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Loire producers join Liberty Wines roster

Domaine Ogereau and Goustine both specialise in organically-grown Chenin Blanc
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London Natural Wine Fair to launch in December

Event at Business Design Centre is free to trade visitors
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Wine duty will rise – but business rates are coming down

WSTA says Chancellor’s 4.55% duty hike from February 2027 is “breathtaking”
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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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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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Rock star winemakers

3,500 years of achieving the impossible on Santorini
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Merchant profile: Talking Wines

Staff roles interchange at this Cotswolds business
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Caught in the bottleneck

Glass is in short supply, and rising costs are taking their toll
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American dream becomes a reality

Online retailer Pacific Wines opens Islington shop
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We aren’t we buying Aussie wine?

Winemakers accused of focusing on critics, not consumers
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Hybrids braced for consumer squeeze

The cost of living crisis is taking its toll
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Connolly’s pins hopes on hybrids

Merchant’s Solihull store is sold to its manager
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Hobby becomes a career in Hoxton

Kasia Smith opens Finley’s after a 15-year wait
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Indie reaction to slimmed-down LWF

Brintex stands by decision to charge for wine fair tickets
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What’s the most underrated grape?

This month’s Champagne Gosset Burning Question
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More expensive than petrol

Our Drayman correspondent on why beer prices are soaring
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Buyers’ trip to Spain

A masterclass in terroir in Rueda, Rioja and La Mancha
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David Williams: Vins sans frontières

Why do we get jumpy about wines from more than one place of origin?
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Zero-waste store lands a Kilo blow

Birmingham zero waste supermarket opens a refillable takeaway wine shop
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Festival puts new indie in a pickle

School friends open cheese and wine shop in Peebles
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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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