Fruit Market FAQs – Quick Contents
BUY
– How do I make an Offer for Fruit?
– I’m using another broker and have also put fruit requests through Winescape is this ok?
SELL
– Does Winescape verify GI on Uploaded Fruit?
– What is List Assist and how do I use it?
– How do I generate a Counteroffer for Fruit?
– Why should I use List Assist?
OFFERS & CONTRACTS
– How many times can Offers bounce between Buyer and Supplier?
– I made a mistake on an Offer – do I have to go ahead with the resultant contract?
– The terms in Offer Assist are quite limited, are there additional terms that I can draw on?
– What do the terms in Risk of Carriage mean?
– What is Delivery with Freight Fee?
INDICE
– Can Winescape change the Indice?
– How is the Indice for Fruit compiled?
GENERAL
– Can I be a Supplier and a Buyer for each market?
– Can I get Winescape emails sent to multiple people?
– How do I access a copy of my concluded contract?
– How do we fulfill the contract?
– I can’t find a Fruit Request that I saw previously, where is it?
– What are my obligations in regards to a Tender? (as a Buyer or Supplier)
– Why don’t Winescape deal with logistics?
– Why are there multiple abbreviations of the same variety?
– What are the variety abbreviations used by Winescape?
BUY
Fruit that I have committed to is not in the GI that was represented by the Supplier. Do I have to take it?
This is misrepresentation however there may be legal arguments that as a Buyer you have inspected the fruit and knew where it was and are therefore liable to take it. The simple answer to this question is make sure you are clear on GI when buying fruit. (Top of the page)
How do I make an Offer for Fruit?
It is only possible to make an Offer on bulk wine if a Fruit Request has been lodged by the Buyer and then accepted by the Supplier. Once the Supplier has marked a Fruit Request as accepted the Buyer will see the Fruit Request in Fruit Requests Accepted. All Fruit Requests in Fruit Requests Accepted have an Offer button included within the record. To sort an Offer click the Offer button, fill in the form and scroll to the base of the Offer to Send to Supplier, Cancel or Save as Draft. (Top of the page)
I’m using another broker and have also put fruit requests through Winescape is this ok?
Using multiple brokers to access the market in our experience confuses the sales process. We’d prefer that Buyers choose a broker that suits them and run with a single entity to source samples (hopefully that’s us). (Top of the page)
SELL
Does Winescape verify GI on Uploaded Fruit?
No. The onus is on the Supplier to upload product correctly to the site. If a Supplier uploads a product and represents that the product is McLaren Vale Shiraz then this is how Buyers will perceive that batch of bulk wine or parcel of fruit. Fruit Requests, Sample Requests, Offers and Contracts pertaining to the product will be based on how the fruit parcel was uploaded to Winescape. If a contract is concluded on a misrepresented fruit parcel then this opens a range of legal issues that are beyond the scope of our site, suffice to say if you’re a Buyer then double check the GI claims that your supplier is making when the vineyard is visited. If you’re a Supplier to Winescape then pay particular attention to the product you upload as there can be some significant downstream ramifications of uploading data incorrectly that are obviously best avoided. The Wine Australia website at https://www.wineaustralia.com/en.aspx has extensive details on how wine and fruit can be represented. (Top of the page)
What is List Assist and how do I use it?
List Assist is the quickest way for a Supplier to enter data correctly to Winescape. Data that is incorrectly entered will list on Winescape however it won’t be listed with like varieties and will be hard for Buyers to find (Buyers won’t look for “Kabernet” they will be searching for “cabs”). To use List Assist go to Sell/My Fruit Listing and click Edit or Add Fruit Record button. List Assist tab will show bottom centre of the page. Insert cursor into a field within a fruit parcel to be edited (or new fruit parcel) and choose variety or GI to use. (Top of the page)
Why should I use List Assist?
Winescape uses abbreviations for varieties and List Assist is the quickest way for a Supplier to enter data correctly into Winescape. Data that is incorrectly entered will list on Winescape however it won’t be listed with like varieties and will be hard for Buyers to find (Buyers won’t look for “Kabernet” they will be searching for “cabs”).
