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Hallgarten expands Greek portfolio

Ktima Dio Ipsi and Mikro Ktima Titos join the range

Hatch Mansfield announces leadership changes

Ben Knollys steps down as MD; Patrick McGrath is new chairman

Susana Balbo appoints Matthew Clark Bibendum

Argentinian wine business moves UK agency from Enotria

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

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Ambitious indies open more shops

Oeno, Planet of the Grapes, Vagabond and Bottle Apostle have all been busy

News flash: independent trade rises by almost 5%

The independent trade grew by 4.8% in 2014 and is now worth more than £500m…

Independents bloom in garden centres

Reserve Wines is the latest indie to bed in beside the bedding plants

Wanted: women. Any age. Must love wine

Independent wine shops still have a bit of a problem with women. It’s a fact…

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