2009 Bordeaux Opening Offer - The Wine Society

How this offer works
We expect the demand for 2009 Bordeaux to be high. We share out oversubscribed wines as widely as possible down to a minimum
practical level per member. After that, wines are allocated as fairly as possible. Please be aware that some wines will sell out and
substitute wines will be used where requested.
• Post, fax and website orders will be accepted for this offer. Your order should arrive at Stevenage by 9pm, Monday 28th June, 2010.
• We may have to ration wines in order to satisfy as many members as possible.
• Members whose orders have been received by 9pm, Monday 28th June, 2010 will receive confirmation of their purchase
by 22nd July, 2010 at the latest. Members whose orders have been received after 9pm, Monday 28th June, 2010 will receive
notification by 12th August, 2010. If you wish to receive notification by e-mail of the wines you have been allocated, please
give your e-mail address on the order form or when you order via the website at www.thewinesociety.com/openingoffer
Notes for Ordering 2009 Bordeaux In-Bond
1. This offer is understood to be for a minimum of 6 or 12 bottles as offered, of any one wine. However, we reserve the right
to ration wines.
2. Prices shown include delivery to a UK address. They do not include excise duty or VAT. Payment of duty and VAT, at the prevailing
rate will be requested once the wines arrive at Stevenage. This is expected to be summer 2012. Current rates are £20.25 duty per
12 x 75cl-bottle case, £10.13 per six-bottle case. VAT (currently 17.5%) is additionally payable on wine and duty. Once the wines
arrive at Stevenage, members may opt to have them delivered within the UK or stored in duty-paid Members’ Reserves.
3. The amount due in respect of these taxes will become payable upon request from The Society following the arrival of the wine
at Stevenage, expected to be summer 2012. No property in any wine will pass from The Society until the amounts due for duty
and VAT in respect of that wine have been paid in full. The Society reserves the right to rescind its contract with any member if
that member does not pay the amount due in respect of duty and VAT: rescission shall be by notice in writing to the member.
If the contract is rescinded, The Society will credit the account of the member concerned with the lesser of the value of the wine
net of duty and VAT at the date of rescission (as determined by The Society’s chief wine buyer) and the amount previously paid
by the member.
4. The member acknowledges that the price of ‘en primeur’ wine is dependent on fluctuations in a financial market which
cannot be controlled by The Society and that the market value of wine purchased could go down as well as up.
5. When the wines arrive at Stevenage, The Society will ask members for their instructions: members may elect to collect
their wines from Stevenage, have the wines transported to a UK address, or stored in duty-paid Members’ Reserves.
6. If a member does not provide The Society with their instructions when requested, wines will automatically be placed
in The Society’s duty-paid Members’ Reserves, and the member will be charged one year’s non-refundable reserve rental
at the prevailing rate.
7. The Society recommends that payment be made by debit/credit card, as there could be a difference between the value
of a member’s order and that of the wines available. The Society will only charge the debit/credit card for the value of
the wines allocated. Please fill in the details overleaf or via The Society’s secure website at www.thewinesociety.com
8. Payment may be made by cheque, payable to ‘The Wine Society’ (please write your share number on the reverse of the
cheque). If payment is made by cheque and The Society is unable to meet any part of the order, and if substitute wines are
not available or acceptable, then a cheque refund will be issued. Otherwise, if a slightly less expensive wine is substituted,
the member’s account will be credited. Website orders require payment by debit/credit card.
9. The Society has made advance payments to secure these wines. If, for any reason beyond the control of The Society, any
of the wines in this offer fail to be supplied, The Society undertakes to refund the money advanced by the member, together
with interest at the prevailing base rate.
10. Please note that only unmixed cases can be exported or transferred to outside bonded warehouses (for which there will be
an administration charge).
11. Right to cancel – if you wish to cancel an Opening Offer order then notice should be given within seven working days
of receipt of the Invoice/Opening Offer Order Confirmation issued by The Society following order processing.
12. These wines cannot be collected from our showroom in France.
The Society’s Policy on Wine Substitutions
In the absence of instructions to the contrary, we will, where appropriate, automatically complete your order with substitute wines.
We will only substitute with wines that we believe to be of similar quality to those requested. If no suitable alternative exists, we will
endeavour to contact you. If this is not possible, unavailable wines will not be substituted; the rest of your order will, however, be
processed as usual. If you have a preference for a particular alternative, should your first choice be unavailable, please indicate this in
the appropriate column on the order form. In this instance, the named alternative, if available, will be substituted at the advertised
selling price. The likelihood of obtaining wines of the quality and style you require will be increased if you allow us to choose
substitutes and/or suggest alternative choices on this order form.
The Society’s Guarantee
Drinking wine bought from The Wine Society should be a pleasurable experience. If at any time
you are dissatisfied, we would like to hear from you. Contact us and we will be pleased to help.
Registered as:The International Exhibition Co-operative Wine Society Limited,
Gunnels Wood Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2BT
Enquiries 01438 741177
Orders 01438 740222
Fax 01438 761167
Website www.thewinesociety.com