How do I generate a Counteroffer for Fruit?
The best way is to follow the email trail. If you’ve received a Offer Notice email there will be a link back to Winescape and to the Buyers Offer. After you’ve checked out the Offer scroll to the base and click the Counter Offer button. (Top of the page)
OFFERS & CONTRACTS
How many times can Offers bounce between Buyer and Supplier?
10 times after which the transaction is archived. (Top of the page)
I made a mistake on an Offer – do I have to go ahead with the resultant contract?
All Winescape Contracts have a 48 hour cooling off period from the date of execution of a Contract Note. Either party is entitled to withdraw from a contract for whatever reason within this period provided that written notice is given direct to either Winescape or to the other party. Notice must be given within the cooling off period otherwise the contract is binding. (Top of the page)
The terms in Offer Assist are quite limited, are there additional terms that I can draw on?
Offer Assist is there to provide access to our most common terms and conditions. Over time we will expand access a wide range of terms and conditions when offering. For now if there’s something that needs to go into your offer give us a call. It’s likely that we will have have a clause that suits your position. (Top of the page)
What do the terms in Risk of Carriage mean?
Risk of Carriage specifies which party to a transaction holds the risk and cost in getting fruit from the vineyard to the processing facility.
What is Delivery with Freight Fee?
Delivery with Freight Fee is the simplest way a Buyer can make a contribution to a Suppliers expense of delivery. It may be that a Buyer is prepared to pay $30 per tonne for freight on a given delivery (but no more). If a Supplier accepts a deal where a Buyer has offered a sum in the Delivery with Freight Fee box then the Supplier will pick up any fees over and above the Delivery with Freight Fee number. So if it costs $50 per tonne to get a tonne of fruit from Frankland to Margaret River and a Buyer fills in $20 in the DWFF box then the Supplier will pay the full account for freight of $50 and invoice the Buyer the $20 thatthey have agreed to pay. Liability on a DWFF transaction is with the Supplier until the wine is delivered into the Buyers facility.
INDICE
Can Winescape change the Indice?
Winescape does not control how the Indice data comes together. Winescape is an open market where Suppliers and Buyers can interact. We do not control who requests samples or if they are supplied, nor do we dictate how much wine is listed or at what price. These items are entirely in the hands of the Supplier and the Indice is an immediate reflection of price and volume that all Suppliers wish to list. In effect the Indice mirrors the slice of the market that Winescape represents on a month by month basis. It should also be noted that we provide Indice data as a guide to assist decision making within the industry but we can not be liable for any decisions based on the published data. (Top of the page)
How is the Indice for Fruit compiled?
We take a snapshot of all data on Winescape on the first day of each month and that data forms the Trends Indice. The Varietal Spread Indice has an option that shows live data. This means the Indice alters as soon as wine is loaded to the site (for this data set). The Live Data data set is the default data set for the Varietal Spread Indice. It is also possible to drill down into historical data sets that show fruit listings as as it sat on the first day of each month since we started selling fruit in January 2013.
GENERAL
Can I be a Supplier and a Buyer for each market?
Yes. When registering you will be asked if you interested in Buying, Selling or Both. If you select “Both” and you will be set up with access as a supplier and buyer. If you did not select this option at the time of registering please call the Winescape office and we can amend your account.
Can I get Winescape emails sent to multiple people?
It is only possible to for us to allocate a single email address per company per market. If multiple people need to see emails from a given market then the best way to achieve this is to set up a rule in your email software that specifies all correspondence from Winescape be sent through to the appropriate people. Each program will have slightly different methods but all have the capability. (Top of the page)
How do I access a copy of my concluded contract?
Contracts are emailed as a pdf upon either party accepting an Offer or Counter Offer. For Suppliers they are also filed under Sell/Fruit to Dispatch or Sell/Fruit Dispatched. For Buyers, contracts are filed under Buy/Bulk to be Delivered or Buy/Bulk Delivered. (Top of the page)
How do we fulfil the contract?
