Issue 27 of The Wine Merchant is here. The print versions are thudding on to the stripped floorboards of quality wine shops across the land, where they will be sniffed quizzically by Labradors, before being gently opened with the little knife on a Waiter’s Friend corkscrew. Amazing what you can train a dog to do.
Here’s the digital version. It’s exactly the same, though occasionally the spelling is better.
Every mailing of the July issue of The Wine Merchant includes a little green book that should prove very useful for all specialist wine retailers.
It describes all 50 winners in this year’s Wine Merchant Top 50, and also unveils our first-ever Trophy winners. They are …
Sparkling Wine Trophy: Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve NV
White Wine Trophy: Pazo de Senorans Albarino, Rias Baixas 2012
Red Wine Trophy: Chateau Paul Mas Clos de Savignac, Coteaux du Languedoc 2012
Best Value Red Wine Trophy: LGI Monastier Shiraz, IGP Pays d’Oc 2013
Best Value White Wine Trophy: Cavit Terrazze della Luna Nosiola, Trentino 2013
Congratulations to all this year’s winners, and also to our first-ever Highly Commended wines, all of which are also listed in the little green book. These are the wines that just missed out on a Top 50 placing but which have the credentials to add quality and value to any independent’s range.
