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Boutinot tops indie popularity poll

Supplier has topped Survey of Independents chart for 13 years

Winners announced for California Collection 2026

Eight merchants made their selections from wines submitted by UK importers

Oxford wine company splits in two

Retail and wholesale divisions are now separate companies

Frazier Jones takes on Wine Poole business

West Midlands family business will be absorbed on March 2

Matthew Clark and Bibendum form single entity

Owner C&C says move will remove “unnecessary duplication and barriers”

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Cost increases take their toll

Indies warn that consumers will face rising drinks prices

Positive vibes from the Cape

South Africa’s wine industry is in ruder health than many expected

A bit of Moldova in the Midlands

Cristine and Constantin Paunoiu have a single-country focus

Bright Ideas: Blind Dates for Wine

Paola Tich gives a little love to some leftover Christmas bottles

A new indie in Newport

Sara Hobday was originally only selling wine online

A little shop with big ideas

Deborah Mcglynn-Hale opens for business near Felixstowe

Natural born retailer

Meet Tony Resta, the Italian-born owner of London’s Yield N16 and Yield N1 stores

BLANKbottle: 12 wines, 12 stories

Pieter Walser talks us through a dozen of his curious creations

Rising Stars: Chloe Degg

Switching from jewellery to the wine trade was a good move

A fresh look at Canadian wines

A selection of wines that could change your view of Canada

Bright Ideas: Create a Podcast

Henry Butler and Cassie Gould say all you need is an iPhone

An endangered species?

France has lost 16% of its wine growers in the past decade

Nish is happy with change of focus

Once an Unwins, Shenfield Wines is now a thriving indie

Second store for Johns Wines

New Fowey branch is 50 miles from the St Ives shop

Sales boom continues for independents

Seven out of 10 merchants says annual sales have increased

Rising Stars: Lily Ferguson-Mahan

From Chicago to London as a Wild + Lees wine pedlar

Beeswing opens in Manchester

Wine bar and shop is part of the city’s Kampus development

Broadway to recruit franchisees

Worcestershire indie aims to expand wholesale activities