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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.
New issue of The Wine Merchant just dropped, kids! New issue of The Wine Merchant just dropped, kids! It contains cool and happening hoohahs and whatnots including: vans! Exploding beer! Football shirts! Electric cherries! In-store falconry! Forest Wines! Underwhelming Koshu! Chile and Argentina! Rosé! And some confusing stuff about pneumatologism. If this sounds like your kind of wine magazine, it’s your lucky month. Go!
If you sell little or no Alsace wines right now bu If you sell little or no Alsace wines right now but would love to develop the category, check out our May and June editions where you'll find details of a £300 bursary from Vins Alsace.

It's a brilliant opportunity and we still have room for a few more indies to join the fun. Email charlotte@winemerchantmag.com if you meet the criteria and can commit to running some promotions for these fabulous wines!

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