Alliance Named no. 1 in Harpers Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers 2025
This significant recognition from Harpers Wine & Spirit is a testament to all the dedication, drive and hard work of our entire team. Every day, we strive to build long-lasting partnerships with our customers and suppliers. Understanding them and working with them whilst delivering exceptional customer service and providing a portfolio of wines that excite and empower our customers to stand out in a competitive market.
In this year’s supplement, Harpers highlighted that the top-ranked wholesalers, “excelled across many aspects of their business, with the likes of professionalism, investment, innovation and sustainability among the qualities to the fore, and all this underpinned by a great portfolio.”
We’re proud that the successful integration of H2Vin has added real depth to our French fine wine portfolio. Alongside this, our commercial focus, engaging range, strong partnerships with suppliers and customers and firm commitment to sustainability, were all cited as key reasons for our top ranking.
Alliance Wine founder, and Chairman, Chris Boutellier commented, “This is a huge achievement, and a real credit to our dedicated team, especially in today’s challenging market. It shows our resilience and team spirit, and the whole team can feel pride in contributing to this award. At the heart of it all are the outstanding wines crafted by our producers, that we’re proud to represent in the UK Market and share with our customers.”
We’d also like to extend our congratulations to everyone on the Top 50 list. As Harpers rightly points out, the UK market continues to lead the global wine economy, in quality, innovation and evolution. Making this list is no small feat and it sets a benchmark for the entire industry.
It’s fantastic to see so many familiar names featured in this year’s list, many of whom we’re proud to work closely with. This isn’t just a win for Alliance, but a recognition for all of us working together to elevate wine in the UK.
We’re especially proud that this recognition began with nominations from our on-trade and independent customers. Your support means the world to us, thank you for being part of our journey.
Here’s to raising a glass together!
(The Harpers Top 50 is an annual celebration of excellence in the UK wine wholesale sector. Nominations are submitted by Harpers’ readership of on-trade and independent retailers, before longlisted wholesalers are invited to submit detailed entries covering all aspects of their business. A panel of industry peers then rigorously reviews and ranks the submissions into the final Top 50 list.)