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31 Days of German Wine winners unveiled

Le Vignoble takes top spot – The Grape Escape in Cheltenham is runner-up
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Soave and Abruzzo producers snapped up by Hallgarten

Importer welcomes Inama and Terre di Civita
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Alliance strengthens French portfolio

Champagne Lenoble and Maison Albert Bichot join the range
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French and Spanish vignerons hit by wildfires

Provence and Sierra de Gredos are worst affected by flames and smoke
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Fifth branch for The Good Wine Shop

London indie takes over former Oddbins in St Margarets
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Why Essex is England’s still wine capital

A visit to the Crouch Valley, home of the UK’s ripest grapes
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Why we had to stop our popular wine festival

Duncan McLean on the story of the annual Orkney spectacular
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Research shines a light on indie customers

Hallgarten study shows that indies are doing the right things
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Profile: Grape to Grain, Prestwich

How Tom Sneesby learnt his retail skills on the job
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Q&A: Kate Goodman, Reserve Wines

Kate looks back at 20 years as an independent merchant
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Hot properties where organic vines thrive

A memorable visit to Stefano Girelli’s Sicilian estates
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John Hoskins MW sells iconic Old Bridge

Huntington hotel and wine shop is bought by Chestnut
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Grays & Feather spreads its wings

Two new sites are opening in London
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The Long Run with Cat Brandwood

Spending quality screen time with 20 customers every Wednesday
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Provence still sets the standard

The region’s versatile rosés shine in every drinking occasion
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Profile: Liquorice Wine & Deli

The Essex indie invested in its food offer to maintain its Covid boom
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Indies forced to break bad news on duty

Even some trade customers were unaware of tax hike adding at least 44p a bottle
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Feral Pig enters boutique hotel

Wine shop opens on the premises of Llys Meddyg in Pembrokeshire
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Wine costs as much as an energy bill

Wine Merchant editor Graham Holter does the arithmetic
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Trade helps revive cult London store

Former P Franco manager Will Gee hits crowd funding target
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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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Our August edition is out in the wild - print and Our August edition is out in the wild - print and digital formats. All the indie comings and goings you need to know about, a brilliant interview with Marc Hough at Cork of the North, favourite fizzes, shape-shifting Chenin, compelling columnists and so much more. Cover price: nought pee. You’re very welcome!
All our winning wines detailed and described. Not All our winning wines detailed and described. Not just the Top 100 and trophy winners - also our hundreds of highly commended wines. The print version of this year’s Wine Merchant Top 100 Winners Supplement landed at the weekend and the digital version can be accessed free of charge on our website.
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If you sell little or no Alsace wines right now bu If you sell little or no Alsace wines right now but would love to develop the category, check out our May and June editions where you'll find details of a £300 bursary from Vins Alsace.

It's a brilliant opportunity and we still have room for a few more indies to join the fun. Email charlotte@winemerchantmag.com if you meet the criteria and can commit to running some promotions for these fabulous wines!
When Little Ted finds his copy he’ll be able to re When Little Ted finds his copy he’ll be able to read about all the latest indie comings and goings, gibberish labels on Winedrops wine, picnic boxes, spittoon techniques, Clamato, 20 Provence rosés, the Orkney Folk Festival, wine on tap, Central Otago, why misery and negativity give people the ick, a Riesling that’s like being hit with a barbed plimsoll, the problem with narcissism, and electric collars for store staff. Will you please also welcome Justin Liddle on drums. Is this microphone on? Hello?
That’s a wrap for LWF 2026! A really busy three da That’s a wrap for LWF 2026! A really busy three days on The Wine Merchant Top 100 stand and we were delighted to share our winning wines with dozens of indies as well as all the other visitors to a buzzing Olympia. Lots of rave reviews for the wines on display and you kept us on our toes as the bottles needed frequent replenishment! We also presented the certificates to our 12 trophy winners on centre stage. Great to see so many old and new friends.

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