Wine & spirits auction software built for provenance and trust.
Fine wine and rare whisky sell on history and condition. Unovance gives you the tools to document provenance, verify buyers, and run compliant sales — on a branded platform you own outright.
In wine and spirits, the bottle is only half the lot. The other half is its story: where it came from, how it was stored, and who has owned it. A 1982 first-growth or a single-cask whisky commands its price because a buyer believes the provenance. Software that cannot carry that history forward leaves money on the table.
Unovance treats provenance and condition as first-class lot data — structured, searchable, and attached to every bottle through the sale and into settlement. Photos of fill level, capsule, and label sit beside cellar records and prior-ownership notes, so collectors bid with confidence instead of hesitation.
The realities of this category — age verification, licensed shipping jurisdictions, and duty considerations — are built into registration and bidding controls, not bolted on afterward. And because you sell under your own brand, the collectors you earn stay yours: their data, their loyalty, their repeat business.
What a wine & spirits sale demands — and what you get.
Provenance you can defend
Attach purchase history, prior-owner records, and cellar-to-cellar movement to every lot, so the chain of custody buyers demand travels with the bottle.
Storage condition on the record
Document fill level, label and capsule condition, ullage, and temperature-controlled storage with structured fields and photo galleries that build buyer trust before a bid lands.
Age and identity verification
Gate registration behind age confirmation and KYC checks, and restrict bidding by shipping jurisdiction so you never accept a bid you cannot legally fulfil.
Formats that fit the cellar
Run timed online sales for broad single-bottle and case lots, live webcast events for trophy lots, and sealed-bid rounds for rare allocations — all from one catalog.
Frequently asked questions
How does the platform handle provenance for fine wine and whisky?+
Each lot carries a structured provenance record: acquisition source, prior ownership, and storage location, with supporting documents and images attached. That history stays with the lot through the sale and into settlement, giving bidders the evidence trail that separates a confident bid from a cautious one.
Can I verify a bidder's age and shipping eligibility before they bid?+
Yes. Registration can require age confirmation and identity checks, and you can limit bidding to jurisdictions you are licensed to ship into. Compliance is enforced at registration, not discovered at fulfilment, so you avoid voided sales and shipping headaches.
Which auction format works best for wine and spirits?+
Most houses run timed online auctions for the bulk of single-bottle and case lots, switch to live webcast for marquee trophy lots that deserve a moment, and use sealed bids for scarce allocations. All 22 Unovance formats live on one platform, so you choose per lot or per sale.
Do I own my buyer relationships and data?+
Yes — that is the whole point. You sell under your own brand on your own platform, and the bidder list, purchase history, and contact data belong to you. You are building a collector base, not renting an audience from a marketplace that owns the relationship.
Run your next fine wine or whisky sale on a platform you own.
Document provenance, verify every bidder, and keep the collector relationship. Talk to our team about a wine and spirits auction platform built around your house.