If you’re partial to a tipple of wine then you’ll be pleased to hear a west London business has been named Rioja Retailer of the Year.
With people stocking up for the upcoming Christmas festivities, The Good Wine Shop in Chiswick was thrilled to win the Shop Rioja competition this year.
Beating 130 businesses both large and small, the independent wine merchant which also has stores in Kew and Esher in Surrey, scooped the £1,000 prize towards new Rioja wines.
Owner of The Good Wine Shop, Mark Wrigglesworth, said: “I’m really delighted we’ve won this award.
“Our customers have always been great Rioja fans but the Shop Rioja competition gave us the opportunity to showcase the full range of wines from this region in all of our three shops.
“Through a series of weekend tasting events we gave customers the opportunity to try the different styles of Rioja before they bought any bottles.
“The wines proved so popular that our Rioja sales increased by over 450% during the month long promotion.”
Mr Wrigglesworth took over The Good Wine Shop in St Margaret’s, Twickenham in 2004 which was closed after its lease ended in January 2012.
In June 2009, The Good Wine Shop in Kew, 2 Royal Parade, Station Approach, opened, and in March 2012 the business expanded into Chiswick, 84 Chiswick High Road.
The newest shop, at 11 High Street Esher, opened in December 2014.
The Good Wine Shop employs 10 staff all who live local to the stores and are passionate about wine.
A spokesperson from Wines from Rioja said: “We were highly impressed with The Good Wine Shop’s range of Rioja covering the quality, value and variety of styles the region produces including top class red, white and rosé wines.
“The Good Wine Shop displayed their in-depth knowledge of Rioja and their enthusiasm for sharing their passion with their customers through fantastic displays and vibrant tastings.
"The team act as great ambassadors for wines from Rioja.”
