Why visit SITT?

We can think of 101 reasons why you should make a date in your diary, but first and foremost is the fact that SITT is YOUR tasting.

You want to source wines that make your shop or your restaurant stand out from the competition. You want to know that the wines you choose will not be seen on a supermarket shelf or a bar chain wine list. We also know you are time poor so need to maximise the hours spent outside your business sourcing new wines.

We bring together, in one place, in one day, the UK’s best specialist importers

– all experts in their fields. They are passionate, knowledgeable and really focused on partnering with Independent clients. They offer the service, the right wines and the expertise to help make your life as easy as possible and make sure you offer your customers a range like no other.

Our specialist wine importers are genuinely the best in the business

We offer you an amazing selection of wines from all over the world, all with genuine provenance and hand-crafted for the Independent sector. Do you have a gap in your classics range? SITT can sort that ✓

Looking for something new, trendy and a bit different such as a wine from Lebanon? SITT can sort that ✓

Want to increase the number of organic wines you offer? SITT can sort that ✓

We also offer an educational element in its features, masterclasses and tastings.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to SITT Spring 2025.

VISITOR FEEDBACK

SITT Spring is the must attend tasting.

Feedback from our Autumn visitors show how valuable SITT can be to busy wine buyers.

  • 96.4% of respondents said they pre-registered for SITT Autumn, and 28.5% told us they had planned meetings with SITT exhibitor importers in advance - very organised!

When asked about their meetings:

  • 7.14% met with current suppliers.
  • 50.00% met with both current and potential new suppliers.
  • 14.29% were looking solely for new suppliers.
  • 38.57% kept an open mind.
  • Regarding the event’s quality, 53.57% of respondents rated the SITT Autumn tasting as excellent, while 39.29% rated it very good and 10.71% as good. We’re thrilled with this feedback!
  • 71.43% of attendees were not specifically looking for wines from a particular country, but 28.57% were. Low-intervention wines, wines from lesser-known regions, and both white and orange wines were amongst those categories flagged up on our visitors shopping lists.
  • 21.4% of attendees said they are likely to place an order following SITT Autumn, while 35.71% said they are quite likely to do so. Impressively, 7.14% had already placed an order less than a week after the tasting!
  • We were excited to learn that 89.29% of respondents are planning to attend SITT Spring.

SITT Spring London 2023