_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yapp
Brothers
A fine vintage
Yapp Brothers is focusing on distributing exceptional , best-in-class wines
In 1969 dentist Robin Yapp ordered some of the artisanal French wine he was so passionate about while at lunch . The fact that , rather than a few bottles , a whole pallet arrived at the garage of his Wiltshire home didn ’ t deter Yapp . Instead , he did what any enterprising spirit would do : placed a small advert in The Sunday Times offering case sales and , in doing so , inadvertently established one of the UK ’ s most prestigious and respected Wine Merchants .
Yapp Brothers , still run by members of Robin ’ s family , has since become a name synonymous with high-quality regional French wines built on an unwavering focus on offering only the best-in-class from under-championed regions . “ We ’ ve grown so much in my two decades at the business ,” says Tom Ashworth , Robin ’ s stepson and current CEO of Yapp Brothers .
“ We ’ ve expanded our range of wines and domaines and developed the business by digitizing our processes and moving to a newer and larger site ,” he adds . “ Our selection is still predominantly French , but we ’ ve grown to include great wines from Australia , Spain , Germany , South Africa , and Argentina .
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