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Management changes at Boutinot

David Sefton succeeds Dennis Whitely as managing director

Four new Aussies for Liberty Wines

Luke Lambert, Patrick Sullivan, A. Rodda and Decades join roster

Thorman Hunt’s first South African agency unveiled

Hasher Family Wines is based in Upper Hemel-en-Aarde

Liberty Wines report outlines challenges for indies

Customers are spending more – but there are fewer of them

Alliance strengthens French portfolio

Champagne Lenoble and Maison Albert Bichot join the range

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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

Feral Pig enters boutique hotel

Wine shop opens on the premises of Llys Meddyg in Pembrokeshire

Wine costs as much as an energy bill

Wine Merchant editor Graham Holter does the arithmetic

Trade helps revive cult London store

Former P Franco manager Will Gee hits crowd funding target

Merchant profile: Chesters

The Abergavenny indie is all anout good wine, vinyl and a big dog

No such thing as everyday wine

It’s a term we should probably avoid using, argues David Williams

Q&A: Diana Thompson

The Wine Events Scotland founder on Sting, dressage and Oz Clarke

Merchant profile: Iron & Rose

Robin Nugent’s wines share his ethical approach to life

Is wine inflation coming down?

Shipping costs and FX pressures are finally easing

Wolf Wine to rise from the ashes

Bath premises was destroyed by fire in April

David Perry: plastic isn’t my bag

We switched to paper carriers when plastic got embarrassing

WM Top 100: Highly Commended wines

Wines from China and Armenia are among the “best of the rest”

Our Top 100 winners for 2023

Winning wines emerged from a field of more than 1,000 entries

WM Top 100: Trophy winners 2023

Meet the category champions from this year’s competition

Profile: The Surrey Wine Cellar

The Chobham indie is focused on a retail revival after online boom

Delayed DRS must exclude glass

Scottish government urged to avoid more chaos next March

Brexit puts brakes on indie imports

Reader survey shows fewer wines are arriving direct from producers

Profile: People’s Wine, Dalston

Oranges are not the only wines in this trendy Hackney enclave