 n.b.
this page is now superseded by an all-inclusive directory of merchants
here
A & B Vintners
Little Tawsden, Sprout Lane, Brenchley, Kent TN12 7AS
Tel: 01892 724977, Fax: 01892 722673
E-mail: info@abvintners.co.uk
Website: www.abvintners.co.uk
Impressive website and some interesting French fine wines, including hard-to-find
producers from the South of France. Prices look attractive.
ArthursBar.com
6 Copthall Gardens, London, NW7 2NG
Tel: 020 8455 4499 Fax: 020 8455 9900
E-mail: enquiries@arthursbar.com
Website: www.arthursbar.com
No, not a bar, but a UK-based web retailer: wines, spirits and gifts delivered to your
door.
Australian Wine Club
Kershaw House, Great Western Road, Hounslow, Middx TW5 0BU
Phone: 0800 856 2004 (order line) or 0208 538 0718, Fax: 0800 856 2114
E-mail: sales@austwine.demon.co.uk
Website: www.australian-wine.co.uk
Bibendum
113 Regents Park Road, London NW1 8UR
Phone: 0207 916 7706 Fax: 0207 916 7705
E-mail: sales@bibendum-wine.co.uk
Website: www.bibendum-wine.co.uk
Big Red Wine Company
Thorpe Hall, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich NR7 0EB
Telephone/Fax: (01603) 433 565
Website: www.bigredwine.co.uk
Specialises in good value wines, mainly from France and principally from the southern
Rhone.
Bordeaux Direct
see Laithwaites
Bordeaux Index Ltd
6th Floor, 159-173 St Johns Street, London EC1V 4QJ
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7253 2110 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7490 1955
E-mail: sales@bordeauxindex.com
Web: http://www.bordeauxindex.com
Bringmywine.com
Website: www.bringmywine.com
Closed down
Cave Cru Classé
Unit 13, Leathermarket, Weston Street, London SE1 3ER
Phone: 0207 378 8579 Fax: 0207 378 8544
E-mail: enquiries@ccc.co.uk
Website: www.cave-cru-classe.com
Celsius Wine
E-mail: enquiry@celsiuswine.co.uk
Website: http://www.celsiuswine.co.uk
New secure internet wine shop selling an expanding range of wines, including Hardy's of
Australia, and also Welsh wine (Cariad).
Andrew Chapman Fine Wines
14 Haywards Road, Drayton, Abingdon OX14 4BR
E-mail: info@acfw.co.uk
Website: www.surf4wine.co.uk
Nice range, focusing mainly on the new world, and lively approach.
Chiantishire wines
E-mail: tm@zoom.co.uk
Website: www.chianti.uk.net
Specialising in the wines of Tuscany and Umbria, with a few from Latium.
Croque-en-Bouche
221, Wells Road, Malvern Wells, Worcester WR14 4HF
Phone: +44 (0) 1684-565612 Fax: 0870-7066282
Email: mail@croque-en-bouche.co.uk
Website: www.croque-en-bouche.co.uk
Eclectic and charming mail-order list put together by a
Michelin-starred restaurateur. Some real old gems.
Direct Wine Shipments
5/7 Corporation Square, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT1 3AJ
Phone: 0289 024 3906 Fax: 0289 024 0202
E-mail: enquiry@directwine.co.uk
Website: www.directwine.co.uk
Domaine Direct
10 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RB
Phone: 0207 837 1142 Fax: 0207 837 8605
E-mail: domaine.direct@indirect.co.uk
Website: www.domainedirect.co.uk
Impressive list concentrating on Burgundy, but with some good Australian and
Californian producers too.
Edencroft
Fine Wines
Hospital Street, Nantwich, Cheshire CW5 5RJ
Phone: 01270 629 975 Fax: 01270 625 302
E-mail: sales@edencroft.co.uk
Website: www.edencroft.co.uk
Small but interesting fine wine selection from this Cheshire
merchant
Great Grog
The Great Grog Company Limited, Unit 10, West Gorgie Park, Edinburgh
EH14 1UT
Phone: 0131 444 2332 Fax: 0131 444 2552
E-mail: info@greatgrog.co.uk
Website: www.greatgrog.co.uk
A nice website with zippy text and good prices: well worth a
visit. The range is strong in New World wines, and in particular
Australia.
