The Solent Cellar is a specialist, independent wine merchant serving Lymington and the New Forest area. Our shop is located at 40 St Thomas Street and although it dates back to the 17th Century, we have a much more modern approach to selling wine! Our aim is to create a relaxed and informal environment where you can browse, taste and shop. Simon and Heather are always on hand to offer friendly, knowledgeable advice, tailored to your specific requirements.

Good website, but no online ordering.
Tastings offered
The Solent Cellar, 40 St Thomas Street, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 9ND t:01590 674852

The Medway Towns in North Kent consists of several famous towns including Chatham, Gillingham, and the Historic Cathedral City of Rochester. On the High Street of this old City, close to the Castle is where you will find Dickens House Wine Emporium, the premier wine merchant of the South East.We have carefully selected over 800 wines for their quality and value, so whether you choose to buy and enjoy the wines now or keep them our bespoke service will always ensure an excellent choice.
With a dedicated cellar of over 100 different Champagnes and that rarity, a Walk-in Humidor, this really is somewhere special to visit.

Tidy website – online ordering and tasting notes for each wine.
Dickens House Wine Emporium53 High Street, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LN t:01634 880 887

Abbey Wines has been in the business of Wine since 1984 and is managed by Ian, Joanne Gribbin & their Daughter Susan Reid.Abbey Fine Wines have traded in Melrose for almost 27 years representing some of the Wine worlds most sought after Estate and Winemakers. During that time we have travelled extensively all over the world visiting and sourcing wine of character and interest. Our Wine Club has visited a number of great countries and enjoyed some spectacular hospitality making some great friends along the way.

Straightforward website. No online ordering. Wine shop also boasts a Coffee Shop!
Abbey Fine Wines 17 Market Square, Melrose TD6 9PL t:01896 823224

We are an independent, family owned and family run business, based in Kenilworth Town Centre.We have just celebrated our first year in business and have been delighted with the response from the local community.
We have an excellent and wide range of wines, spirits, whiskies and liqueurs, plus a wonderful selection of wine/drink-related gifts to suit all pockets. We are also very happy to cater for parties, weddings etc. Tell us your needs and budget and we will work it out!

Wide range of wines at all price points. An attractive website, good graphics and easy navigation. Online ordering and tasting notes.
UK Delivery = £8.50

Tastings offered

Kenilworth Wines 14 Talisman Square, kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JB t:01926 858332

artisan&vine 126 St John’s Hill, Battersea, London SW11 1SL t: 0207 228 4997

That makes 3 good wine businesses which have announced closure this year so far – and those are only the ones we know of.

It reinforces the message that to keep a vibrant independent sector and maintain variety and passion, we need to actively use it and support our independent wine specialists

Other closures announced

Nick Dobson Fine Wines

Perfect Wine

We are a newly established and independent boutique wine store situated in the heart of Cowes. ‘Established through the love of wine’ sums up our philosophy; we aim to promote great wines in an atmospheric, friendly and informative environment.

For those who love their wine we have an added attraction – in store there are 4 specialist sampling machines which allow our customers the opportunity to try from a selection of 32 different wines which we change on a fortnightly basis. What’s not to love?

Attractive website with online ordering.

UK Delivery = £10

Tastings offered

Wine Therapy 28 High Street, Cowes, Isle of Wight PO31 7RS t:01983 298 222

LaCava Wines is a small independent wine merchant that specialises primarily in the supply of high quality wines to the trade and corporate customers. We also supply to the public direct. We are based in Bicester in East Oxfordshire. Our aim is to provide great wines at great prices with a focus on personal service and a guarantee that you, the customer, can sit back and enjoy these fine wines!   With so many wine merchants out there what makes us different? Our focus is on great wines at great prices, unrivalled levels of customer service and flexibility. With many years of experience in the wine industry in the UK and in Chile and Argentina we have the knowledge and love of wine to help you.
 

Online ordering with basic tasting notes for each wine
UK Delivery = £?

Tastings offered

LaCava Wines Ltd,38 Byron Way, Bicester OX26 2YR (office) t:01865 339599

12 Noon to 7.00pm

This is an opportunity to taste and buy new wines guided by specialist merchants.

Entry: £5 in support of Brackley Rotary charities See website for more  details: www.brackleywinefestival.co.uk

Some members of The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and other independent wine merchants will be attending.

At Wines Unfurled we go out and discover unique, hand-crafted wines from small, independent vineyards. What we bring back to the UK, we group using colour, making it simple for you to find wine you’re guaranteed to enjoy. This is unique. It’s also a great way to try wines you’d otherwise have never heard about. We can suggest food pairings to get the very best from your wine and the food you eat. And we do all this one hundred percent ethically. It’s a colourful take on wine.

Wines are colour-coded by style from crisp mineral whites to big powerful reds – esasy to use website with online ordering and background information about the producer.
UK Delivery = £9.99
No Tastings curtrently offered
Wines Unfurled, no address given!

The fabulous building is well over a century old however with it’s modern interior it’s one of the very best venues in Bristol. If you’re a wine enthusiast, you’ll be delighted at the selection of wines from all over the world in our atmospheric wine cellar. You can appreciate over 30 of our wines by the glass – even champagne!

Bar & Wine Bar – not a shop. good selection of well-chosen wines – and great food with the Clifton Sausage, in the same ownership.
Tastings offered
The Quadrant Bar, 2 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BP t:0117 9741025.

We have spent more than 10,000 km on the road in Argentina with the aim of unearthing the best producers Argentina has to offer. In the end we whittled it down to 12 carefully selected family owned boutique wineries producing a total of 77 different wines. Mix to your heart’s content from the selection. No minimum order size.

Good website with online ordering and plenty of good information on the wines and the country.
UK Delivery = £?

Tastings offered

Ruta 40 , 4 Nevern Square, London SW5 9NN t:0800 410 1003