Didsbury based Reserve Wines has been named winner of the prestigious Harpers UK Best Indies Award 2025, cementing its position as the nation’s leading independent wine retailers.
Manchester Reserve Wines is celebrated for its curated selection of quality wines from around the world, friendly, passionate team of advisors, and dedicated community of wine lovers.
This award recognises the company’s innovative approach to the
world of wine and its commitment to delivering unrivalled service and knowledge to its customers.
Founder Kate Goodman commented:
“With well over 1000 independent merchants in the UK, just making it into the Top 50 is pretty amazing, to make it to the Number One spot is like a dream.
The judges acknowledged our shared mission to inspire and delight wine lovers with exceptional service, unrivalled expertise, and an imaginative approach to wine. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate and remind ourselves what makes Reserve Wines so special – our fantastic team and loyal and supportive customers. This award inspires us to continuepushing boundaries in the industry with exciting plans in the summer to launch a new store.
Reserve Wines was born out of an intimidating visit to a local wine shop.
Determined to create a friendly and inspiring community around wine and give customers a really good time, Reserve Wines founder Kate Goodman opened her first shop in leafy West
Didsbury, Manchester 21 years ago in 2003.
In the early days, Kate turned to YouTube to share her expertise and make learning about wine fun. She was scouted by the BBC, who invited her to be the Wine Expert for their Food and Drink Programme.
Working alongside world-famous chefs such as Michel Roux Jnr there is not much Katedoesn’t know about how to perfectly pair wine with food.
Fast forward 21 years and Reserve Wines has expanded to five sites across Manchester, (with one more in the pipeline) including a growing online presence and established
wholesale and corporate channels.
