Meet the producer: Lyme Bay Winery

Meet the producer: Lyme Bay Winery

At this winery in picturesque Devon, they like to do things a little differently. Since 2015 they’ve been working with some of the best English winegrowers to craft award-winning still and sparkling wines. Being one of a few wineries that work with growers...
A trip to Lawson’s in New Zealand

A trip to Lawson’s in New Zealand

by Philip Amps Recently I visited Lawson’s Dry Hills winery in Blenheim, bang in the middle of New Zealand’s famous Marlborough wine region. Belinda Jackson, sales manager, and winemaker Marcus Wright, welcomed me to the tasting room to taste through their...
Your Local Wine Merchant Needs YOU!

Your Local Wine Merchant Needs YOU!

A letter from Philip Amps re: Spring Budget 2024 Please help support us as your local independent wine merchant: email your MP ahead of the Spring Budget 2024 ……………………………………………………………… Are you a wine and spirits fan? Do you love visiting us at Amps? Are you tired of...
What’s on the wine jukebox?

What’s on the wine jukebox?

There’s always wine open to taste when our Oundle Wharf store is open!   We’ve got an enomatic tasting machine in our Oundle Wharf store, which works almost like a coffee machine but for wine. You select which wine you’d like to taste and a...
We’ve got some great news to share…

We’ve got some great news to share…

We’re one of the UK’s Best Independent Wine Merchants again! We’re over the moon to be recognised one of the best amongst the UK’s 1,000+ quality independent wine merchants, for the eighth year running. The judges said “We head towards Oundle where this...
Lesley celebrates 40 years at Amps!

Lesley celebrates 40 years at Amps!

Written by Philip Amps On 20th September 1983, Lesley Freer joined the Amps family grocery business and very quickly moved into the accounts department working with Gladys Bosworth. When Gladys retired, Lesley took over the accounts and has been in charge of them ever...