How to import from Vivino

Ask Vivino for an export, wait for it, unzip the download, and upload the cellar.csv file inside it at app.invintory.com. From there the matching runs automatically — no queue, and nobody reviewing it.

Caution

Vivino’s own export is the slow part, and it is slower than you would think. Our guide warns that “the process of exporting from Vivino can take a long time”, and adds that the last time we checked, Vivino took about twenty minutes to export five wines. That is Vivino’s own pace, not a queue on our side, and it is their behaviour rather than anything we can promise — so treat it as a reason to walk away and come back, not as a timer. Start the export, close the tab, and download it later. Nothing on our side has begun yet.

Getting the file out of Vivino

1. Log into your Vivino account and click your avatar, then Settings.
2. Open the Account Management tab, scroll down, and start an export.
3. Come back when it is ready and download it. You get a zip file.
4. Unzip it and find the file called cellar.csv. That is the one to upload.

Uploading it to InVintory

1. Open app.invintory.com, go to Import Bottles and choose Vivino.
2. Page through the four picture steps to the drop zone at the end, or click Browse Files.
3. Drop cellar.csv in and click Ready to Import.

Note

Upload cellar.csv exactly as Vivino wrote it. We read Vivino’s own column headings, so renaming or deleting one is refused with “This file does not contain the correct columns”. If you want to edit or add anything, do it as a spreadsheet import instead — that flow accepts your own column names.

What comes across, and what does not

Comes across	Does not
The wine, its producer and its vintage	Your Vivino ratings and reviews
Its region and country	Your wishlist
Its wine type	Anything you have already drunk
How many you have, from Vivino’s cellar count	Purchase prices, dates, sizes and bin locations — Vivino’s export does not carry them

Because the file has no size or storage column, every bottle arrives as a 750ml bottle in a cellar called My Cellar. Move them and correct the sizes afterwards, or use a spreadsheet import if you would rather set all of that up front.

This one is web only

Web:  app.invintory.com → Import Bottles → Import from → Vivino

There is no file picker in the apps. Tapping Vivino on iPhone, iPad or Android shows Check your email and sends you a link to this page instead, so you can finish it on a computer where the zip file already is.

Next steps

• How to prepare your spreadsheet for import — the alternative, if you want to add your own details
• Understanding where your imported bottles end up — what happens once the matching finishes
• How to import your collection — the other two sources, and how to cancel an import