People’s Choice Drinks Awards

We are delighted to say that we’ve been award People’s Choice Drinks Awards Best Supermarket 2024, in both the wine and spirits categories!

We’re incredibly proud of the hard work from our colleagues, and very grateful to everyone who voted for us.

Sammies Awards

Winner, winner, coronation chicken wrap for dinner

“We are delighted to have received the New Sandwich Award for our Coronation Chicken Wrap. It’s a delicious product, which puts a new spin on a classic flavour and is one of my personal favourites” Megan McCardle, Food to Go & Hospitality Buyer

People’s Choice Wine Award – Supermarket of the Year

We have won Wine Supermarket of the Year at The People’s Choice Wine Awards for the third year running!

The People’s Choice Awards are aimed at rewarding consumer tastes and choices and their playfully named award categories reflect this informality. A number of our own brand wines also won awards including Pass the Crackers, Fire Up the BBQ and a silver for Treat Yourself Sparkling.

Victoria Anderson, Wine Buyer at Booths said: ‘’This is extra special award for Booths as it’s a vote from our biggest critics, our customers. As a small independent retailer up against such big competition, it’s humbling to be recognised by those that matter most, our customers.”    

International Wine & Spirits – Supermarket of the Year

We were recently awarded Spirits Supermarket of the Year by the International Wine & Spirits Competition!

IWSC judges are world-renowned experts from across the global spirits trade. Many judges are also distillers themselves, providing a unique opportunity for independent peer feedback.

The Drinks Retailing Awards – Multiple Beer Retailer of the Year

We were recently awarded Multiple Beer Retailer and the Drinks Retailing Awards!

The Drinks Retailing Awards brings together the top-level decision-makers in the UK to celebrate and honour exemplary retailers and reward excellence within the licensed retail market, with particular attention to drinks retailing. 

International Cheese & Dairy Awards – Cheddar Cheese Retailer of the Year and Sheep’s Cheese Retailer of the Year

We have recently been awarded Cheddar Cheese Retailer of the Year and Sheep’s Cheese Retailer of the the Year at the Retail Cheese & Dairy Awards.

We were also presented with a grand total of 84 awards for our range of cheese in our fridges and on our counters.

Decanter Retailer Awards – Supermarket of the Year Shortlist

We were delighted to be shortlisted for Supermarket of the Year at this years Decanter Retailer Awards. Decanter is the wine industry’s go-to publication for wine enthusiasts, connoisseurs and wine trade professionals. The prestigious awards recognise the best wine retailers based on range, service and innovation.

International Wine & Spirits Challenge – Three Award Winning Booths Wines

Booths Gran Norte Rioja Reserva 2016 (Silver Winner) – Made from 100% Tempranillo grapes and matured for 2 years in oak barrels, this is an expressive and elegant Rioja. Medium bodied with smooth tannins, it is dominated by notes of ripe red fruit, currants and liquorice, rounded off with sweet notes of vanilla and spice.

Booths Champagne Brut NV (Silver Winner) – Elegant and fine, this exclusive, non-vintage Champagne is made from both Grand and Premier Cru Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pure and delicate aromas of orchard fruits and citrus with a refreshing acidity and exceptional balance.

Booths Gran Norte Rioja Crianza (Bronze Winner) – A very expressive Rioja, showing typical characteristics of the Tempranillo grape. Aged for 16 months in oak barrels, this wine has fine tannins and notes of raspberries and red plums against a balsamic, liquorice and caramel background.

International Wine Challenge – Booths Award Winning Wines

Booths Champagne Brut NV (Silver Winner) – Elegant and fine, this exclusive, non-vintage Champagne is made from both Grand and Premier Cru Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Pure and delicate aromas of orchard fruits and citrus with a refreshing acidity and exceptional balance.

Booths Chianti 2019 (Silver Winner) – Fragrant cherry and mint aromas. Palate has sour cherry, cocoa powder and butter flavour leading to a svelte refreshing finish.

Booths Gavi 2020 (Bronze Winner) – Pale green grass, ripe apple skin and lemon flower scent.

Booths Grüner Veltliner 2019 (Bronze Winner) – Quite a subtle nose of lentil and lemon with a well-structured palate.

People’s Choice Wine Awards – Supermarket of the Year

Delighted by this win, Wine Buyer at Booths Victoria Anderson said:

I’m incredibly proud of the whole team at Booths for winning Supermarket of the Year at the People’s Choice Wine Awards for a second year. An award voted for by customers is always special, but to win it in a year which really has been like no other really highlights the dedication and amazing efforts of our colleagues. Thank you to all of our lovely customers for voting for us, we are immensely grateful!

