There are so many reasons the proposed tax policy fails in its aim to be fairer and simpler. Different rates for wine beer and spirits at same ABV, incredibly complex to administer, only wine to be taxed more... Please complete the consultation

Meet our Top 100 judges: Philip Amps "The most important wine competition any independent merchant should pay attention to. Wines only available to indies, judged by indies. Any wine in the Top 100 should be looked at very carefully by indies!" winemerchanttop100.com

A great read on page 2 of this weekend’s Financial Times about why Rishi Sunak ‘s proposals for a new way of taxing alcohol would a disaster for wine - more specifically, wine producers, retailers AND consumers in the UK. Where t…lnkd.in/ddpq5VE7 lnkd.in/dKT48k-p

Did you know that the Government's proposed alcohol duty reforms will result in price increases for 95% of red wines? It's unfair, unjustified and unnecessary - which is why we're calling for a #FairWineTax

A star from our recent California wine judging! 🤩

Oundle has been yarnbombed and it looks AMAZING!!! 😍 50 knitters. 2 YEARS! All for the #PlatinumJubilee BBC Northamptonshire Annabel Amos

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Want to join the Amps team? 🍷 Tap the images to find out about the opportunity we’ve got available. Please RT so we can get the word out to those that might be interested!

We have a great selection of stallholders at our farmers market this Saturday 8 October 2022. Buy direct from the farmer, grower or producer and enjoy fresh, quality products whilst supporting local. For a list of stalls visit oundle.gov.uk/markets.html

Thanks to Amps Fine Wines for supplying our #dessertwine for this evening's #WNFA 🥂 Amps Wine Merchants #Northantsfoodanddrink #northantsdrink #eatlocal #winelovers

Our Chief Executive Miles Beale, along with the Chief Executives of British Beer & Pub Association and Scotch Whisky Association, have signed a joint statement calling on the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to cancel the double-digit tax hike on the UK’s world-class drinks industry 🥂🍷🥃🍸🍺 #FairerDrinksTax

Here's what today's Budget means for the drinks industry, courtesy of WSTA. This is what we're dealing with from August 1. You know, on top of all the other stuff.

Yesterday #UppinghamUpper6th enjoyed a wine tasting evening and an introduction to the OU School for Life Many thanks to Mrs Hunter for organising and hosting the event with #UppinghamLanguages staff and to OU Philip Amps of Amps Wine Merchants for sharing his expertise #OldUppinghamian

According to today's OIV figures, last year 106m hectolitres of wine were exported on the global marketplace. There are 7.88bn people on the planet, so that works out at just over 74cl per person – one bottle for all of us, allowing for a small spillage. Nature is in balance.

Oundle is the place to be this Saturday! - Oundle Food Festival | Free wine tastings | Wine by the glass mailchi.mp/ampswinemercha…

Delicious, ocean-influenced, wild ferment Chilean Pinot Noir Errazuriz Wines – versatile with food whatever the weather. Bank holiday weekend #wineoftheweek joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-t… #DrinkChile #PinotNoir

#UppinghamUpper6th pupils are very much looking forward to a wine tasting evening this week – a highlight of the year! OU Philip Amps of Amps Wine Merchants will guide them on a journey through European wines. #OldUppinghamian #UppinghamLanguages🍷

Many thanks to Mrs Hunter for organising and hosting the event with #UppinghamLanguages staff and to OU Philip Amps of Amps Wine Merchants for sharing his expertise #OldUppinghamian

Wine and spirit businesses share a collective sigh of relief over alcohol tax freeze 🍷🍸🧊👏 thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/11/hunt-f…