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Bordeaux Wine Month returns in September

Indies have until July 8 to sign up and claim £250 per store

Apply now for Rioja Camp 2026

Five-day immersive experience is aimed at experienced wine professionals

Armit boosts Burgundy selection

Family-owned Domaine Capuano-Ferreri is based in Santenay

Flint adds 11 Cape producers to portfolio

Strategic agreement with Dreyfus Ashby focuses on London on-trade

Still Davy’s after all these years

The London merchant has changed course in the past. Might it do so again?

Champagne Deutz joins MMD portfolio

Grande marque has been represented by GBUK since 2013

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Kenrick’s name is above the door

Kenrick Bush of Urban Cellar has opened a new Fulham shop in his own name

From Cape Town back to Aberdeen

A couple have returned home from South Africa to create a wine shop and bar…

The happy return of the Dirty Dozen

David Williams toasts the return of a vital trade tasting

On the Road: Tom van der Neut

Spotlight on the Vintrigue Wines rep for southern England

Life outside wine: Duncan McLean

The Kirkness & Gorie owner talks about life as a musician, writer and publisher

Rising Stars: Nathan Taylor

Keeping the plates spinning at Hop Burns & Black in Peckham

Bright Ideas: Take part in a local festival

It’s all hands to the decks at To Be Consumed in Leytonstone

Four reasons to get fortified

The recent developments that have given a traditional category a new lease of life

Irene combines bakery and wine shop

New Camberwell independent is the creation of a couple with roots in Russia and Kazakhstan

Secret garden for Chesters

The Abergavenny indie has moved to a new location a mile away in Cross Street

Noble Rot launches shop

Shrine to the Vine opens in Lambs Conduit Street, London

Let there be light

This old-school Rotherham indie is a brighter place under new ownership, despite sceptical locals

Let’s talk about the other Cabernet

After decades in the wilderness, Cabernet Franc is showing signs of hitting the big time

On the Road: Fenella Newland

Liberty Wines’ south eastern sales rep is enjoying getting back to normal after a year…

Will Nouveau arrive on time?

Supply chain issues threaten to make the annual Beaujolais celebration a damp squib

Wine Freedom’s custard dreams

Wine Freedom in the Digbeth area of Birmingham is looking forward to a bright future

Rising Stars: Ernesto Angulo

The Bedales wine specialist understands that wine and emotion are tied closely together

Champagne’s rollercoaster year

Even Brexit doesn’t seems to have derailed the category’s bounce-back. David Williams reports