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Matthew Clark and Bibendum form single entity

Owner C&C says move will remove “unnecessary duplication and barriers”
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Enotria takes on premium Constellation wineries

Robert Mondavi, Booker, The Prisoner and To Kalon switch from Matthew Clark
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Greek wineries join the Liberty portfolio

Kir-Yianni and Domaine Sigalas were previously imported by Enotria
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Australian wine shipments to the UK down 9%

Wine Australia warns of “tough headwinds” in its main export markets
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Jeroboams launches new services for fine wine clients

Exchange and Cellar Plan help customers build collections and trade wine
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Hallgarten welcomes Olivier Leflaive to growing portfolio

Burgundian business started as a négociant but is also a domaine
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Merchant profile: Chesters

The Abergavenny indie is all anout good wine, vinyl and a big dog
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No such thing as everyday wine

It’s a term we should probably avoid using, argues David Williams
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Q&A: Diana Thompson

The Wine Events Scotland founder on Sting, dressage and Oz Clarke
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Merchant profile: Iron & Rose

Robin Nugent’s wines share his ethical approach to life
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Is wine inflation coming down?

Shipping costs and FX pressures are finally easing
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Wolf Wine to rise from the ashes

Bath premises was destroyed by fire in April
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David Perry: plastic isn’t my bag

We switched to paper carriers when plastic got embarrassing
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WM Top 100: Highly Commended wines

Wines from China and Armenia are among the “best of the rest”
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Our Top 100 winners for 2023

Winning wines emerged from a field of more than 1,000 entries
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WM Top 100: Trophy winners 2023

Meet the category champions from this year’s competition
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Profile: The Surrey Wine Cellar

The Chobham indie is focused on a retail revival after online boom
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Delayed DRS must exclude glass

Scottish government urged to avoid more chaos next March
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Brexit puts brakes on indie imports

Reader survey shows fewer wines are arriving direct from producers
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Profile: People’s Wine, Dalston

Oranges are not the only wines in this trendy Hackney enclave
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Noble Fine Liquor bids fond farewell

Hackney indie has closed after a decade of trading
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The PGI wines of Central Greece

There’s lots to discover in this diverse and unique wine region
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Win a trip of a lifetime to Argentina

You could be flying to Mendoza and Patagonia with Bodegas Argento and Otronia
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Indies are defiant despite challenges

Wine Merchant reader survey shows indies are mostly upbeat
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We're up to 197 entries in this year's Wine Mercha We're up to 197 entries in this year's Wine Merchant Survey of Independents! You have until Sunday night (Feb 1) to take part. Possibly Monday morning too if you're very lucky.

Every year brokenhearted indies fling themselves at us, sobbing, saying they can't believe they missed the deadline. Don't be one of those people this February.

You know what to do: the link you need is on our website and very likely in your email inbox. Go go go!
More than 100 independent businesses have already More than 100 independent businesses have already taken part in this year's Survey of Independents.

If you're a UK-based indie, with physical retail premises, we want to hear from you. You'll find the link at winemerchantmag.com.

Remember, five participants will be selected at random to receive some fantastic Hatch Mansfield wine.
Our first issue of 2026 is here and if you're even Our first issue of 2026 is here and if you're even vaguely interested in the independent wine trade you need to read it from cover to fragrant cover.

All the news, views and reviews you demand of us, plus honourable mentions for Bill Clinton, tumbleweed, Pac-Man, horse boxes, Rutland Water, Kylie, Billy Joel, two Tim Watsons, Easter egg hunts and an attempt to convince you that wine is never improved by food.

You can subscribe to the print edition for £85 a year, or hack into the free digital version via our website. We don't know how to build firewalls, so fill your boots.
Thanks to all eight of our indies who did such a g Thanks to all eight of our indies who did such a great job of judging at yesterday's California Collection tasting. Thanks also to our friends at @wbc.co.uk who made us so welcome and created the perfect environment for the wines to shine.

We've got 50 worthy winners to reveal in our March supplement, published as always in association with @california.wines.uk.india
Every year, we at The Wine Merchant embark on our Every year, we at The Wine Merchant embark on our Survey of Independents. More than 200 businesses take part, representing indies of all shapes and sizes.

The results we get help us paint a really detailed picture of what's happening in our market.

It takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete the survey and five participants will be selected at random to win Hatch Mansfield goodies.

If you're a UK-based indie with physical premises, you can find the link on our website.
Our final (and biggest) issue of 2025 is landing n Our final (and biggest) issue of 2025 is landing now, with an early Christmas gift of a 2026 wall planner. Never miss Xinomavro Day again!

As always there is loads going on in this edition, but that goes without saying, because the independent trade is where the fun happens. We do our best to report on it all, and throw in a few cartoons and silly captions along the way.

We next publish in January but we'll keep the website up to date in the meantime.

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