Stone, Vine & Sun Wine Merchants - committed to sourcing superb wines that truly reflect the land they are grown on.

We’re pleased to announce that we will be opening a shop in Stockbridge High Street this Saturday 20^th July.  It’s only taken us 22 years, but we have been looking for a potential site for some time and when a beautiful little shop in Stockbridge (about halfway between Winchester and Salisbury) became available we jumped at it.  Right now we are filling the newly repainted shelves with about 450 lines and it’s going to be great – view Stockbridge shop details.

We are recommending eighty-one wines for drinking this summer - all offered with 5% off by the six and 12% off for unsplit dozens - wines for every occasion. There are thirty whites, based on unoaked styles - from light and crisp to aromatic and textured - with a good selection from the Loire. Then there’s sparkling wine, including three rosé fizz, and fifteen still rosés. The reds tend to fresh and juicy examples, many of which could be lightly chilled: including some deliciously ripe Beaujolais from the hot summers of 2022 and 2023 and lighter Italians. Finally,  a treat: a pair of 2020 Burgundies from the brilliant Thiébault Huber: not given away, to be sure, but drinking beautifully and worth every penny in the context of current prices for Burgundy.

Among these eighty wines are thirteen never listed before.  New discoveries we are really excited about are the great value Sicilian Vermentino from Guardia dei Mori, the perfumed and dry Kamptal Riesling from the Sax twins, Clotilde Legrand’s svelte Saumur-Champignys (Loire Cabernet Franc is a classic summer style),  La Madeleine's classy Pinot Nero Rosato and Lupinaie’s juicy Ciliegiolo from the Maremma on the Tuscan coast.

We know our customers are busy and don't have time to read all of our verbal outpourings. To make it as easy as possible to top you up with wines which suit your taste we feature fifteen pre-selected mixed cases, all offering a discount of at least 12.5% against the bottle prices. White cases are categorised as crisp, textured or aromatic, plus Loire whites and an ever popular dozen of unoaked white Burgundy. There are three rosé dozens; and reds range from a box of great value Chilean reds to reds for summer drinking, Beaujolais and lighter Italian styles.

Finally, do remember that we can efficiently send wine to holiday rentals or second homes all over Britain. Many of our customers find this service useful – it saves space in the car and might avoid random or over-priced selections in rural locations.