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Retailers

The Wine Society

June 2, 2010
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White wine lovers who want to benefit from the best wines at the best prices might want to consider buying a share in The Wine Society. The long-standing co-operative organisation was named 2009′s Large Independent Merchant of the year by the prestigious International Wine Challenge and sells only to its own members. Founded in 1874, [...]

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Virgin Wines

March 1, 2010
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Brief History Choose your wine from one of the UK’s largest online wine retailers with in excess of 500 wines available, safe in the knowledge that you will receive excellent value for money, combined with some fantastic offers. You can buy a pre-selected wine case, mix your own or buy a 12 bottle case of [...]

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Sunday Times Wine Club

February 10, 2010
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The Sunday Times Wine Club is a wine lover’s treasure trove that has been offering customers the chance to share in the enjoyment of exceptional wines for over 35 years. This club offers 1000s of wines supplied by Direct Wines Ltd, ranging from classical favourites to the latest declassified discoveries and new finds. Great tips [...]

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Oddbins

September 21, 2009
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Oddbins began in 1963 when entrepreneur Ahmed Pochee begin delivering bin ends and oddments of wine to restaurants and clubs in the West End. During the seventies, Oddbins was bought by Dennis Ing and Nick Baile and continued to expand. By the eighties it was owned by Seagram and operated through 100 stores, thus becoming [...]

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Majestic Wine

June 19, 2009
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Founded in 1981, Majestic Wine has grown to become the UK’s leading mixed case wine specialist with 147 stores nationwide and winners of the overall Merchant of the Year award at the International Wine Challenge as well as being the proud recipients of the Decanter High Street Chain of the Year. Majestic Wine offers its [...]

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Wine Direct

June 16, 2009
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Wine Direct are a wine merchant specialising in premium wines from across the world. Wine Direct was established back in 1994 and is based in East Sussex, it serves both the UK and international markets. The main focus of the company is finding wines that have been internationally critiqued by top wine critics and independently [...]

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Marks and Spencer Wine

June 4, 2009
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Marks and Spencer has grown from its humble beginnings in 1884 as a stall manned by a Russian refugee, one Michael Marks at Leeds Kirgate Market to become one of the UK’s leading retailers with over 600 stores in the UK and a further 200 in 40 other countries. A global company that is affectionately [...]

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Laithwaites

May 21, 2009
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Laithwaites are the biggest direct wine merchant in the United Kingdom. They are currently celebrating their 40th year in business so have plenty of experience in customer satisfaction. Laithwaites was set up to provide Britain with wines of character and authenticity and this is still paramount today. Laithwaites is renowned for its top class customer [...]

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Naked Wines

May 18, 2009
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Naked Wines is a site with a unique concept. It runs as an online farmers’ market that is a mix between an online wine store and a social networking site. This means farmers can concentrate on what they do best, making great wine, whilst the site sells it for them. This means no money is [...]

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