Roger Harris Wines
Loke Farm, Weston Longville, Norfolk NR9 5LG
Phone: 01603 880171 Fax: 01603 880291
E-mail: sales@rhwine.co.uk
Website: www.beaujolaisonline.co.uk
Impressive list of wines from the Beaujolais and Mâconnais regions: if you are at all
interested in these wines, send for the list or visit the website!
Howard Ripley
25 Dingwall Road, London SW18 3AZ
Phone: 020 8877 3065 Fax: 020 8877 0029
E-mail: info@howardripley.com
Website: www.howardripley.com
Very impressive list of Burgundies and German wines from this
specialist.
Itswine.com
11 Upper Wingbury Courtyard, Wingrave, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22 4LW
Phone: 0800 015 65 85 Fax: 01296 682500
Website: www.itswine.com
UK internet-only retailer. Solid off-licence range and fair prices, let
down a bit by its cluttered and slightly flaky web design and limp content.
Laithwaites (was Bordeaux Direct)
New Aquitane House, Exeter Way, Theale, Reading, Berks RG7 4PL
Phone: 0118 903 0903 Fax: 0118 903 1073
E-mail: orders@bordeaux-direct.co.uk
Website: www.bordeauxdirect.co.uk
Languedoc Select
8 Stoneygate Avenue, Leicester LE2 3HE, or Freepost MID22495, Leicester LE2 2ZP
Phone: 0116 221 9897, Fax: 0116 221 9899
E-mail: office@winesoc.co.uk
Website: www.winesoc.co.uk
A small but well chosen range of wines from the Languedoc, priced very competitively.
Service is excellent; they offer next day delivery throughout the UK at no extra charge.
Laymont & Shaw
The Old Chapel, Millpool, Truro, Cornwall TR1 1EX
Phone: 01872 270545 Fax: 01872 223005
E-mail: info@laymont-shaw.co.uk
Website: www.laymont-shaw.co.uk
Iberian specialists. Agents for some key Spanish and Portugeuse
producers; also operate a mail order service for private customers.
LE Fleming wines
9 Longcroft Avenue, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 2RB
Phone: 01582 760125
E-mail: cjen101984@aol.com
Madaboutwine
Website: www.madaboutwine.com
Once large internet-only retailer, still around but downscaled?
New Zealand Wines Direct
PO Box 476, London NW5 2NZ
Phone: 0207 482 0093 Fax: 00207 267 8400
E-mail: margaret.harvey@btinternet.com
Website: www.fwnz.co.uk
New World Wines
New World Wines, 519 Old York Road, Wandsworth, London SW18 1TF
Tel:020-8877-3555 Fax:020-8877-1476
E-mail: info@NewWorldWines.co.uk
Website: http://www.newworldwines.co.uk
Polished site by importers of a small band of boutique NZ Aus and New Zealand wineries
who also sell over the web.
ParmaGrocery.com
Web: www.parmagrocery.com/en/
An Italian-based retailer with a mouthwatering range of
wines at very good prices, now targeting the UK market with a first-rate
website. The delivery charges are currently quite high,
though.
Passionwines.co.uk
85 Weymoor Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 0RS
E-mail: philip@passionwines.co.uk
Website: www.passionwines.co.uk
Online only merchant. Quite a large list and fair prices; nice site
design. There's a flat £4.95 delivery charge for the UK.
Seckford Wines
Dock Lane, Melton, Suffolk IP12 1PE
Phone: 01394 446622 Fax: 01394 446633
E-mail: sales@seckfordwines.co.uk
Website: www.seckfordwines.co.uk
This is an impressive fine wine brokering agency operating from headquarters in
Suffolk. Extensive range of wines, particularly strong in the classic regions, as you might
expect. There are some seriously good wines listed. As well as the case sales, there are a
range of 'oddments' offered, as well as a separate duty paid catalogue. This
forward-thinking outfit also has a website that is updated several times each day, which
presumably will become more important as more potential clients go on-line.
