As part of the continued growth of the Decanter World Wine Awards, we have revamped our Retailer Awards to make them more extensive, more democratic and more authoritative. Here are the results of the 2008 Decanter Retailer of the Year awards, including the winners of the readers’ awards for the High Street Chain of the Year and Wine Merchant of the Year.
The Winners
Supermarket of the Year
runner-up
Tesco
shortlisted
Waitrose
EH Booth & Co
Asda
Specialist Wine Chain of the Year
shortlisted
Threshers
Wine Rack
Oddbins
Nicolas
Independent Merchant of the Year (12 staff and over)
shortlisted
Jeroboams
Fortnum & Mason
Selfridges
Tanners
Lea & Sandeman
Independent Merchant of the Year (under 12 staff)
runner-up
Wood Winters Wines & Whiskies
shortlisted
Philglas and Swiggot
The Vineking
Green & Blue
Handford Wines
Bennetts
Haslemere Cellar
Roberson Wine
Stone, Vine & Sun
Noel Young
The Sampler
Connollys Wine
Online Wine Merchant of the Year
shortlisted
The Wine Society
From Vineyards Direct
South Africa Wines Online
Cadman Fine Wines
Swig
Averys
Specialist Independent Merchant of the Year
runner-up
South Africa Wines Online
shortlisted
Cavas de Gaucho
New Zealand House of Wine
Oz Wines
Vin du Vin
The Readers’ Awards
High Street Wine Chain of the Year
Wine Merchant of the Year
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