Three ways to trade, one order

List a lot, sell it at a fixed price or at auction, or answer a buyer’s request. Every path ends in the same order page.

List a lot01
A lot is a parcel in a warehouse, not a bottle

Every lot carries its category, vintage, ABV and volume, producer, region and origin, EAN, the quantity and the minimum order, the warehouse city and country, and its duty status: in bond, duty paid or T1.

WineGate app screenLot form

Set how long the price is valid, who can see the lot — everyone or partners only — add photos and a description. Buyers see the landed cost for their own country on the same row.

Duty statusIn bond · Duty paid · T1
VisibilityEveryone · Partners only
Sold asMinimum order or whole lot
Fixed price02
Buy now, or make an offer

A fixed-price lot has a Buy now price. Lots from the same seller go into one order. If the price is close but not there, make an offer: the seller accepts, counters or declines, and you see the answer in your notifications and in Messages.

WineGate app screenOffer card
Buy nowOne order for lots from one seller
Make an offerSeller accepts, counters or declines
Auction03
Set your maximum, let the auction hold your lead

Enter the most you would pay per bottle. The system bids for you in €0.05 steps, only as far as needed to stay in front. A bid in the last 5 minutes extends the auction by 5 minutes, so nobody wins by timing. A seller can add a Buy now price for the whole lot.

WineGate app screenAuction lot

Auctions close every minute on the server, and the winner’s order opens at once.

Step€0.05, automatic up to your maximum
ExtensionA bid in the last 5 minutes adds 5
Buy nowOptional, for the whole lot
Requests04
Post what you need, get quotes

A request states the product, the quantity, where it should ship, when you need it and your target price per bottle. Sellers who have the stock answer with a quote. Accept one and it becomes an order.

WineGate app screenRequest with quotes
RequestProduct · quantity · destination · needed by · target €/btl
QuoteSeller’s price and terms, accepted in one click
Order05
Five stages, moved by the seller

Agreed → Payment confirmed → Ownership transferred → Pickup or EMCS → Closed. The order page holds the documents, the payment and fee summary and the conversation with the other side.

WineGate app screenOrder page

You pay the seller directly under the market’s sale contract. In bond, ownership transfers by re-registration at the warehouse: the goods stay where they are and no excise is due until they leave. An e-AD is raised only when the stock travels.

PaymentDirect to the seller, WineGate holds nothing
In bondRe-registration at the warehouse, no excise event
Fee1 % from the seller when the order closes, minimum €50
Messages06
Every conversation sits on the thing you trade

Threads open on a lot, a request, an order, or directly with a partner. Attach images, PDF, Excel or Word files up to 10 MB, quote earlier messages, and bring a third party into the thread when a broker or the warehouse needs to answer. All members of your company read the same thread from any device.

WineGate app screenMessages
ThreadsLot · Request · Order · Direct
AttachmentsUp to 10 MB: images, PDF, Excel, Word
Third partyAdd a broker or warehouse to the thread
Your public page07
One link for your whole stock

Every company gets a public page at winegate.app/@handle with its live lots, prices and Verified mark, open to anyone without a login. Send the link to a client instead of a spreadsheet. Companies that register through it start with 7 days of Membership.

WineGate app screenPublic page /@handle

Export the same stock as a branded PDF price list, a CSV or an Excel file whenever a client asks for a document.

Public pageLive lots and prices, no login needed
ExportPDF · CSV · Excel from your live stock
PartnersPartner-only lots, direct messages, blocks and tags
Your public page

One link for your whole stock list.

Every company gets a public page at winegate.app/@handle: live lots, prices and the Verified mark, open without a login. Send it to a client instead of a spreadsheet, or export the price list as PDF, CSV or Excel.

Companies arriving through your page get 7 days of Membership
Price list export
Live stock · 14 lots
From your lots to a file the client can open.
PDFCSVExcel
Live on the market
Champagne Cuvée Aurore Brut 2015
600 btl · 1 plt · In bond · EXW
Whole lot
€32 400
12 views today
winegate.app/@nordkeller
NK
Nordkeller OÜ
Verified · Tallinn, Estonia
Champagne Aurore Brut 2015€54.00
Barolo Riserva 2016€11.40
Rioja Crianza 2020€8.90
Single malt 12 y€21.00
Open without a loginPDFCSV
Offer received
€11.40 / btl · 600 btl
Barolo Riserva 2016 · Nordkeller OÜ
AcceptCounterDecline
Request R-0412
Rioja Crianza · 600 btl
Deliver to DE · needed by 30 Sep · target €8.90
3 quotesQuote
Order O-0128 · thread
Nordkeller OÜ
Invoice attached. Warehouse confirms re-registration for Friday.
invoice-0128.pdf · 214 KB
Received. Payment goes out today.
Tallinn Bonded Warehouse
Third party in thread · re-registration booked.
3 people · 1 attachmentReply
Messages

Talk on the lot, the request, or the order.

Every conversation is tied to what you are trading, with attachments up to 10 MB, quotes of earlier messages, and a third party in the thread when a broker or warehouse needs to be there. Partners message each other directly.

Attachments: images, PDF, Excel, Word
In your pocket

The whole market on iOS and Android.

The same account on the web, in the App Store and on Google Play. Push notifications for offers, counters, bids, auctions ending and new stock that matches your saved searches, plus a daily summary at the hour you choose.

Web, iOS and Android, one account
Live on the market
Champagne Cuvée Aurore Brut 2015
600 btl · 1 plt · In bond · EXW
Whole lot
€32 400
12 views today
Excise · still wine · EE
1.34/btl
€1.79 per litre · VAT 24 %
Verified · TEDB
Effective 1 Jul 2026
27 countries
Notifications
Outbid
Dom Pérignon ’15 · now €148.20
Offer
€11.40 / btl on Barolo Riserva
Auction ending
Single malt 12 y · 4 min
Match
Brunello · your saved search
iOS · Android · webDaily summary 08:00
FAQ

Questions about trading

Offers, auctions, requests, orders and what in bond changes.

Fixed price: buy now, or make an offer the seller can accept, counter or decline. Auction: set your maximum and the system keeps your lead in €0.05 steps; a bid in the last 5 minutes extends the auction by 5. Request: post what you need and sellers answer with quotes.

Yes, from the same seller. Lots from one seller go into one order.

The seller moves it through five stages: Agreed, Payment confirmed, Ownership transferred, Pickup or EMCS, Closed. Documents, payment and the conversation sit on the order page.

Ownership transfers by re-registering the stock at the bonded warehouse. The goods do not move, so no excise is due until the buyer takes them out. An e-AD is raised only when the stock actually travels.

Directly to the seller under the market’s sale contract. WineGate does not process the payment for the goods.

Let’s connect
Still have questions? Write to us.

Tell us what you trade and where. We answer from the team that builds the market.

Order O-0128 · thread
Nordkeller OÜ
Invoice attached. Warehouse confirms re-registration for Friday.
invoice-0128.pdf · 214 KB
Received. Payment goes out today.
Tallinn Bonded Warehouse
Third party in thread · re-registration booked.
3 people · 1 attachmentReply

List your first lot

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