Once the contract is concluded it’s up to the two parties to contact each other and fill the deal in line with the terms of the contract note. We generally don’t get involved in fulfilment because it adds a layer of complexity that need not be there (and can create confusion). (Top of the page)
I can’t find a Fruit Request that I saw previously, where is it?
A Fruit Request will alter it’s position in the Buy and Sell map if an action has occurred to the request and that request has been updated in Winescape. Typically a Fruit Request will move if an Offer has made or the request has been rejected. So checking Fruit Under Offer or Fruit Requests Archive are the first places to look. (Top of the page)
We have a large company with divisions between fruit, bottled and bulk wine. How do we put our company’s expert in charge of each market?
Within Winescape a single company can set up a single contact for each market. So a viticulturist can run fruit sales, a winemaker can run bulk sales and a marketing or sales manager may run the bottled business. Contact Winescape to tailor the contacts to suit your company. (Top of the page)
What are my obligations in regards to a Tender? (as a Buyer or Supplier)
A Tender is a signal of Buyer intention. There is no obligation on either party to sell or buy on the terms contained in the Tender. Terms and sell price are down to negotiation. Our experience is that Suppliers who go to the trouble of putting fruit to a Tender disclose their intention to deal closely to the conditions outlined. Winescape’s clientele are wine professionals. Buyers are not in the practice of soliciting samples based on prices and conditions that they have no intention of honouring. (Top of the page)
Why don’t Winescape deal with logistics?
Logistics is best organised between the parties receiving or despatching the product. Throwing us into the mix means we are just passing on messages and this can lead to mistakes so we don’t deal in logistics between the two parties. (Top of the page)
Why are there multiple abbreviations of the same variety?
Winescape has a listing convention however we allow abbreviations that are outside of our convention to go live to the site and this is where we get multiple abbreviations of the same variety. This means we don’t miss any parcels that our market may wish to buy however a Supplier who lists incorrectly is at a disadvantage to those that list correctly. A Buyer will struggle to find Cabernet Sauvignon listed as “Kabernet” where as there will be distinct grouping of alternatives for “cabs” (the correct abbreviation). (Top of the page)
What are the variety abbreviations used by Winescape?
| Variety | Abbreviation |
| Abouriou | abour |
| Aglianico | aglia |
| Albarino | albar |
| Albillo | albil |
| Aleatico | aleat |
| Alicante Bouschet | alicabou |
| Aligote | aligo |
| Alphonse Lavallee | alpholav |
| Alvarelhao | alvare |
| Alvarinho | alvari |
| Ansonica | anson |
| Aragonez | arago |
| Arneis | arnei |
| Aubun | aubun |
| Aucerot | aucer |
| Auxerrois | auxer |
| Balzac | balzac |
| Barbera | barbe |
| Bastardo | basta |
| Biancone | bianc |
| Black Corinth | blackcor |
| Black Frontignac | blackfro |
| Black Muscat | blackmus |
| Blanc | blanc |
| Blanquette | blanq |
| Blaufrankisch | blauf |
| Blue Imperial | blueimp |
| Boal | boal |
| Bonvedro | bonve |
| Bourboulenc | bourb |
| Brachetto | brache |
