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A Co-operative approach to wine

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Master of Wine Andy Howard continues his series assessing the current wine ranges of Britain's major retailers. 

Since the Co-operative was named the UK’s Ethical Drinks Retailer of the Year for the second time running, you would expect that the spring wine tasting held at the company’s London offices might be an interesting departure from that of the other major UK retailers. The Co-op was created in the nineteenth century with a very different business ethos to that found today. With continued support for Fairtrade partners as well as a strong environmental agenda, the Co-op and its wine selection ought...