Edinburgh-based wine subscription club Wine52 is on a mission to encourage its members to be more adventurous and explore wines from some less familiar and off-the-beaten-track producing regions.

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"Drop on the Common" is the latest wine bar/bottle shop from the Drop Wine group, in only three months, it has already built up a bank of enthusiastic regulars, keen to find out about the latest adventurous wines the outlet prides itself on.

Tim Triptree MW and international director, Christie's Wine & Spirits department, shares insights into their auction process, quality assurance, and what's hot in the international wine & spirits space amongst collectors.

Like most in the off-trade, Andrew Lundy, managing director of Edinburgh-based Vino Wines, sees the biggest uplift in his sales during the festive period.

Despite so-called Prosecco fatigue, it is still the house Prosecco that is the best seller “by a country mile”, outselling the next sparkler by five to one.

"The key thread throughout is all-round service and being honest and transparent about what we can do." - James Manson, director of regional sales, Hatch Mansfield.

“They were known to us for making great, alternative and very pure styles of wine and when they approached us for a refreshed start in the UK market we jumped at the chance,” - Richard Ellison, Founder, Wanderlust Wines.