Red Squirrel and The Knotted Vine to merge

Specialist importers Red Squirrel and The Knotted Vine have announced they are merging to form a completely new importer and distributor supplying the UK’s restaurant and independent trade.

Sogrape takes majority stake in Liberty Wines

Sogrape is ramping up its investment in Liberty Wines, in a move that will increase its 2017 investment to a majority share in the business.

Q&A: Kim Wilson and Joy Edmondson, North South Wines

Innovative, agile and on-trend, North South Wines is shaking up the traditional importer model. Andrew Catchpole meets its founders

Berkmann Q&A: building on solid ground

Andrew Catchpole meets the Berkmann team to talk values, vision and evolution in the trade

LWF: Inverarity continues the Scottish march south

Scottish-based Inverarity Morton is using its second ever outing at London Wine Fair (LWF) to advance its focus on supplying the English trade, with a round of new agencies in its portfolio.

Lucien Lurton joins Enotria&Coe as part of French portfolio revamp

A top Bordeaux estate, Malbec specialists and two new Languedoc producers comprise a renewed French focus at importer and distributor Enotria&Coe.

Hallgarten’s Andrew Bewes and Steve Daniel on selling style

Premium sales, progressive lists, and off-piste portfolio additions are Hallgarten’s calling cards, as Andrew Catchpole discovers

Lanchester expands regional sales team

Lanchester Wines has bolstered its growing sales team with two new hires in the north and south west.

Buckingham Schenk goes veggie for portfolio update

Buckingham Schenk has bumped up its number of vegetarian-friendly wines, which now account for 70% of its wine list.

Amathus strengthens Priorat and Montsant

Amathus Drinks has expanded its Spanish portfolio with the addition of two new Catalonian producers: Celler l’Encastell from Priorat and Celler Masroig from Montsant.

Single site Sicilian range Mandrarossa makes it to Liberty Wines

Liberty Wines is swelling the ranks of its Sicilian portfolio with new producer,  Mandrarossa.

Roberson plans expansion outside of London

Three years ago, dynamic, family-run business Roberson Wines took the decision to close its flagship store.

Liberty pushes into new frontiers ahead of Brexit

An English winemaker, a French winemaker and an Italian winemaker walk into a winebar.

Liberty takes on Piper-Heidsieck

Liberty Wines is bolstering its Champagne portfolio by taking on distribution for Piper-Heidsieck.

Greencroft on target to become largest UK bottling operation

Major investment by Lanchester Wine Cellars in its bottling subsidiary Greencroft is to see production boosted from 100 million litres in 2018 to a capacity of between 3-400 million litres by early 2020.

Halewood Wines & Spirits not dialling down wine despite ramping up spirits

Liverpool-based wine and spirit producer Halewood Wines & Spirits has denied it is slowing down its wine business after several moves this year to boost its international spirits profile and selling off its “loss making” Romanian wine arm.

Hatch Mansfield signs distribution deal for Gaja

Hatch Mansfield has signed a deal as the exclusive UK agent for the Gaja family, marking the first Italian producer to join its portfolio

Berkmann signs distribution deal for Franciacorta producer Ca’ del Bosco

Berkmann Wine Cellars has announced a new partnership with Franciacorta producer Ca’ del Bosco.

Neil Ellis joins Gonzalez Byass UK

Red Squirrel expands team into Scotland

Red Squirrel has grown its team north of the border with the appointment of a Scottish based account manager.