Select German Wine
9 Riverside Combwich, Somerset, TA5 2QY
E-mail: details@selectgermanwine.co.uk
Web: www.selectgermanwine.co.uk
Small mail-order operation specialising in estate-bottled German
wines
Semprevino
Langley House, 1A Bruce Grove, Watford WD2 5AQ
Phone: 01923 Fax: 01923 244533
E-mail: sales@semprevino.com
Web: www.semprevino.com
Newly established direct importer and distributor of exclusive
Italian wines, with a small but carefully chosen list of mainly small
producers.
Sunday Times Wine Club
New Aquitane House, Exeter Way, Theale, Reading, Berks RG7 4PL
Phone: 0118 903 0903 Fax: 0118 903 1073
E-mail: orders@wine-club.co.uk
Website: www.sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk
(Membership fee £10 p.a.)
TransitVin.com
TVCom Ltd, Negrie, 33750 St Cibard, France
E-mail: nicky@transitvin.com
Website: www.transitvin.com
A small list of wines from
the little known Bordeaux appellations, Cotes de Francs and Cotes de
Castillon. The company is based in the area and has relied on word of
mouth to seek out new wines that are largely unavailable in the UK.
Vinceremos
19 New Street, Horsforth, Leeds LS18 4BH
Phone: 0113 205 4545, Fax:0113 205 4546
E-mail:info@vinceremos.co.uk
Website: http://www.vinceremos.co.uk
Super list of mostly organic wines. Fair prices. The website doesn't yet list
everything, best to ask for the mail order list to be posted.
Vintage Roots
Farley Farms, Bridge Farm, Reading Road, Arborfield, Berkshire RG2 9HT
Phone: 0118 976 1999 Fax: 0118 976 1998
E-mail: info@vintageroots.co.uk
Website:http://www.vintageroots.co.uk/
Nice selection of organic wines, prices OK, but website that doesn't list the whole
range.
Virginwines.com
Website: www.virginwines.com
Web-only retailer: after the usual initial dotcom cashburn, they
seem to be going strong still.
Wannop
Wine Consultancy
Westdrive Cottage, Stracathro, Angus DD9 7QF
Tel: 01356 647318 Fax: 01356 648610
E-mail: wannopwine@hotmail.com
Wannop Wine Consultancy started trading in Autumn 2001, and is based in Angus,
in northeast Scotland. It's run by Ben Fawcett, who has wine trade
experience stretching back nine years with companies such as Majestic,
Forth Wine, Peter Green and Gleneagles. Clientele includes restaurants
and also some private customers.
Weavers of Nottingham Ltd.
Vintner House, 1 Castle Gate, Nottingham, NG1 7AQ
E-mail: weavers@weaverswines.com
Website: www.weaverswines.co.uk
Nottingham based merchant with an
attractive, functional website.
Wines of Westhorpe
Marchington, Staffs, ST14 8NX
Phone:
01283 820285
E-mail: wines@westhorpe.co.uk
Web: www.westhorpe.co.uk
Nice mail-order list of mainly inexpensive wines, including an
impressive Hungarian selection.
Winealive.com
Wine Alive.com, 7 Greenhill, London NW3 5UB
Phone: 020 7435 4200 Fax: 020 7431 5995
E-mail: info@winealive.com
Website: www.winealive.com
Online-only retailer with interesting high-street style range and
fair prices. Nicely functional website, with some content by MW Richard
Bampfield.
Wineplanet.co.uk
Now part of virginwines.com
Wine Society
Gunnels Wood Rd, Stevenage, Herts SG1 2BG
Phone: 01438 741177 Fax: 01438 761167
E-mail: winesociety@dial.pipex.com
E-mail me with your recommendations or suggestions at
jamie@wineanorak.co.uk
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