Decanter Retailer Awards – Supermarket of the Year

The prestigious awards recognise the best wine retailers based on range, service and innovation. Decanter is the wine industry’s go-to publication for wine enthusiasts, connoisseurs and wine trade professionals. The awards are judged by five experts, including Masters of Wine Peter Richards and Andy Howard, wine writer Peter Ranscombe, Kate Hawkings and Laura Clay, Chair the Association of Wine Educators.

Victoria’s buying ethos is focused on the customer, she aims to offer a wide eclectic range, value for money and uncompromising quality. But while the ethos is simple, selecting the absolute best wines at a variety of price points from a range of growers and countries is a challenge and an art. 

Our Wine Buyer Victoria (pictured) said “I’m absolutely delighted with this win, which is a win for our whole team at Booths. Sharing our love of great wine is a big part of what makes Booths a very special business.” 

Victoria’s buying ethos is focused on the customer, she aims to offer a wide eclectic range, value for money and uncompromising quality. But while the ethos is simple, selecting the absolute best wines at a variety of price points from a range of growers and countries is a challenge and an art. 

Booths have got a great list, their wines are good, tastings are always strong and they’re quite bold in their buying choices.” Andy Howard MW added, “For me, what they do with their involvement with the local community and some of the eco things they are doing, I thought was quite impressive.

Decanter Award judge Peter Richards MW

IWSC – Booths Brand Medal Winners

We’re extremely pleased to say that a selection of our Booths wines have been awarded medals in the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2020!

“The IWSC is proud to set the international benchmark for quality, standing out in the crowded world of drinks awards with hundreds of global experts – including buyers, producers, distillers, sommeliers, distributors and influencers – judging wines and spirits throughout the year.”

To read more, click here.

Drinks Retailing Awards – Multiple Spirits Retailer of the Year

‘’Booths operate in an extremely competitive and saturated market, so it’s an honour to be recognised against retailers who have such a large portfolio of stores and huge buying teams. Having our efforts applauded by industry-leading experts is a huge achievement we’re immensely proud of. It’s humbling to have received two awards in the space of just three months.’’

Pete Newton, Spirits Buyer at Booths

People’s Choice Wine Awards – Supermarket of the Year

Booths Gran Norte Rioja Reserva – Winner of “Treat Yourself Red Wine”

Icons of Whisky (Rest of the World) – Supermarket of the Year – Highly Commended.

Icons of Whisky (Rest of the World) – Buyer of the Year 2020

International Wine and Spirit Competition  

Winner – Spirit Supermarket of the Year

Judges commented that ‘’focusing on what customers like, as well as having a keen eye on current and future trends’’ is what set Booths apart from the rest.

Pete Newton, Beer and Spirits Buyer at Booths said ‘’As a small-scale retailer up against multi-national retail chains, it is an absolute honour to win such a prestigious award. We’re absolutely delighted. We look for products that demonstrate quality and provenance but most importantly, we deliver a range we know our customers will like.

We have an expansive and eclectic range of over 350 spirits. We have over 100 gins, 100 whiskies and a number locally produced artisan spirits born out of the northern counties we call home: Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, and Yorkshire. We work hard to support local, emerging drinks producers giving our customers a true taste of the region.’’

Nantwich International Cheese Awards – 32 Golds and Cheddar Cheese Retailer of the Year

In 2019, we won a record number of Gold Medals for our range of cheese, yoghurts and butter. Topping the tables in a total of 22 categories including Best Camembert, Best Unpasteurised Brie, Best Stilton and Crumbly Lancashire, as well as Cheddar Cheese Retailer of the Year.

“We’re extremely proud to have such a great collection of cheese and dairy products and we have some extremely talented and highly skilled cheesemakers here in the North and throughout the UK.

I also think it’s important to give recognition to our colleagues in store who have an excellent knowledge of our product range and keep our cheeses in peak condition. It’s their knowledge,  enthusiasm  and skill that creates a point of difference for our customers and helps deliver a more personal shopping experience.”

Alan Kirkby, Dairy Buyer

Great Taste Awards 1 star Awarded for Our Vegetarian Ready Meals

Great Taste, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, is the acknowledged benchmark for fine food and drink. The Great Taste logo is the sign you can trust when buying food and drink in your local, quality retailer.

We’ve been awarded 1 star for two of our own brand Vegetarian Ready meals:

• Booths Mattar Paneer
• Booths Vegetable Tagine with Cous Cous