Paul Auty
Gregory Pearce Cloud Wine
Hennings Wine Merchants
Like many independents, Paul learned his craft during the glory years of Oddbins and now manages this thriving Harrogate independent. He’s part of the buying team for both shops operated by the company.
Gregory has been the owner of Cloud Wine in Southampton since 2001. He was previously with brewer Hall & Woodhouse and is another of the independent trade’s Oddbins veterans, working there for 15 years.
Established in 1960, Hennings is one of the largest independent wine merchants in the south. In 1994 third-generation Matthew joined the company, which has a significant wholesale business, four shops and a thriving online presence.
Daniel Illsley Theatre of Wine
Callum White
Vagabond Wines
Clive Stanton
Daniel worked in theatre, film and TV for 10 years. In July 2002 he created Theatre of Wine with Jonathan Warren, David Simmonds and a lot of helpers. The business has shops in Greenwich, Tufnell Park and Leytonstone.
Callum is part of the management team at Vagabond’s Victoria branch. After dreaming of owning a vineyard, he has bought his own demijohn with airlock and some grape juice online. “Best not to count the hours spent on this,” he says.
Clive is owner-proprietaire of Eton Vintners, which has been providing the world’s wines to Windsor and beyond for the past 30 years. It offers a “uniquely extensive range of wines” and prides itself on high-quality customer service.
Ake & Humphris
Matthew Hennings
Eton Vintners
The Wine Merchant Top 100
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