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Boutinot tops indie popularity poll

Supplier has topped Survey of Independents chart for 13 years
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Winners announced for California Collection 2026

Eight merchants made their selections from wines submitted by UK importers
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Oxford wine company splits in two

Retail and wholesale divisions are now separate companies
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Frazier Jones takes on Wine Poole business

West Midlands family business will be absorbed on March 2
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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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That’s not a wrap, WH Smith

Phoebe’s latest Amazing Lunch is an empty experience
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Merchant Profile: Field & Fawcett

Profile of one of north’s most successful independents
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Rising Stars: Agathe Lamour

A natural flair for retail is an asset for Authentique
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Bolla: Amazing Amarone since 1953

How one company has set new standards for a classic wine
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Q&A: Peter Hall, Breaky Bottom

Our interview with the English sparkling wine guru
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Will indies thrive as economy dives?

Report from The Wine Merchant round table
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Jason Yapp: in search of rarity

The pleasures and the tax breaks of collecting wine
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Taittinger invests in Kent indie

Locals also buy shares in The Tudor Peacock, Chilham
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Devon indie aims for sustainability

Anne Cleminson and Simon Johnson open The Bottle Shop
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Teacher’s steep learning curve

Our profile of Kat Stead’s thriving Brigitte Bordeaux indie
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Analysis: Beyond Burgundy

Short harvests and rising prices tempt buyers to look elsewhere
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Northabout with Duncan Mclean

Orkney’s tradition of fine wine and food has its roots in war
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Sheffield rivals keep it friendly

Former StarmoreBoss duo open Tenaya wine shop
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Henley’s no longer a wine desert

Town welcomes two new indies: ChinChin and Jacobini
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Editorial: The coming storm

Indies can thrive in recessions. But will this one be different?
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Jason Yapp on Viognier

If you love Condrieu, buy it now, because prices are rising
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Q&A with Jess Hutchinson

Meet the Vindependents boss and occasionally terrified actor
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Pubs back Sunak’s wine plans

The UK drinks trade is far from united on duty reform
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The results of our Survey of Independents are in a The results of our Survey of Independents are in and the first half of this year’s analysis appears in our March edition. The second half appears in April. But! If you don’t want to wait until then, AND you’d like the full set of results in a single PDF document, AND you’d like to see the back-end spreadsheets from which the analysis is created: you’re in luck. Download the entire thing from our website now for just £50 including VAT.
The Wine Merchant California Collection is out! E The Wine Merchant California Collection is out!

Every year we invite UK importers to send us their best California wines, and our group of eight indies tastes them all and selects their favourite 50. You can read all about this year’s selections in our supplement - the print version is landing now and the digital edition is available via our website.
It’s time to enter the only wine competition where It’s time to enter the only wine competition where all the wines are indie exclusives … and all the judges are indie merchants. 
All the details you need are at winemerchanttop100.com and you can email claire@winemerchantmag.com for your entry form. Good luck!
Good wines and a good indie turnout as always toda Good wines and a good indie turnout as always today at the Fells annual portfolio tasting in London. The IET is such a great venue with natural light, fresh air and a river view.
Our February edition is out now. All the updates y Our February edition is out now. All the updates you need from the independent wine trade, and a few you don’t but we’ve included anyway. In this issue: Taurus Wines; the suppliers not passing on duty increases; what happened to The Wine Treasury; a Greek wine masterclass; a pét nat panel tasting; a focus on New Zealand wines; Matt Walls; the wines indies would consign to Room 101; tasting dates for your diary; a horrible quiz; a stupid cartoon … come on, you know how it works by now. Subscribe for £85 or read it online for free at www.winemerchantmag.com.
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!

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