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Matthew Clark and Bibendum form single entity

Owner C&C says move will remove “unnecessary duplication and barriers”

Enotria takes on premium Constellation wineries

Robert Mondavi, Booker, The Prisoner and To Kalon switch from Matthew Clark

Greek wineries join the Liberty portfolio

Kir-Yianni and Domaine Sigalas were previously imported by Enotria

Australian wine shipments to the UK down 9%

Wine Australia warns of “tough headwinds” in its main export markets

Jeroboams launches new services for fine wine clients

Exchange and Cellar Plan help customers build collections and trade wine

Hallgarten welcomes Olivier Leflaive to growing portfolio

Burgundian business started as a négociant but is also a domaine

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Independents are just too good

At least two companies want to build retail empires that tap into a wine market…

Survey provides a glimpse of the future

Independents are taking an increasingly open-minded approach to their shops and broadening their specialism beyond…

Independents buoyed by 7% sales increase

Independent wine shops have seen their combined turnover go up by 7% over the past…

Stop trying to be cool

New world producers are obsessed with European elegance. But why?

What we did on our holidays

Reporting on The Wine Merchant’s trip to the Centre-Loire

Wine’s weird. Deal with it

Let’s celebrate the unique effect that wine has on us, and have fun expressing it

Broaden the offer, but stay special

Independent wine shops have defied the Nielsen pessimism about their category

Not oaky-dokey

Too many winemakers evidently prefer trees to vines, argues Doug Wregg

The great class elevator

Independents pride themselves on having a knowledgeable clientele. But who educates these customers?

Fizzy logic

A decline in Champagne’s fortunes has been greeted with some churlish sneering. But the Champenois…

Living with Majestic

What happens when the UK’s biggest specialist wine chain opens on your doorstep?

James Busby

Fear and loathing in east London

The British wine trade seems to have lost some of its taste for travel