For eleven years – eleven years – iDealwine has been the uncontested leader of the French wine auction market through its subsidiary and licensed auctioneer IWA (International Wine Auction). The annual report by the Conseil des ventes volontaires (French Auction Market Authority – CVV), which regulates auctions in France, ranked the company as the country’s top auction house dedicated exclusively to wine. iDealwine is also hard at work maintaining and improving its online wine boutique. With a turnover of €53.2 million (excluding taxes) in 2024, the company remains dedicated to its growth and development. Let’s take a closer look.
iDealwine is 2024’s leading wine auctioneer
Despite a macro-economic landscape characterised by a distinct slowdown in the wine auction market, iDealwine’s virtual hammer fell 48 times during 2024, which also included two Private Collections, whose collections had an estimated value of at least €250,000. In 2024, IWA oversaw the sale of 261,465 bottles (scaled to 750ml), achieving a remarkable turnover of €39.1 million.
According to the official report published by the auction governing body, “Generating €10 million more than Sotheby’s in 2024, International Wine Auction [the iDealwine subsidiary] has established itself as the leader for Wine & Spirit auctions. A total of €33 million [not including buyer’s fees] was auctioned with €21 million of the sales made by those living outside of the EU.”
2025 – A year to celebrate
Being awarded the tittle of France’s top wine auction house for 2024 is not the only thing that iDealwine has to celebrate. Momentum hasn’t waned in 2025! In March, the company organised the Hospices de Nuits-Saint-Georges Auction for the first time and to great success! The average price of a pièce soared 41.5% to €22,422.50. A month later, iDealwine opened its New York office. The USA is a country with a lot of growth for the company in spite of the uncertainty of new taxes. iDealwine has also just sent the first orders to Canada, the 42nd country that the company delivers to in the world.
The IWA-iDealwine model, which has customers with various profiles from all around the world, remained resilient in 2024 and it has continued to be so in 2025 against a geopolitical and economic backdrop that does not spare us,” explains Cyrille Jomand, the CEO of iDealwine. “Nevertheless, we continue to make strides in all that we do.”
iDealwine: The preferred online wine retailer for enthusiasts
As you already know, in addition to auctions, iDealwine also runs one of the main (and best!) online wine shops. The key to its success, and the reason it continues to win over the hearts of new wine aficionados and keep loyal customers happy, is its network of nearly 1,000 partner producers and wineries. Here are a just a few key figures:
- Nearly than 197,000 bottles sold
- €11.6 million in sales
- Many Bordeaux Grands Crus from the 2024 vintage are available on its en primeur website
Success abound for Fine Spirits Auction
iDealwine, with its insight and expertise, created Fine Spirits Auction in partnership with La Maison du Whisky, the leading spirits vendor on the French market. 2024 boasted multiple accomplishments for this auction website, as the figures below indicate:
- €2.1 million of auction sales
- Over 1,000 buyers
- The record for the highest-priced whisky goes to the Japanese 1984 Karuizawa Cask no. 2961, at €11,920.
- The record for rum goes to a magnum of 1994 – 1996 – 1998 & 2000 Caroni Paradise Triptyque, at €53,404.
Like every year, iDealwine isn’t wasting any time and has a steady stream of innovative projects to satisfy its enthusiasts. Its teams are working harder than ever to offer the best wines at auction and to discover rare gems at wineries. iDealwine thoroughly appraises each bottle proposed for auction, with the highest regard for the regulations that structure French auctions, skills which have built iDealwine’s solid reputation over many years.
And of course, none of this would be possible without you, our valued and loyal iDealwine customers! So, thank you! We can’t wait to write our next chapter with you!
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