Licensing is still pending but a new wine shop, Bakkus, is planned for Lancing in West Sussex. 

Siblings Victoria and Simon Tripp, who both have backgrounds in the drinks industry (Diageo and Morgenrot feature on their respective CVs) have secured a former hardware store, which they are in the process of refitting.

“I’ve always been spirits and wine and Simon has always been beer and wine,” says Victoria. “We’re both very passionate about drinks and we want to create something that’s community-driven. 

“I lived and worked in London for 15 years and I found a really cool local coffee shop in Lancing that wouldn’t look out of place in south east London, and I could see that sort of clientele exists here. 

“We’re going to have a long bar at the front, which will be a retail counter, and we’ll have a rotating beer on tap, wines by the glass and possibly a cocktail on tap too.”

There will be a designated area for hosting events as the pair intend to put together a calendar of ticketed tastings. The shop will have more than 100 wines available for retail.