Selling on WineSitting.
WineSitting is a French wine and spirits marketplace where restaurants, hotels, caterers and wine merchants buy by the bottle. e-tailize prepares your case, then runs catalogue, translation, listing quality, stock and orders from one place.
- Assortment reviewed for the channel
- Bottle data and vintages mapped
- French content generated
- Stock and orders in sync
- References live on WineSitting
How do you start selling on WineSitting?
WineSitting is a professional wine and spirits channel in France. Producers, agents, distributors and collectors list references, and hospitality buyers order across several sellers in one delivery. We prepare your assortment and present your case, then the software handles bottle data, French content, stock and orders. Whether your labels belong here is what the free exploration call is for.
WineSitting at a glance.
The essentials of the marketplace in one table, before you dive deeper.
| Market | France, professional buyers onlyCafes, hotels, restaurants, caterers, wine merchants and distributors order here. |
|---|---|
| Assortment | Wine, beer and spirits, sold by the bottleProducers, agents, distributors and collectors list their references. |
| Store subscription | €35 per month excl. VAT, no commitmentFree for the first six months after a store is created, and free for storage clients or when your own site links to your store. |
| Transaction fee | 10% incl. VAT of the amount collectedCalculated on the whole order, on every marketplace sale. |
| Fulfilment | Stored and shipped from the WineSitting warehousesTwo sites, near Paris and in Marseille, with one delivery bundling several sellers. |
| Delivery | From €18 excl. VAT per 36 bottles, by zoneNext day around Paris and Marseille for orders placed before the daily deadline. |
| Excise | Full bonded warehouse statusDSA and DAE documents are issued and cleared for you, plus the monthly DRM. |
| Program | From €249 per month, the fee follows your new revenueFree exploration call first and cancel any month. |
Six reasons to pair WineSitting with e-tailize.
Sommeliers and buyers, not browsers
The people ordering here restock a wine list or a shelf. They buy small and reorder often, so a clean reference earns repeat volume.
We know what this channel looks for
We weigh your labels, formats and price positions against what buyers here already order, and present your range in those terms.
Vintages and formats stay straight
Every vintage, format and case size lives as its own reference in the PIM, so a magnum never inherits the stock or the price of a standard bottle.
Duty suspended stock without paperwork panic
Bottles move under bonded warehouse status, and the movement documents get issued and cleared around your orders instead of on your desk at night.
French tasting copy, not a raw export
Tasting notes, grape varieties and food pairings are translated and improved on the way in, so your references read like the estate wrote them.
The same base, 200+ marketplaces
What you build for this channel becomes the starting point for the next. Adding a country turns into a decision, not a project.
Five steps. ~ A few minutes.
- 1
We prepare and present your case
We weigh your range against this channel and put your brand forward in its terms.
✓Assortment reviewed✓Positioning agreed✓Brand presented - 2
Import your catalogue
Your bottles land in the PIM, the base for this channel and the next.
✓References imported✓Images loaded✓Vintages separated - 3
Make the bottle data complete
Volumes, alcohol content, appellations and case sizes, all checked in French.
✓Fields complete✓Content translated✓Preview approved - 4
Go live and take orders
References go live; stock, orders and deliveries run from one screen.
✓References live✓Stock in sync✓Orders arriving - 5
Grow into the next channel
You watch what sells, then take the base to the next marketplace.
✓Dashboard set up✓Results read✓Next channel chosen
Sell almost anything. Almost.
What sells here
The catalogue is built around wine, beer and spirits for professional kitchens and cellars. Buyers order without a minimum per reference, which suits a wide range.
What has to be right before you go live
This is a professional alcohol channel in France, so the legal and logistical side is checked before buyers see your references.
Questions sellers ask about WineSitting.
What does selling on WineSitting cost?
A store costs €35 per month excl. VAT with no commitment, and the first six months are free when the store is created. The subscription drops away for WineSitting storage clients or when your own site links to your store. On every sale a transaction fee of 10% incl. VAT applies to the amount collected. Example: on an order of €600 you pay €60, plus the monthly €35 unless it is waived.
Who actually buys on WineSitting?
Professional buyers in France: cafes, hotels and restaurants on one side, wine merchants, caterers and distributors on the other. They order across several producers in one basket, without a minimum per reference, and can pay in stages or later.
Which products can be listed?
Wine, beer and spirits. Sellers include estates, agents, importers, distributors and collectors, so the catalogue mixes volume references with rarer bottles. Each vintage and format counts as its own reference, and e-tailize keeps them apart.
How does delivery work?
Bottles sit in the WineSitting warehouses near Paris and in Marseille, and orders from several sellers travel together. Delivery starts at €18 excl. VAT per 36 bottles depending on the zone, next day around both cities when the order beats the daily deadline.
What happens with excise duty and customs?
WineSitting holds full bonded warehouse status, so wine and spirits can be held under duty suspension. The DSA and DAE movement documents are issued and cleared for you and the monthly DRM is filed. That is the heaviest part of selling alcohol into France.
Is WineSitting a good channel for my brand?
That depends on your range, your price positions and how much volume you can hold in France. Whether your labels belong here, and whether the return is worth the effort, is exactly what the free exploration call answers.
Why go through e-tailize instead of arranging it yourself?
You keep your own commercial relationship. e-tailize handles the work around it: preparing and presenting your case, building the catalogue, translating your content, and keeping stock, prices and orders in sync. The same base then carries you to 200+ other marketplaces.
WineSitting's setup, in plain English.
For WineSitting and every other channel you work with one e-tailize program. You pay along with the new marketplace revenue we build together, not per bottle. WineSitting charges its own store subscription plus a transaction fee.
The exploration call and the marketplace scan are both free. The program starts at €249 per month, paid at signing, and the fee follows the new marketplace revenue we create together. Cancel any month.
We get
you on WineSitting.
Book a free exploration call and you see where your bottles have potential in France and what that can earn. The fee follows the new revenue we create together, so we only win when you win. And after this one? Another 200+ marketplaces from the same base.
