Winner of the 2009 Decanter Awards for Supermarket of the Year, Waitrose boasts five Masters of Wine in their buying department, have been commended for their diversity of wines.
As Tom Cannavan, wine writer on the judgement panel put it "support of small producers and its willingness to seek out the quirky as well as the commercial means Waitrose simply marches to a different beat. Add in top-rated customer service and it's a persuasive package."