Our Members

A long established, independent wine merchant, based in Brighton. We are known for having a broad range of wines, normally over 2000 lines, showcasing many eclectic wines from around the world. You might find anything from great value Sicilian wines, vintage Port from the 1960s or hard to find Californian treats. We specialise in English sparkling wines, Portuguese (2013 Portuguese Wine Retailer of the year) and Californian wines. We are an important part of the Brighton community and are heavily involved in the Brighton and Hove Food Festival, and hosting many fun, informative events.

Independent wine merchants with four retail branches in Cambridge (two of which also operate as wine bars), as well as franchises in Salisbury, Royston (Herts) and Ampthill (Beds), plus wholesale and online divisions. We have won 23 industry awards since 2010 including International Wine Challenge (the world’s biggest wine competition) top prize: “Merchant of the Year”, Large Independent of the Year and Independent Drinks Retailer of the Year. The business was established in 1993 and is owned and managed by its founders Hal Wilson and Brett Turner.

Carruthers & Kent is a new, independent fine wine company in the North East of England. It was born out of a passion for the fine things in life; Wine, first and foremost, closely followed by food, closely followed by our desire to share this passion for wine and food with our customers in the form of good old fashioned service. The fine things in life are not necessarily the rarest or the most expensive, but to get on our shelves, those fine things have to taste good, and be great value for money.

The Dorset Wine Company is a quality focussed independent wine merchant based in the county town of Dorchester and supplies an ecelectic and interesting selection of wines, spirits, beer and cigars through its retail shop in Poundbury.  Established in 2006 by Jonathan Charles, The Dorset Wine Company has built up a legion of loyal followers who appreciate that no nonsense advice and great wines needn’t cost the earth.  With nearly 20 years experience in the wine trade, Jonathan has built up a host of valuable contacts and is passionate about the range of wines that are stocked and the small, dedicated producers that The Dorset Wine Company represents.

Define was founded at the turn of the millennium by Jon Campbell with a mission to showcase the great diversity of world wine styles. Over the years we have assembled a specialist range of over 1000 wines, with a particular focus on Italy, regional France and South Africa. Most of our trade is retail to discerning Cheshire wine-lovers, with an increasing number of restaurant clients in the region as well as a number of Michelin-starred outlets in London.

Eynsham Cellars is owned and run by two enthusiastic chaps named Oli and Iain, the safe-keepers of about 400 different wines, 60 bottled ales, not to mention a wonderful selection of lagers and a dazzling spirit selection. We’re completely independent. That means we can stock the things that we love. In fact if we don’t absolutely love it, we won’t stock it. Our prices are very competitive too as we don’t indulge in false promotions and artificial prices increases. Instead, we like to keep the prices low, and sometimes a little lower.

The Good Spirits Co. was founded in 2011 by three drinks enthusiasts – Shane Goodbody, Matthew McFadyen, and Mark Connelly – who met while working at Oddbins. Believing that Glasgow was sorely lacking a specialist spirits shop, the idea for The Good Spirits Co. was conceived.

Hennings Wine Merchants, set in the heart of the West Sussex countryside, has long held a reputation for being one of the leading independents in the south-east of England. Established as a single shop in Pulborough in 1960 by Charles Hennings, the company is now four shops strong and under its third generation of family control. A retail business with shops throughout the county and a thriving website is only the start, as Hennings also supplies hundreds of restaurants, hotels, bars and pubs throughout the south of England through its dedicated wholesale team based at its 17,000ft2 Warehouse headquarters in Pulborough.

Hercules Wine Warehouse is an independent wine merchant based in South East Kent. Our first retail wine warehouse opened in Sandwich in 2005, followed 3 years later by our branch in Faversham. We stock an extensive range of over 350 wines and specialist spirits. In addition, our Sandwich store boasts a selection of local ales and ciders. We like to find interesting and innovative wines and are happy to offer advice and to share our knowledge with our customers. We supply a number of on-trade establishments locally. We manage our own distribution and as a result we can proudly offer a wealth of exclusive wines backed up with the highest level of service.

Loki wine was founded in 2012 and is based in Birmingham City Centre. The concept of Loki is to provide a place where people can mingle and try up-to 40 wines in an ‘enoteca’ style wine lounge. The wine shop focuses on small and boutique producers, as well as a wide range of spirits and craft beers.

Southwell’s finest independent wine merchant.  Situated on Church Street by the scenic Southwell Minster in the heart of the town, the Wine Bank is steeped in history and character. We have over 400 wines from all around the world to choose from.  A selection of wines, champagnes, whiskies, spirits, and so much more have all been personally and carefully chosen by us to bring the best of price and quality to our customers. Customers have the option to come and buy wines to take away or relax and have one of our wines by the glass or choose a bottle to open and drink in our Treasury Room or Wine Bar.

Nickolls and Perks is a proud family owned wine merchant based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Founded in 1797 they are now owned by the Gardener family and sell fine wines from their shop and to the on trade across the Midlands.

Noel Young Wines of Cambridge was founded in 1991 with the aim of sourcing high quality, interesting, individual wines marketed with a lack of pretension. Multi award winning NYW still adhere strongly to this; with an ever changing hand picked range of over 1750 wines and a full mail order service. www.nywines.co.uk Tel 01223 566744. Noel also co-own and helps make the wines of Magpie Estate in the Barossa Valley, Australia.

Old Chapel Cellars is an independent wine merchant based in Cornwall whose roots lie in the former Laymont & Shaw, who were widely regarded as the UK’s premier importer of fine Spanish wines. We aim to deal directly with wineries wherever possible and import wines from all over the world – not just Spain. We have a very relaxed and friendly shop based in Truro where we hold regular tastings and also an online store. Alongside retail we also service corporate clients and have some excellent on-trade accounts nationwide, including Michelin star restaurants.

Park Vintners is a specialist wine shop with a focus on sourcing wines with personality: exciting, lip-smacking and palate-tingling wines at a fair price. Often these wines come from smaller growers who are passionate and very involved with their winemaking. The owners of Park Vintners, Wayne and Alex, have been sourcing these high quality wines for years.

Planet of the Grapes have a shop in Holborn, a wine bar in Leadenhall Market and a bar/restaurant on Bow Lane, all in central London. We have been selling the fine people of London fine wine for 10 years and stock current classics and older gems from around the world with the emphasis on fine wines. We also have two new Central London wine bar/shops in the pipeline and plan to take over the world very soon.

Quaff was founded in 2005 by Toby Peirce, who as a professional cricketer in his early adulthood, spent winters playing in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Here he caught the wine bug while drinking an intemperate amount in the company of various winemakers’ cricketing sons. We don’t have a regional speciality,  or try to be overtly organic or biodynamic. Our aim is that regardless of style, region, colour or price, we are offering you the best bottle available. Each wine should be an archetype of that style; typical of the region, the vintage and showing the talents of the producer.  The majority of our work, however, is done by listening carefully to the customer, and making a recommendation that suits them. This is as vital as selecting the wines in the first place.

Reserve Wines opened its doors in 2003 in West Didsbury, Manchester – we now operate from 3 sites spread around the North West. Our Didsbury outlet is primarily retail with a significant wholesale and corporate business. Our second site, situated in Altrincham, is part of a regeneration project turning the town’s old Market Building into a unique dining experience. As well as retailing we also provide wines by the glass and bottle to drink in. Our latest venture is part of Bents Garden and Home Centre where we run the wine concession within their new Food Hall offering wines from sampling machines & by the glass to drink in as well as a significant retail area.