LE GRAND ATELIER
Wine bottling & packaging
Certified IFS and BRC, we guarantee food safety requirements during all operations from bottling, labelling to the packing of your wines. Our team are equipped to deal with a diverse range of tasks. We have several production lines which allow us to adapt to a large variety of formats (bottles and labelling). With attention to detail and rigorous production processes in place to respond to a wide range of wine and spirits requests, our customers can be confident in receiving a quality service.
Bottling
By entrusting bottling and packaging to an expert, producers and distributors can stay focused on their core business.
From oenological services upon receipt of bulk wine to wooden case strapping, outsourcing bottling operations with 2 or 4 processes offers a unique range of customisation options. In Bordeaux, within an innovative bottling and packaging facility, our teams handle the entire process with 5 bottling and labelling lines, along with dry goods inventory management. At every stage of production, our oenologists ensure compliance with strict protocols, guaranteeing both quality and food safety.
Benefits:
- IFS and BRC certified processes
- Onsite oenological laboratory
- Cross-flow filtration
- A CAPM fermenting room
- ECOCERT-certified service, compliant with organic production standards
- +12 000 hl of stainless steel vats available
Labelling
Wines “bottled at the estate” are stored tiré-bouché (corked but unlabelled) in our cellars, where they benefit from optimal ageing and storage conditions. Once the dry goods and all required packaging components have been received and consolidated, we proceed with labelling on our specialised lines, ensuring full compliance with our quality and traceability standards.
Personalised packaging
We provide solutions for our client’s regulatory or marketing demands. Our teams carry out copacking and bespoke Wine & Spirit packaging (front and back labels, gift boxes, repackaging, applying excise duty labels , tamper-proof sealing).
« We are always ready to meet new challenges however demanding or impossible. It is an opportunity to demonstrate the dedication of our teams and their ability to adapt to better serve our customers. »
Frédéric LANTERI, DARTESS Director
PLATEFORME
Wine and Spirits Logistics and Storage
In a competitive global Wine & Spirits market traceability and customer confidence are essential for a successful distribution network. Dartess provides a bespoke, effective and efficient logistical service whether it is for the French market or export. Utilising WMS software enables Dartess to ensure all operations from delivery to storage to order preparation are carried out under optimal conditions with a minimal turn around period.
Grand Crus & their commensurates
Within our ultra-secure cellars, we ensure optimal storage and handling conditions for Grands Crus Classés and other exceptional wines and spirits entrusted to us by our clients.
Mainly destined for export markets, these products require manual stickering operations to ensure full customs and tax compliance before distribution.
Our commitments
- Total Confidentiality
- Accredited “Duty free” or “under bond” warehouse
- Inventory accuracy above 99.9%
- High-security facilities
Ecommerce
As the leading e-commerce logistics provider for wines and spirits in France, we combine cutting-edge technology with specialised industry expertise. The increasing complexity and diversity of tasks — all within tighter deadlines — require agile, well-coordinated teams to deliver a service quality rate above 99.75%.
Our Commitments
- Order preparation within Hour +3
- Bottle-level picking and repacking
- Advanced information systems
- Dynamic stock management
Mass Market & Export
Our teams adapt to the seasonal flows of wine and spirits, such as wine fairs, both on domestic and international markets, for entry- to mid-range products. We also carry out co-packing operations when required, especially ahead of large export shipments.
Our commitments
- FIFO inventory management
- Same-day shipping for next-day delivery (Day A for Day B)
- Container loading (stuffing)
- Customs documentation handling
Dedicated site
In entrusting Dartess with their logistics operations, our customers are able to take advantage of our wide range of evolving services which utilise the latest technology available. Providing bespoke and cost effective customer solutions enables long term planning and partnerships. Building long term partnerships has become a key component to many leading industry players as operational and economic success becomes entwined with asset management.
Our Commitments
- Turn-Key Solution
- Working together to build a long-term partnership
- Commercial activity based tariffs
- Optimisation of workforce
LE RESEAU
Wine & Spirits transportation solutions
An essential component in the supply chain is the transportation of Wine and Spirits, whether it is in France or further afield. It requires precision, reactivity and high-quality IT skills in order to collect from multiple Chateaux and successfully deliver to final destinations as per client instructions.
Collection from Chateaux
Our modern fleet of refrigerated vehicles are operated by experienced drivers who as our frontline ambassadors endeavour to ensure our customer service delivery expectations are met.
Our Commitments
- Refrigerated vehicles
- Quick to react
- Professional drivers
- Real time pick-up notifications
Chartered or Parcel Delivery Service
In partnership with our customers aspirations we offer the best “ B2B” delivery service in France. Our vehicles are fitted with the current TMS (Transport Management Service) , which facilitates exchanges between suppliers (vineyards, wine merchants, importers…), our platforms and final destination customers.
Our commitments
- Carefully selected partners
- Bespoke transport service
- Customer service management with our freight forwarders
- Customer satisfaction (97%)
Last Mile Delivery
Very much aware of the specific problems created by delivery in an urban area we coordinate CHR (Cafés or Wine merchants – Hotels – Restaurants) deliveries for our customers from our dedicated Parisian warehouse.
Our committed customer service trained operatives combined with clear and simple rates allows our distributors to provide a high quality service.
Our commiment
- Reliable trackingReliable tracking
- Trustworthy
- Quick reactions
- Competitive rates
Non stop Dartess shuttle service
To meet our customer demands a regular shuttle service using refrigerated vehicles now operates to our largest consumer markets throughout Europe.
For eg. :
- Bordeaux to Paris daily
- Bourgogne to Paris daily
- Bourgogne to Bordeaux weekly
L’AGENCE
Customs, Regulations, Consultation
As Wine and Spirits can be bought and sold quicker than ever before, the processing and understanding of complex regulations and tax implications become critical in providing an effective and efficient delivery process. L’Agence de Dartess groups together our consulting and training courses, which are available to industry professionals.
Regulatory Obligations
The Custom and Tax regulations associated with the Wine and Spirits industry are complex and constantly evolving. As an accredited warehouse provider we manage all our customers Customs procedures and obligations
For example: DRM (Déclarations Récapitulatives Mensuelles) a French Customs administrative document used to declare a quantity of wine that has entered and left a warehouse for Customs Duty purposes.
Other examples are: stock management of CRD caps (to show excise paid), creation or validation of EAD’s – we can take care of all of this, so that you don’t have to.
Our Commitments
- Stock records management
- Supplying Export paperwork
- Duty free (RFSE – goods destined for export) accreditation
- Under bond accreditation
Consulting
Our experts will guide you through the mandatory regulations and help advise you on, which of our services fit your requirements.
Mission accomplished
- 15% increase in optimised storage capacity in a 5000m² warehouse
- Reduced logistics costs by 7% on a specific site
- Successfully guided a client through the process of changing their Customs status from Formule 1 to Formule 2 (private to public warehouse status.)
- Administrative teams trained in Customs regulations
