Iris Ellmann Email & Phone Number

Every wine has a story to tell. As the founder of The WineBarn - a multi-award winning German wine merchant - my passion is to share that story with you. Driven by a pursuit to bring pure German wine drinking pleasure to the UK, I pride myself on providing personalised recommendations of wines you’ll fall in love with.There are no other wine merchants within the UK that offer such a beadth of German wine styles, that span all of Germany’s main wine making regions. Our elegant wines have been selected to cover a range of styles - from the affordable to the luxury, from dry to sweet and from fresh to full-bodied, ensuring there’s something to suit all palates and pair with any cuisine. I also offer a rare and antique wine service, sourcing elusive investment wines from hidden cellars in Germany.Described as the ‘the Jewel in the crown of German wine merchants’ by Steven Spurrier the Consultant Editor of Decanter, The WineBarn is trusted by the UK’s top sommeliers, supplying many of the finest Michelin starred restaurants. We also supply Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and many other well-known wine merchants & retailers behind the scenes.The WineBarn has been recognised for it's premium portfolio of exclusively German wines, having been awarded the prestigious Decanter Award for ‘Best Specialist Germany Wine Retailer’ in 2022, 2020 & 2018 and the IWC Award for ‘Specialist Merchant of the Year for Germany’ in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 & 2017. It is not just The WineBarn that has been recognised by critics, many of the wines in our portfolio have also impressed judges and consumers alike, receiving awards for their quality and distinction, so you can be assured of an exceptional selection.As a native German with strong ties to my homeland, I return regularly to visit our long-standing winemakers and seek out exciting new producers for our ever-evolving portfolio. Some are family run businesses that have been handed down through several centuries. Others are new producers with small organic vineyards that use sustainable techniques to produce premium biodynamic wines.I am a member of the Riesling Fellowship, a trade association that celebrates producers and the trade who have played a key role in championing Riesling at an international level. I am also a member of CollectEve, a collaboration of 12 female-founded, UK-based wine importers that offer an impressive range of wines and sake from across the globe.

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  Owner

  The Winebarn Ltd

  Jan 2000 - Present - Hampshire, Uk