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Sherry sampling spearheads summer campaign

A Splash of Andalusia involves indies as well as multiples

Olive oils now part of Hatch offer

Esporão and Zuccardi extra virgin olive oils are available to indies

Gulf crisis puts new pressure on wine prices

As diesel surcharges spiral, importers face tough decisions in the coming weeks

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

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Labels are part of our décor

There’s a reason why good-looking bottles earn listings

Fitz spices things up

Honky Tonk in Plymouth unveils first bespoke rum

Australia bounces back

Winemakers have a lot of quality wine to sell to eager UK buyers

A Languedoc-Roussillon list

David Williams offers a flavour of a complicated region

Wine Fiend gets physical

Online retailer has opened a bricks-and-mortar shop in Cardiff

Rising Stars: Ollie Fazekas-Cooper

Creative thinking at Vino Vero in Leigh-on-Sea

Trade calls for duty U-turn

Indies join wider industry campaign for Treasury to abandon sliding tax scale

The Burning Question: Couriers

Four indies tell us about their smashing experiences with delivery firms

The beauty of Bairrada

This Atlantic-cooled region of central Portugal is perfect for independent wine merchants

Calling California wine importers

Our panel of independents wants to taste the best wines from the golden state

In it for the long haul

Nigel Huddleston meets Stuart Rothwell of The Vineyard at Ramsbottom, Lancs

The British are rumming

There’s been a surge interest in UK-produced rums, says Nigel Huddleston

Drinks marketer opens Islington shop

Must & Lees is half bottle shop, half events space

Should you worry about supermarkets?

David Williams reports back from the multiple grocers’ tastings

Rising Stars: Michael Huband

It seems that the teaching profession’s loss has been Amathus’s gain

Sisters expand range with second site

The Wine Club in Rainhill reaps the rewards of expansion

Bright Ideas: Pairing wine and chocolate

Corney & Barrow tackles one of the toughest matches head on

We just can’t get the staff

Indies blame Brexit for shrinking pool of talent and recruitment woes