IWC Merchant Awards 2010 - Shortlist
The International Wine Challenge is proud to announce the shorlist for the 2010 IWC Merchant Awards as follows:
REGIONAL MERCHANTS OF THE YEAR SHORLIST
South South East
Caves de Pyrene, Caviste, Stone Vine & Sun, Taurus Wines
London
Lea and Sandeman, Roberson, Philglas & Swiggot, The Sampler, Armit
Eastern England
Noel Young, the Colchester Wine Company, Cambridge Wine Merchants,
Adnams Wine Merchants
Central North England
Connolly's, Tanners Wine Merchants
Central England South
Flagship Wines, Oxford Wine Company
Northern England
Barrica Wines, Wright wines, Corks Out, Hanging Ditch
South West
Christopher Piper Wines, Great Western Wines, Yapp Brothers
Scotland
WoodWinters, Valvona & Crolla, Raeburn Fine Wines
Wales
Tanners Wine Merchants, Daniel Lambert Wines
Northern Ireland
James Nicholson Wine Merchants
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SPECIALIST MERCHANTS OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
Alsace
The Wine Society, Berry Bros & Rudd
Argentina
Las Bodegas, Caves de Gaucho, Laithwaites, Virgin Wines
Australia
Liberty Wines, Vin du Van, Noel Young Wines
Austria
Tanners, Waitrose, Noel Young Wines
Bordeaux
Farr Vintners, Bordeaux Index, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Burgundy
Daniel Lambert Wines, Genesis, Armit, Berry Bros & Rudd. OW Loeb
En Primeur
Bordeaux Index, Farr Vintners, Berry Bros & Rudd
Champagne & Sparkling
Waitrose, Uncorked, The Vine Trail, The Sampler
Chile
The Wine Society, Virgin Wines
Eastern Europe
Waitrose, Laithwaites
England
Waitrose, Artisan & Vine, English Wine Centre
Fortified
Cambridge Wine Merchants, Lewis & Cooper
Germany
Tanners Wine Merchants, Howard Ripley, Justerini & Brooks
Italy
Enotria, Armit, Valvona & Crolla, Liberty, Caves du Pyrene
Languedoc Roussillon
Les Caves de Pyrene, Terroir Languedoc, Stone Vine & Sun
Loire
Les Caves de Pyrene, The Wine Society, Yapp Brothers
New Zealand
Liberty Wines, Slurp.co.uk, New Zealand House of Wine, Laithwaites
Portugal
Ken Sheather, Laithwaites
Regional France
Caves de Pyrene, Great Western Wine, Yapp Brothers
Rhone
Yapp Brothers, Stone Vine & Sun, The Wine Society
South Africa
SA Wines Online, Swig, Virgin, Stone Vine & Sun
Spain
H2Vin, Indigo, Moreno, C&D
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NATIONAL AWARDS SHORTLIST
Agent of the Year
Alliance, Seckford, Mentzendorff, Bibendum
Direct Merchant of the Year
Avery's, Laithwaites, Wine Society, Slurp.co.uk
Supermarket of the Year
Waitrose, M&S, Tesco
High Street Chain of the Year
Oddbins, Majestic
Large Independent Merchant of the Year
Cambridge Wine Merchants, Tanners, Laithwaites, Corks out
Small Independent Merchant of the Year
Artisan & Vine, Uncorked, Bottle Apostle, Bennetts Fine Wines, Noel Young,
The Sampler
Environmental Initiative of the Year
Tesco, M&S, Sainburys
Innovator of the Year
Naked Wines, Artisan & Vine
On Trade Supplier of the Year
Enotria, Bibendum, Caves de Pyrene, Alliance, Liberty Wines, Hallgarten Druitt
Wine Club of the Year
Tesco Wine Club, Tastour, 3D Wines, Naked Wines
Wine Educator of the Year
Inverarity, Tastour, Bibendum
Wine List of the Year
Armit, Caves de Pyrene, Tanners, Vin du Van, Great Western, Enotria
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
The Co-Operative, Bibendum
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GENERIC CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST
Phipps Tapas Fantasticas, The BFT, Vini Portugal Multi-Media Campaign
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The IWC Merchant Awards will be announced at the IWC Awards Dinner & Dance on 7th September 2010 at the Hilton, Park Lane. To reserve your tickets or tables please click here. Individual seats and table prices remain the same price as in 2009. Tickets will sell out so please contact us on iwc@william-reed.co.uk to book your table as soon as possible.
The IWC Merchant Awards for the Regional and Specialist Merchants will take place before the main event, starting at 7.00pm. All shortlisted Merchants should attend. All Category winners are reveiwed for the Merchant of the Yaar Award.
