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Management changes at Boutinot

David Sefton succeeds Dennis Whitely as managing director

Four new Aussies for Liberty Wines

Luke Lambert, Patrick Sullivan, A. Rodda and Decades join roster

Thorman Hunt’s first South African agency unveiled

Hasher Family Wines is based in Upper Hemel-en-Aarde

Liberty Wines report outlines challenges for indies

Customers are spending more – but there are fewer of them

Alliance strengthens French portfolio

Champagne Lenoble and Maison Albert Bichot join the range

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An upside of global catastrophe

Cardiff independent Chilled & Tannin plants its own vines

Bright Ideas: Wine Tribe Wednesdays

Specialist Cellars in Brixton has a hit on its hands

‘I only sell wines I like’

Profile of Russell Buchanan at Pop Wines in Glasgow

Siezing the opportunity

Stars aligned for Simon Hill and Liz Coombes at Artisan Wines

Bright Ideas: Bottle Engraving

A £10 extra is adding value at Saxty’s in Hereford

Andrew Byrne calls time

Retirement beckons after more than 50 years with D Byrne & Co

South Africa round table

Our panel of indies discuss the state of play for Cape wines

A new pearl for Covent Garden

Team behind The Oystermen opens Bedford Street Wines

A wine country on the up

Let’s count the reasons for Portugal’s popularity

Albertine bids farewell, for now

Iconic London shop closes after 44 years

Classified information

What’s the best way to rank a region’s producers?

The Hackney Empire

The London borough is home to a new branch of Provisions

Free deliveries rock independents

Wine Society drops shipping charges on orders

Spain’s most dynamic region?

Navarra is fertile ground for UK independents

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