Retailer of the Year Awards 2012

m&s.jpg Supermarket of the Year: Marks & Spencer Shortlisted contenders: Co-op, Marks & Spencer, Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose Waitrose.jpg Runner-up: Waitrose Wine-Society.jpg National Wine Merchant of the Year: The Wine Society Shortlisted contenders: Averys n Berry Bros, & Rudd n Goedhuis & Co, Majestic, Swig, The Wine Society Majestic.jpg Runner-up: Majestic Roberson.jpg London Wine Merchant of the Year: Roberson Shortlisted contenders: Bottle Apostle E9, Lea & Sandeman SW10, Philglas & Swiggot W1, SW11, TW10, Roberson, W14, The Sampler, N1, SW7, Vagabond Wines SW6 Sampler.jpg Runner-up: The Sampler hangingditch.com.jpg Regional Wine Merchant of the Year: Hangingditch Shortlisted contenders: Butlerâs Wine Cellar (Brighton), Cambridge Wine Merchants (Cambridge), Direct Wine Shipments (Belfast), Exel Wines (Perth), Great Western Wine (Bath), The Secret Cellar (Tunbridge Wells) tanners.jpg Runner-up: Tanners Wine-Pantry.jpg Specialist Wine Merchant of the Year: Wine Pantry Shortlisted contenders: Flint Wines (Burgundy), Les Caves de PyrÃ¨ne (natural, biodynamic and organic), South African Wines Online (South Africa), Vini Italiani (Italian), Winebarn (Germany), Wine Pantry (English) SA-wines.jpg Runner-up: SA Wines Online Vini Italiani Special Award for Innovation: Vini Italiani There was no shortlist in this category, which was introduced by the judges to recognise oustanding innovation by a shortlisted candidate from any of the other categories Anthony-Rose.jpg Anthony Rose (Chairman) is a freelance writer, wine correspondent for The Independent, a regular Decanter contributor and a founding member of The Wine Gang. Fiona-Beckett.jpg Fiona Beckett is a contributing editor to Decanter and The Guardianâs wine writer. She also has a number of blogs and her own website, Matching foodandwine.com. Tom-Cannavan.jpg Tom Cannavan is a freelance wine writer, author and broadcaster, and a pioneer of wine on the web as publisher of Wine-pages.com. He is also a founding member of The Wine Gang. Alan-Cheeseman.jpg Allan Cheesman is a non-executive director and consultant for global wine businesses. He has been in the UK wine trade for 40 years, mainly as trading director at supermarket Sainsburyâs. Peter-Richards.jpg Peter Richards MW is a wine presenter on the BBCâs Saturday Kitchen, and with his wife Susie Barrie MW established Susie & Peterâs Wine School in Winchester.

Retailer of the Year Awards 2012

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