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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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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

Lobby your MP about chaotic duty plans

Download this template letter and spell out how the wine trade will be damaged

Indies blame Brexit for shipping delays

80% of merchants are facing long waits on wines shipped from the EU

Vinoteca expands beyond London

Sixth site opens near London Bridge, with a Birmingham branch on the way

Vinotopia to be reborn in a barn

New Gloucestershire store will incorporate Brown & Green farm shop