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Christmas Opening Hours 2025-26
Our Christmas elves are on standby, ready for the busy festive season, make sure you’re ready too. See our operating hours and order deadlines over the Christmas period.
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Harpers Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers: Ellis Wines No 29
Moving Up: Harpers Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers 2025
We’re delighted to announce that we've jumped 12 places in the Harpers Wine & Spirit Top 50 Drinks Wholesalers for 2025, now proudly ranked at number 29.

Here’s what Harpers had to say about us:

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Red and white Beaujolais wine bottles
Pre-Order Now for Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2025!
Rouge ou blanc? Beaujolais Nouveau with a twist...

Time really does fly… Beaujolais Nouveau Day is back! On Thursday 20th November 2025, the world will once again raise a glass to the freshest, fruitiest wine of the year.

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The Thames Bridges 10km Trek...
We did it, we've so far we've raised £5K for our charity partner, Shooting Star Children's Hospices.

Last Saturday (13th September) a small team of us joined the Ultra Challenge Series Thames Bridges 10K Trek.

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Holly Ellis-Lake and Molly Newport outside Ellis Wines offices
We Speak Low Carbon Logistics with Sustainable Wine Roundtable

We were recently invited to record a Sustainable Wine Roundtable (SWR) Member Interview podcast, with People & Culture Manager, Holly Ellis-Lake, and Senior Wine Buyer, Molly Newport, sitting down with Hanna Halmari, Editor of the Sustainable

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Easter Hop-erating Hours
2025 Easter Opening Hours
Friday 18th April and Monday 21st April 2025Ahead of the Easter holidays, we would like to remind you of our opening hours and order deadlines over the long bank holiday weekend. 
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Spring & May Bank Holiday Operating Hours
May Double Bank Holiday Hours
The month of May sees a double bank holiday weekend, please ensure you are aware of our opening hours over these weekends to ensure you have enough wine to see you through.
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Ellis Wines Becomes Sole UK On-Trade Distributor for Vergelegen Wine Estate
We are proud to announce a new and exclusive partnership with Vergelegen Wine Estate, as we become the sole UK distributor for the on-trade sector.
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Row of wine bottles with text: Excise Duty Rate Changes
Duty Rate Changes February 2025
End to wine duty easement comes into force on 1st February 2025.

In the Autumn Budget at the end of October 2024, the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves announced that Alcohol Duty rates would rise in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) from 1st

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