| Brown Frontignac | brownfro |
| Brown Muscat | brownmus |
| Cabernet Franc | cabf |
| Cabernet Gros | cabergro |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | cabs |
| Canaiolo | canai |
| Canocazo | canoc |
| Carcajolo | carca |
| Carignan | carig |
| Carignane | carignane |
| Carmenere | carme |
| Carnelian | carne |
| Cesanese | cesan |
| Chambourcin | chamb |
| Chardonnay | cha |
| Chasselas | chass |
| Chasselas dore | chassdor |
| Chenin Blanc | cheb |
| Cienna | cienn |
| Cinsaut | cinsa |
| Clairette | clair |
| Clare Riesling | clarerie |
| Colombard | colom |
| Colorino | color |
| Cortese | corte |
| Corvina | corvi |
| Cot | cot |
| Counoise | couno |
| Crouchen | crouc |
| Currant | curra |
| Cygne | cygne |
| Dolcetto | dolce |
| Doradillo | dorad |
| Dourado | doura |
| Durif | durif |
| Ehrenfelser | ehren |
| Emerald Riesling | emerarie |
| Esparte | esparte |
| Farana | faran |
| Fernao | ferna |
| Fiano | fiano |
| Flora | flora |
| Folle Blanche | follebla |
| Fortana | forta |
| Freisa | freis |
| Frontignac | front |
| Fume Blanc | fumebla |
| Furmint | furmi |
| Galego Dourado | galegdou |
| Gamay | gamay |
| Gamza | gamza |
| Garganega | garga |
| Garnacha | garna |
| Garnacha Roja | garnaroj |
| Garnacha Tinta | garnatin |
| Gascon | gascon |
| Gewurztraminer | gewur |
| Golden Chasselas | goldecha |
| Gordo | gordo |
| Gouais | gouai |
| Gouiss | gouis |
| Goyura | goyur |
| Graciano | graci |
| Greco | greco |
| Grenache | grena |
| Grenache blanc | grenabla |
| Grey Grenache | greygre |
| Grignolino | grign |
| Grolleau | groll |
| Gros Cabernet | groscab |
| Gros Lot | groslot |
| Gruener Veltliner | gruenvel |
| Harslevelu | harsl |
| Irvine’s White | irvinewhi |
| Kadarka | kadar |
| Kerner | kerne |
| Lacrima | lacri |
| Lagrein | lagre |
| Lambrusco | lambr |
| Lambrusco Maestri | lambrmae |
| Lambrusco Salamino | lambrsal |
| Lexia | lexia |
| Lista¡n | lista |
| Maccabeo | macca |
| Maceratino | macer |
| Malbec | malbe |
| Malmsey | malms |
| Malvasia | malva |
| Malvasia Bianca | malvabia |
| Malvasia Istria | malvaist |
| Manseng | manse |
| Manseng Blanc | mansebla |
| Mansengou Petit | mansepet |
| Maroo Seedless | maroosee |
| Marsanne | marsa |
| Marzemino | marze |
| Mataro | matar |
| Mazuela | mazue |
| Melon | melon |
| Merbein Seedless | merbesee |
| Merlot | mer |
| Meslier | mesli |
| Meunier | meuni |
| Molinara | molin |
| Monastrell | monas |
| Mondeuse | monde |
| Montils | monti |
| Morio Muscat | mormu |
| Morrastel | morra |
| Moscato | mosca |
| Moscato Bianco | moscabia |
| Moscato Giallo | moscagia |
| Mourvedre | mourv |
| Muller-Thurgau | mullethu |
| Muscadelle | muscadelle |
| Muscadet | muscadet |
| Muscardin | muscardin |
| Muscat | muscat |
| Muscat a petits grains | muscapetgra |
| Muscat a petits grains blancs | muscapetgrabla |
| Muscat a Petits Grains Rouges | muscapetgrarou |
| Muscat blanc | muscabla |
| Muscat d’Alexandrie | muscad’Al |
| Muscat de Hambourg | muscadeham |
| Muscat Gordo Blanco | muscagorbla |
| Muscat Hamburg | muscaham |
| Muscat Menudo Blanco | muscamenbla |
| Muscat of Alexandria | muscaofale |
| Napa Gamay | napagam |
| Nebbiolo | nebbi |
| Negrette | negre |
| Negro Amaro | negroama |
| Nero d’Avola | neroavo |
| Nosiola | nosio |
| Obourino | obour |
| Oeillade | oeill |
| Ondenc | onden |
| Orange Muscat | orangmus |
