Cookie & Storage Policy

sipping_consent_v1: local storage that remembers your privacy choice and consent version until you clear site data or we refresh the consent version.

sipping-basket-session-key-v1: local storage containing an anonymous basket/session reference. It persists until site data is cleared or the application replaces it.

Wine Taste values: local storage for taste preferences you deliberately save; retained on your device until you change them or clear site data.

Short-lived tool state: session storage used by interactive tools and scene selections; normally removed when the browser session ends.

Authentication/session storage: Base44 may use secure session cookies or local authentication tokens when you sign in. Their lifetime follows the authenticated session/security configuration.

sidebar_state: an interface-preference cookie with a maximum age of 7 days where that interface is present.

If you choose analytics, Sipping loads Google Analytics (measurement ID G-BL38JLXDTF). Google Analytics may set identifiers such as _ga and a property-specific _ga_* cookie, typically for up to two years unless the Analytics configuration or browser shortens that period. We configure Google Signals and advertising personalisation as off. If you reject analytics, Sipping does not initialise Analytics; if you later withdraw consent, Sipping stops Analytics events and attempts to remove its Analytics cookies.

Clicking an affiliate link can include a referral/click reference in the destination URL so a retailer or affiliate network can recognise the referral. The destination site may use its own cookies or tracking technologies under its own privacy and cookie notices. Sipping does not use that destination’s cookies before you leave our site.

Use the Cookie settings control at any time. Rejecting optional analytics does not affect essential site functions.