A little bit about Averys…

Averys has featured prominently in the history of the English wine trade for over 200 years. It has survived recession, depression, war, the devastation of phylloxera in European vineyards and pioneered many of the aspects of the trade winelovers now take for granted.

Chairman John Avery measures the company’s success, however, not in decades or centuries or even column inches in the Oxford Companion to Wine, but by loyal and satisfied customers. And in spite (or because) of the rise of supermarkets, Averys has many times more customers now than at any point since 1793. If you love fine, affordable wine and being treated as a much-valued customer, you’re in the right place.

The firm can trace its roots back to 1793 when it was established in Bristol. An unfortunate date for our Bordeaux suppliers as it marks the murder of the Girondins and the establishment of the Terreur in revolutionary France. The west of the UK, from Bristol to Liverpool and Glasgow, was an important route for goods coming into the country, as they didn’t have to pass through the dangerous English Channel. It is no coincidence that these three cities built their wealth on the back of tobacco, slavery and alcohol imports.

The original John Avery purchased the historic premisis on Park street in 1860, today you can visit the shop in the historic cellars, or hire them out for parties, events and conferences.

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