| Palomino | palom |
| Palomino Fino | palomfin |
| Parellada | parel |
| Pavana | pavan |
| Pedro Ximenes | pedroxim |
| Petit Manseng | petitman |
| Petit Shiraz | petitshi |
| Petit Syrah | petitsyr |
| Petit Verdot | petitver |
| Petite Sirah | petitsir |
| Picardin | picar |
| Picolit | picol |
| Picpoul | picpo |
| Pignoletto | pigno |
| Pinot Beurot | pinotbeu |
| Pinot Blanc | pinoybla |
| Pinot Burot | pinotbur |
| Pinot Grigio | pinotgrig |
| Pinot Gris | pinotgris |
| Pinot Meunier | pinotmeu |
| Pinot Nero | pinotner |
| Pinot Noir | pinotnoi |
| Pinot Saint-Georges | pinotsaigeo |
| Pinotage | pinotage |
| Piquepoul | pique |
| Pires | pires |
| Planta Fina de Pedralba | plantfindeped |
| Planta Pedralba | plantaped |
| Primitivo | primi |
| Red Frontignac | redfro |
| Red Traminer | redtra |
| Refosco | refos |
| Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso | refosdalpedros |
| Ribier | ribie |
| Riesling | rie |
| Rkatsiteli | rkats |
| Rkaziteli | rkazi |
| Rolle | rolle |
| Rondinella | rondi |
| Roriz | roriz |
| Rosaki | rosak |
| Rossese | rosse |
| Roussane | rouss |
| Rubienne | rubie |
| Rubired | rubir |
| Ruby Cabernet | rubycab |
| Rulander | rulan |
| Sagrantino | sagra |
| Saint-Macaire | saintmac |
| Sangiovese | sangio |
| Sangioveto | sangioveto |
| Saperavi | saper |
| Sauvignon Blanc | saub |
| Savagnin | savag |
| Savagnin Blanc | savagbla |
| Schoenburger | schoe |
| Schonburger | schon |
| Scioppettino | sciop |
| Semillon | sem |
| Sercial | serci |
| Shiraz | shi |
| Siegerrebe | siege |
| Souzao | souza |
| Sultana | sulta |
| Sultanina | sultani |
| Sumoll | sumol |
| Sylvaner | sylva |
| Symphony | symph |
| Syrah | syrah |
| Syrian | syria |
| Taminga | tamin |
| Tannat | tanna |
| Tarrango | tarra |
| Tempranillo | tempr |
| Teroldego | terol |
| Terret Noir | terrenoi |
| Thompson Seedless | thompsee |
| Tinta Amarella | tintaama |
| Tinta Cao | tintacao |
| Tinta Francisca | tintafra |
| Tinta Mole | tintamol |
| Tinta Roriz | tintaror |
| Tokay | tokay |
| Torrontes | torro |
| Touriga | touri |
| Touriga Francesa | tourifra |
| Touriga nacional | tourinac |
| Traminer | trami |
| Trebbiano | trebb |
| Trincadeira Preta | trincpre |
| Trousseau | trous |
| Tulillah | tulil |
| Tyrian | tyria |
| Ugni blanc | ugnibla |
| Vaccarese | vacca |
| Valdiguie | valdi |
| Verdejo | verdej |
| Verdelho | verde |
| Verdicchio | verdi |
| Verduzzo | verdu |
| Vermentino | verme |
| Vernaccia | verna |
| Viognier | viogn |
| Viura | viura |
| Waltham Cross | walthcro |
| White Angelica | whiteang |
| White Frontignac | whitefro |
| Xarello | xarel |
| Zante Currant | zantecur |
| Zibibbo | zibib |
| Zinfandel | zinfa |
| Zweigeltrebe | zweig |
What is the Cost?
Suppliers pay Winescape at the below rates once a sale is completed. There is no charge to buy however Buyers do have to comply with our Terms and Conditions. Fees are payable at receipt of funds from the Buyer.
| Market | Condition of Charge | Commission | Payable by; |
| Fruit | Sale Revenue between $0 – $4999 (exc tax) | 7% of sale revenue (exc tax) | Supplier |
| Fruit | Sale Revenue between $5000 – $19,999 (exc tax) | 5% of sale revenue (exc tax) | Supplier |
| Fruit | Sale Revenue between $20000 – $29,999 (exc tax) | 4% of sale revenue (exc tax) | Supplier |
| Fruit | Sale Revenue above $30,000 (exc tax) | 3% of sale revenue (exc tax) | Supplier |