50 Best Indies 2026 ranking: 50-41 revealed

By Harpers Editorial team

Published: 05 January, 2026

This week marks the release of our 50 Best Indies 2026 results, celebrating the leading wine and spirits merchants from across the UK.

Once again, we are revealing the 50 Best in tranches of 10 over the week, with 50-41 unveiled today, via Harpers’ YouTube channel, where five-minute recordings of the results are being released at 11am each day, until we unveil the final Top 10 at the same time on Friday 9 January.

You can click here to watch the results, from 50-41, or go directly to Harpers YouTube channel at 11am each day when the following 10 will be revealed.

Read more: 50 Best Indies 2025 – The full list

The 50 Best Indies listing is one of our favourite features of the year – not least because of the vibrancy, diversity and professionalism found in the sector, driven by the people running and working in these dynamic businesses, along with the far-reaching drinks ranges that they deliver.

Whether traditional or modern, solely bricks-and-mortar retail or hybrid operations, small or multiple-sited, all businesses are considered equally by our judges on their individual merit, making a placement in the 50 Best something to be coveted and celebrated.

On that note, we hope to see you again tomorrow morning, Tuesday 6 January at 11am, for the reveal of those at 40-31.

Congratulations from Team Harpers, and our sponsors, Champagne Laurent-Perrier and Walker & Wodehouse, to all who have made it into our 50 Best Indies 2026 so far.

Watch 50 Best Indies 2026 results – 50-41 unveiled.

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