Here are the results of the 2009 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.
Supermarket of the Year
runner-up
Marks and Spencer
shortlisted
Tesco
EH Booth & Co
Asda
Commendation
Aldi, for leading the way with good-quality cheaper wine
Wine Chain of the Year
shortlisted
Wine Rack
Oddbins
Independent Merchant of the Year
Runner Up
Lea & Sandeman
shortlisted
Adnams
Connollys Wine
Jeroboams
Corney and Barrow
Small Independent Merchant of the Year
runner-up
Les Caves de Pyrene
shortlisted
D Byrne
Hanging Ditch Wine Merchants
Philglas and Swiggot
Private Cellar
The Secret Cellar
Woodwinters Wines and Whiskies
The Vineking
Noel Young
The Sampler
Commendation
Palmers Wine Store, Bridport, for its well-chosen and excellent-value range
Online Wine Merchant of the Year
shortlisted
From Vineyards Direct
Nick Dobson Wines
Direct Wines
runner-up
The Wine Society
Specialist Merchant of the Year
runner-up
Cavas de Gaucho
shortlisted
Bordeaux Index (Bordeaux)
Domaine Direct (Burgundy)
Howard Ripley (Germany)
New Zealand House of Wine (New Zealand House of Wine)
The Readers’ Awards
High Street Wine Chain of the Year
Small Wine Merchant of the Year
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