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Wine drinkers plan to spend more this Christmas

Hallgarten research paints an encouraging picture for independents

New managing director for Hatch Mansfield

Jon Pepper MW has held senior roles at Buckingham Schenk and Enotria

Liberty strengthens southern Italian range

New arrivals from Campania and Etna

Berkmann adds Rutini Wines

Historic Argentine producer was an Uco Valley pioneer

Management changes at Boutinot

David Sefton succeeds Dennis Whitely as managing director

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Rock star winemakers

3,500 years of achieving the impossible on Santorini

Merchant profile: Talking Wines

Staff roles interchange at this Cotswolds business

Caught in the bottleneck

Glass is in short supply, and rising costs are taking their toll

American dream becomes a reality

Online retailer Pacific Wines opens Islington shop

We aren’t we buying Aussie wine?

Winemakers accused of focusing on critics, not consumers

Hybrids braced for consumer squeeze

The cost of living crisis is taking its toll

Connolly’s pins hopes on hybrids

Merchant’s Solihull store is sold to its manager

Hobby becomes a career in Hoxton

Kasia Smith opens Finley’s after a 15-year wait

Indie reaction to slimmed-down LWF

Brintex stands by decision to charge for wine fair tickets

What’s the most underrated grape?

This month’s Champagne Gosset Burning Question

More expensive than petrol

Our Drayman correspondent on why beer prices are soaring

Buyers’ trip to Spain

A masterclass in terroir in Rueda, Rioja and La Mancha

David Williams: Vins sans frontières

Why do we get jumpy about wines from more than one place of origin?

Zero-waste store lands a Kilo blow

Birmingham zero waste supermarket opens a refillable takeaway wine shop

Festival puts new indie in a pickle

School friends open cheese and wine shop in Peebles

How much is Brexit costing the wine trade?

There are differences in opinion in how much pain EU withdrawal is creating

How Steve Tattam found his groove

Winyl specialises in wine and LPs – a combination that reflects its owner’s passions

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