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Wine drinkers plan to spend more this Christmas

Hallgarten research paints an encouraging picture for independents
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New managing director for Hatch Mansfield

Jon Pepper MW has held senior roles at Buckingham Schenk and Enotria
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Liberty strengthens southern Italian range

New arrivals from Campania and Etna
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Berkmann adds Rutini Wines

Historic Argentine producer was an Uco Valley pioneer
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Management changes at Boutinot

David Sefton succeeds Dennis Whitely as managing director
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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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New indie for Gateshead

Couple will open Victor Indigo November in April
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Monkey business in Chippenham

Online merchant opens bricks and mortar shop
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Merchant Profile: York Wines

How Alex Edwards relocated and reinvigorated the business
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Are delays madeirising wines?

Heat damage reported with South American reds
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Rising Stars: Lisa Chisholm

Lisa is now on a different side of the LIquorice counter
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Q&A with David Gleave

The Liberty Wines founder would have been an ace London cabbie
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The David Perry Column

The Shaftesbury Wines boss isn’t bothered by the cold
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Second branch for Stroud Wine Co

New store is five minutes away from the first
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Merchant profile: Sarah’s Cellar

Sarah Truman finds selling wine is more fun than teaching maths
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Wee Vinoteca is not so wee anymore

Hitchin merchant opens second shop near Cambridge
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October edition is out now! Even more exciting tha October edition is out now! Even more exciting than the massive boat that just arrived outside our office window. But you can be the judge of that. The digital edition is now hosted on our website as well as Issuu. Follow the link on our home page. Enjoy and send us feedback on anything you like in this month’s magazine, ideally in verse or perhaps hieroglyphs that you’ve invented. Right, enough chitchat, there’s a November issue to get done.
Graham Holter, editor of The Wine Merchant, wants Graham Holter, editor of The Wine Merchant, wants to hear from suppliers and retailers who offer brilliant value wines in the indie sector. They do still exist, despite duty, fuel surcharges and the zillion other price pressures.
Had you ever heard of Ruche? We hadn’t until our i Had you ever heard of Ruche? We hadn’t until our indie masterclass yesterday with Winetraders and Ferraris Agricola at The Fox in Moorgate. 

This weirdly aromatic red variety is also crazily versatile yet it probably only survived thanks to the efforts of a Piemonte priest. 

Thanks to Chiara Ferraris for talking us through her fabulous wines. Read all about them in the November edition of The Wine Merchant.
Great to see so many wines from The Wine Merchant Great to see so many wines from The Wine Merchant Top 100 featured in Berkmann’s indie-focused tasting in Shoreditch. Really well put-together selection including lots of wines below £17.
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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