What happens before the bottle
Origin and storage
Origin
Before the label, it matters where the bottle comes from.
STELT purchases exclusively through verified channels — never from parallel markets or stock of uncertain origin:
- official importers and authorized distributors
- direct purchases from selected producers
- long-standing suppliers specializing in the high-end market
Every supplier is chosen for reliability, consistency, and proper product management. Never for convenience.
For rare and allocated wines, control is even stricter: when a bottle is worth thousands of euros, its history is part of what makes it valuable.
Storage
Storage
From the moment they enter the selection, the wines remain in the cellar at a constant 12–14 °C and humidity of around 70%.
- stable temperature, without fluctuations
- no exposure to direct light
- absence of vibrations
- bottles stored horizontally, dedicated storage for wines intended for long aging
No bottle is kept in ordinary storage, not even for a few days. Storage is not a logistical step: it is the part of the work that determines what reaches the glass.
Why provenance and storage matter
A poorly stored bottle won’t tell you. The label is the same, the level seems fine, and so does the price. Then it is opened.
Provenance and storage determine three things:
- what you find in the glass — cooked wine cannot be brought back
- how much more it can develop — poorly kept bottles stop evolving
- whether it can be resold tomorrow — on the secondary market, without a history there is no value
That is why every step is verified rather than taken for granted.
Handling and shipping
Care doesn’t stop when the bottle leaves the winery.
- certified wine-shipping packaging with custom-shaped inserts
- selected couriers, tracked and insured shipments
- refrigerated transport during the warmer months, or shipment postponed when temperatures require it
- dedicated procedures for large formats, fragile bottles, and high-value products
It’s better to ship a bottle a few days later than to have it travel at 35 degrees.
A practical approach
Provenance tells you where a bottle comes from. Storage tells you what condition it arrives in.
Neither is settled by a statement: they are ensured through carefully selected suppliers, consistent temperatures, and the willingness to forgo a sale when something doesn’t add up.
It’s neither a spectacular nor an ideological approach. It’s simply the right way to work with wines that deserve respect.
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