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Bordeaux Wine Month returns in September

Indies have until July 8 to sign up and claim £250 per store
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Apply now for Rioja Camp 2026

Five-day immersive experience is aimed at experienced wine professionals
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Armit boosts Burgundy selection

Family-owned Domaine Capuano-Ferreri is based in Santenay
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Flint adds 11 Cape producers to portfolio

Strategic agreement with Dreyfus Ashby focuses on London on-trade
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Still Davy’s after all these years

The London merchant has changed course in the past. Might it do so again?
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Champagne Deutz joins MMD portfolio

Grande marque has been represented by GBUK since 2013
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Hallgarten welcomes Olivier Leflaive to growing portfolio

Burgundian business started as a négociant but is also a domaine
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Barossa winemaker Simon Hackett dies

73-year-old was ABS’s longest-standing producer
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Stainton Wines closes on its own terms

Famous Cumbrian indie has been trading for four decades
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Garage Wine Company joins Hallgarten line-up

Cult Chilean producer was previously handled by Jascots
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Updated graphic shows the true cost of wine

Bibendum’s Vinonomics diagram takes duty rise into account
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Duty increase continues “doom loop”

WSTA warns Chancellor’s decision will result in falling sales
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Hallgarten boss to step down after 16 years

No successor has yet been named for Andrew Bewes
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MERCHANT PROFILE: GOLBORNE WINE & DELI

Graham Holter enjoys some time in a Notting Hill hot spot
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Italy tops global wine production table

OIV predicts a modest increase in world wine output in 2025
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Change of ownership for London Wine Fair

Hannah Tovey leads management buyout from Hemming Group
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LONDON SAYS HELLO TO STABLE WINES

The team from Goodbye Horses opens Islington indie
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The Vineking crashes with £800k debts

Erik Laan’s new company means Reigate branch is still trading
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Follow Old Vine Conference on livestream

Catch some of the California event from October 31-November 4
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German wine harvest hits 15-year low

Rheinhessen alone is down 23% thanks partly to autumn rains
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IRREGULAR THOUGHTS

Cold callers make David Perry hot under the collar
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SCAMMERS TARGET WINE RETAILERS

CNP payment option leaves retailers vulnerable
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PROFILE: CRUSHED & CURED, SOUTHSEA

George Bovill’s pivot from pure retail to hybrid has paid off
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Cape Winemakers Guild Auction raises record £746,000

Around 18% of rare wines on offer were bought by UK bidders
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That’s a wrap for LWF 2026! A really busy three da That’s a wrap for LWF 2026! A really busy three days on The Wine Merchant Top 100 stand and we were delighted to share our winning wines with dozens of indies as well as all the other visitors to a buzzing Olympia. Lots of rave reviews for the wines on display and you kept us on our toes as the bottles needed frequent replenishment! We also presented the certificates to our 12 trophy winners on centre stage. Great to see so many old and new friends.
Our Wine Merchant Top 100 trophy winners have been Our Wine Merchant Top 100 trophy winners have been unveiled! Come and taste them on our stand at the London Wine Fair along with all our other winners, as chosen by our panel of 40 independent merchants in a blind tasting of 1,200 wines. Congratulations to every wine that made the cut in a record year for entries!
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