Double Award Winners: The Drinks Business Awards 2025
Bordeaux Index
21 May 2025
We're delighted to share that we’ve been named the Fine Wine Retailer of the Year for the third year in a row and Trading Platform of the Year for the sixth year in a row at The Drinks Business Awards 2025
The judges highlighted several key strengths that underpin our position as a leading fine wine retailer. These included the continuous evolution of My Portfolio, recognised as a market-leading cellar management tool, the ongoing expansion of LiveTrade, and major improvements to our ecommerce platform, such as refreshed content and a fully redesigned checkout system to enhance the customer journey. Our commitment to customer experience was a standout point, particularly the introduction of a dedicated Customer Relationship Manager and our exceptional programme of events and partnerships, which bring our clients closer to the world’s greatest producers and wines.
Fine Wine Retailer of the Year
Bordeaux Index has been changing the landscape of the fine wine and spirits market since 1997. With a mission to make the industry more transparent, accessible and easier to trade, we’ve built a powerful global platform backed by leading figures in finance, wine and whisky. Operating from offices in London, Hong Kong, Singapore and Los Angeles, our global reach and deep network allow us to serve collectors and investors across every major market.
Bordeaux Index doesn’t just buy, sell and trade more wine than any other merchant - we set the pace. With one of the world’s largest inventories, institutional-grade client services, and market-shaping tools, we’re proud to lead the charge in making fine wine and whisky trading smarter, faster and more rewarding than ever.
“A fast-expanding operator with a new-look website as well as a relaunched trading platform handling more than £100m worth of transactions annually.”
Trading Platform of the Year
LiveTrade by Bordeaux Index remains the world’s most advanced and active trading platform for fine wine and whisky. The only pan-market, two-way trading platform of its kind, LiveTrade enables users to instantly buy, sell, and place bids or offers with complete transparency and confidence. Open to collectors, investors, merchants, négociants and producers, LiveTrade has redefined how fine wine and whisky is accessed, valued and traded.
The platform now supports trading across nearly all fine wine and an increasingly wide range of spirits, including whisky. Users can now list and trade bonded wine and whisky from any professional UK or European warehouse, with Bordeaux Index underwriting provenance and condition - a game-changing development that removes the final barrier to seamless, pan-market trading.
Transparent, intuitive, and built for the modern collector and trader, LiveTrade is changing the landscape of fine wine and whisky trading. No fees. No friction. Just instant access to the best prices, liquidity and insight in the industry.
“An operation that stands out for its educational content, as well as a revamped interface and technological upgrades, which have made its trading tools more powerful and intuitive than ever before.”