Join one of our consortiums and purchase a share in a barrel. Just send us a Booking Enquiry at Domaine de Cromey. The event takes place every year on the third Sunday of November in Beaune. 

As we do every year, we are once again putting together a group of partners who would like to be part of a purchase of a barrel at this year's wine auction. The event takes place every year on the third Sunday of November here in Beaune. This year, it's November 17th.

We have selected some remarkable wines over the past 10 years, and we are really pleased with the whole experience...especially the wine! We have become Hospices insiders, with contacts that get us into the top professional tastings with oenologists, wine makers and Masters of Wine.  So, come auction day, we know what we want. 

2025 promises to be a very Burgundian year, deep and rich.  Great structure, ideal ripeness. But it looks like a fairly small yield, hence a small quantity of wine will be available. So we are hoping to snag a gem.

Prices vary depending on the appellation, of course, but we have been able to get some remarkable premier cru wines these past few years in the €20,000 – €30,000 EUR range (hammer price) for a 228 liter barrel.

These great wines typically retail for twice what our clients paid for them. The price of one of these shares of 48 bottles for the 2025's is $7,500 USD and you can fully expect these wines to double by the time you receive them. But that's just part of it. You also get something priceless and rare. You get the thrill of taking part in a Burgundy tradition, of participating in one of the great events in all the world of wine.

Here's how we structure the 'consortium':

Typically, we have 6 members per consortium (or barrel) with burgundywine.com one of the members.

We purchase each BARREL at the auction on behalf of the consortium at a price that works within the budget price we set with the goal of buying a good premier cru.

With a budget of €37,500  we can secure a really good premier cru, and have done since 2013, and have sufficient funds to cover all the additional costs including Sothebys' commission @7% of the sale, the barrel itself @approximately €900 EUR, raising the wine in the barrel over the 15 - 18 months raising and custodian period, bottling, labeling, packing, local transportation, insurance and shipping costs to the US. The barrel raising is done by one of our winemakers, depending on the appellation of the wine purchased.

We count 288 bottles per barrel, divided 6 ways, each partner gets 48 bottles. 

burgundywine.com covers the cost of shipping to our west coast cellars.  State taxes and onward ground shipment is additional, the cost of which depends on where you take delivery and is billed separately, before onward shipping.

The wine is usually shipped 15 - 18 months after the auction. So a partner's share works out to $7,500. 

Lastly, here is an FAQ: Is it an investment or a high quality savvy wine buy? Well, we say both and maybe a bit more than that. First, the Hospices wines are among the greatest in the world. The vineyard parcels the Hospices own, given to them as gifts over the centuries, are among the best in Burgundy. We all find it a thrill to be part of the auction, the charitable aspect, owning these fantastic wines and enjoying the fact that we paid half of what they sell for by the time we drink and age them. And, if you get your name on the labels, well then it goes far beyond that. So join the fun today and click the link below.