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Wine drinkers plan to spend more this Christmas

Hallgarten research paints an encouraging picture for independents
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New managing director for Hatch Mansfield

Jon Pepper MW has held senior roles at Buckingham Schenk and Enotria
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Liberty strengthens southern Italian range

New arrivals from Campania and Etna
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Berkmann adds Rutini Wines

Historic Argentine producer was an Uco Valley pioneer
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Management changes at Boutinot

David Sefton succeeds Dennis Whitely as managing director
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Australia bounces back

Winemakers have a lot of quality wine to sell to eager UK buyers
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A Languedoc-Roussillon list

David Williams offers a flavour of a complicated region
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Wine Fiend gets physical

Online retailer has opened a bricks-and-mortar shop in Cardiff
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Rising Stars: Ollie Fazekas-Cooper

Creative thinking at Vino Vero in Leigh-on-Sea
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Trade calls for duty U-turn

Indies join wider industry campaign for Treasury to abandon sliding tax scale
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The Burning Question: Couriers

Four indies tell us about their smashing experiences with delivery firms
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The beauty of Bairrada

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

Our panel of independents wants to taste the best wines from the golden state
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In it for the long haul

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

There’s been a surge interest in UK-produced rums, says Nigel Huddleston
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Drinks marketer opens Islington shop

Must & Lees is half bottle shop, half events space
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Should you worry about supermarkets?

David Williams reports back from the multiple grocers’ tastings
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Rising Stars: Michael Huband

It seems that the teaching profession’s loss has been Amathus’s gain
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Sisters expand range with second site

The Wine Club in Rainhill reaps the rewards of expansion
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Bright Ideas: Pairing wine and chocolate

Corney & Barrow tackles one of the toughest matches head on
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We just can’t get the staff

Indies blame Brexit for shrinking pool of talent and recruitment woes
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The indie now arriving at Brighton station

Seven Cellars has opened a second branch, aimed at rail travellers
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French Connections 2021

Highlights from this year’s tasting of wines looking for independent UK importers
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October edition is out now! Even more exciting tha October edition is out now! Even more exciting than the massive boat that just arrived outside our office window. But you can be the judge of that. The digital edition is now hosted on our website as well as Issuu. Follow the link on our home page. Enjoy and send us feedback on anything you like in this month’s magazine, ideally in verse or perhaps hieroglyphs that you’ve invented. Right, enough chitchat, there’s a November issue to get done.
Graham Holter, editor of The Wine Merchant, wants Graham Holter, editor of The Wine Merchant, wants to hear from suppliers and retailers who offer brilliant value wines in the indie sector. They do still exist, despite duty, fuel surcharges and the zillion other price pressures.
Had you ever heard of Ruche? We hadn’t until our i Had you ever heard of Ruche? We hadn’t until our indie masterclass yesterday with Winetraders and Ferraris Agricola at The Fox in Moorgate. 

This weirdly aromatic red variety is also crazily versatile yet it probably only survived thanks to the efforts of a Piemonte priest. 

Thanks to Chiara Ferraris for talking us through her fabulous wines. Read all about them in the November edition of The Wine Merchant.
Great to see so many wines from The Wine Merchant Great to see so many wines from The Wine Merchant Top 100 featured in Berkmann’s indie-focused tasting in Shoreditch. Really well put-together selection including lots of wines below £17.
Our August edition is out in the wild - print and Our August edition is out in the wild - print and digital formats. All the indie comings and goings you need to know about, a brilliant interview with Marc Hough at Cork of the North, favourite fizzes, shape-shifting Chenin, compelling columnists and so much more. Cover price: nought pee. You’re very welcome!
All our winning wines detailed and described. Not All our winning wines detailed and described. Not just the Top 100 and trophy winners - also our hundreds of highly commended wines. The print version of this year’s Wine Merchant Top 100 Winners Supplement landed at the weekend and the digital version can be accessed free of charge on our website.

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