Independent Champagne Retailer of the Year 2017!

Independent Champagne Retailer of the Year 2017!

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Independent Champagne Retailer of the Year 2017!

Mark and Derek collecting our award from Joe Fattorini(The Wine Show) & Martin Green(Editor OLN)

We are proud and delighted to announce that The Good Wine Shop has been awarded Independent Champagne Retailer of the Year 2017 at the Drinks Retailing Awards.

The last year has seen our Champagne range go from strength to strength and we have relished the opportunity to share our passion for Grower Champagnes in particular with over 30 of these unique wines on the shelves among our range of more than 70 Champagnes.

The Judges commended us for the “major in-store presence which champagne has at both our stores” and most importantly “a regular turnover of new wines to keep things fresh and interesting for customers“.

We declared June to be ‘Grower Champagne Month’ and ran our first annual Grower Champagne Showcase tastings in both shops, with over 20 grower Champagnes available to taste for free at each of these events.Independent Champagne Retailer of the Year 2017!

It has been a great pleasure to see our customers’ knowledge and passion for Champagne grow in response to the unique and exciting wines we have championed over the last 12 months and to be recognised by the Drinks Retailing Awards for our commitment to this category is a fantastic honour.

Mark Wrigglesworth, owner of The Good Wine Shop said “I am absolutely delighted we have won this award and been recognized by our industry for excellence in this category. This is a real achievement for everyone involved at The Good Wine Shop who have constantly strived to expand and communicate the unique quality of our grower Champagnes and the stories behind them. We also have to thank our loyal customers who have constantly supported us in these efforts, as well as the great new growers we have imported directly this year who embody our ethos of Good Wine, from Real People with Great Stories.”

Watch out for news of events to come throughout this year to celebrate the winning of this award.

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