The full results of the 2013 DWWA Retailer and Readers' Awards were announced on 4 September 2013. Here are the winners...
The 2013 Shortlist are as follows, find out who won a coveted Decanter Retailer of the Year Award:
Supermarket of the Year:
Aldi
M&S
WM Morrison
Tesco
Waitrose
Winner: Tesco
Runner up: M&S
Innovator of the Year (Judges’ Award): Morrisons
National Wine Merchant of the Year:
Jascots
Majestic
Wine Society
WineTrust 100
Berry Bros & Rudd
Winner: Wine Society
Runner up: Majestic
London Wine Merchant of the Year:
Fortnum & Mason
Hedonism Wines
Lea & Sandeman
New Street Wine Shop
Robertson Wines
The Sampler
Winner: Hedonism Wines
Runner up: New Street Wine Shop
Regional Wine Merchant of the Year:
Corks Out
Caviste
Ellis & Wharton
Great Western Wines
hangingditch wine merchants
Loki
Drinkmonger
Tanners
Whalley Wine Shop
Winner: Loki
Runner up: The Whalley Wine Shop/ Great Western Wines
Specialist Merchant of the Year:
Bordeaux Index
South Africa Wines Online
Vini Italiani
Wine Pantry (England)
Vintage Roots
Yapp Wines
Winner: Vini Italiani
Runner up: Wine Pantry (England)
Readers’ award: Best local wine merchant
Readers’ award: Best national wine merchant
Click here to see the winners of this year’s Retailer Awards collect their certificates on stage at this year’s Decanter presentation dinner at The Royal Opera House
Who? What? Where? When?
Each year, Decanter seeks out the finest, most popular wine retailers in the UK. Their performance is judged by a panel of industry experts based on quality and innovation over the past year – and by you, the readers.
The retailer awards are split into five categories:
• Supermarket of the year
• National Wine Merchant of the Year
• London Wine Merchant of the Year
• Regional Wine Merchant of the Year
• Specialist Wine Merchant of the Year
And the nominations are…
It’s you, the readers, that make the call on who gets nominated for what. We ask you to put forward your favourite wine retailers and from this a shortlist is drawn up.
Decanter then asks the shortlisted retailers to submit detailed information on their consumer activity over the past year, focusing on the quality and value of their range, customer service and innovations implemented throughout the year.
Based on this evidence our expert judging panel then discuss each retailer before eventually allocating scores and even visiting one or two retailers for a closer inspection.
Meet the judges:
1. Peter Richards MW (Chairman) – Wine Expert, BBC 1’s Saturday Kitchen
2. Allan Cheesman – Industry consultant
3. Tom Cannavan – Publisher/editor www.wine-pages.com
4. Fiona Beckett – Contributing Editor, Decanter. Wine Columnist, The Guardian
5. Anthony Rose – Wine columnist, The Independent
The Readers’ Award: The ultimate accolade…
In addition to the judges’ verdict, we ask Decanter subscribers to cast their vote for their favourite wine retailers.
In the July issue of Decanter magazine, we gave subscribers an exclusive reference number to vote online in two categories:
– Readers’ Award for Best National Wine Merchant
– Readers’ Awards for Best Local Wine Merchant
The award goes to…
The results of both the Retailer and Readers’ Awards are announced at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards presentation dinner at the Royal Opera House on 4 September and also appear in the October issue of the Decanter World Wine Awards magazine alongside the full results of the 2013 DWWA competition.
Written by Emma Salter
