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Friarwood closes after 59 years

London independent goes into administration as both shops close
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New Generation buys Bancroft Wines

Loss-making Bancroft had been hit by on-trade downturn
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Alliance boss secures new investment

Fergal Tynan MW aims for improved service quality
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Hallgarten expands Greek portfolio

Ktima Dio Ipsi and Mikro Ktima Titos join the range
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Hatch Mansfield announces leadership changes

Ben Knollys steps down as MD; Patrick McGrath is new chairman
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Books and wine on the same page

The similarities between indie book sellers and wine merchants
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Judges confirmed for Wine Merchant Top 100

Meet the indies putting this year’s entries through their paces
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Taste Spain – Wines from Spain Tasting

Register for the London event on Feb 28 or Leeds on March 13
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Q&A with Cliff Roberson

The Roberson and London Cru frontman has few regrets
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Keeping the on-trade on course

Provisions has launched a one-day education programme
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Merchant Profile: Dorset Wine Co

Hard graft is paying off for Jonathan Charles in Poundbury
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Corks Out looks for new sites

Both branches have been refurbed – more may follow
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Indies on the hunt for wines below £15

Squeeze on spending means value is more important than ever
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Talking points for Aussie wines

David Williams takes stock of developments Down Under
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Margate indie will open in stages

Sète is the brainchild of Natalia Ribbe and Jackson Berg
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Courier ‘treats all parcels as fragile’

London-based Packfleet is expanding to other cities
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Chablis faces up to climate change

Chardonnay rules the roost, but for how much longer?
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Recycling scheme lacks clarity

Scots indies fear that DRS scheme is widely misunderstood
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Five talking points from Cape Wine

New superstars, amazing Chenin: but prices need to rise
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The Reserve Wines rebrand

This month’s Bright Ideas winner is a Manchester icon
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Indies gear up for Christmas

How are merchants preparing for the festive boom?
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Dulwich is latest to welcome Drop

Fifth site opens for franchised wine merchant
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400 years of catching up to do

Black ownership in the Cape is happening, but challenges remain
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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.
New issue of The Wine Merchant just dropped, kids! New issue of The Wine Merchant just dropped, kids! It contains cool and happening hoohahs and whatnots including: vans! Exploding beer! Football shirts! Electric cherries! In-store falconry! Forest Wines! Underwhelming Koshu! Chile and Argentina! Rosé! And some confusing stuff about pneumatologism. If this sounds like your kind of wine magazine, it’s your lucky month. Go!
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.
Our Wine Merchant Top 100 trophy winners have been Our Wine Merchant Top 100 trophy winners have been unveiled! Come and taste them on our stand at the London Wine Fair along with all our other winners, as chosen by our panel of 40 independent merchants in a blind tasting of 1,200 wines. Congratulations to every wine that made the cut in a record year for entries!

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