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UK police raid uncovers thousands of suspected stolen wines
UK police raid uncovers possible wine crime ring...
Wine firm Montevino Partners Ltd collapses with million-pound debts
One investor paid £76,000 for Barolo that never arrived...
Loire 2017 vintage in trouble after frost, say winemakers
Some wines may be hard to find...
Banned director admits 300,000 pound wine fraud
Jonothan Piper to be sentenced next month...
Frost causes heavy losses in Loire vineyards
Severe frost in Loire vineyards Parts of the Loire were very severely hit by frost during the night of Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 April. Temperatures in a few places…
Westminster Fine Wines Ltd: Director banned for 12 years
The sole director and shareholder of Westminster Fine Wines Ltd has been banned from acting as a UK director...
Top Loire Cabernet Franc wines
With Cabernet Franc, very diverse microclimates and terroirs lead to very different wines. Loire Cabernet Franc wines bear the stamp of their cooler northern climate; refreshing and fruity, Chinon, Bourgueil…
‘Pernicious’ Prestige Fine Wine Ltd shut in public interest
Prestige Fine Wine Ltd was wound up in the public interest on 16 December, at the request of the Insolvency Service. Its petition was uncontested by the firm, which was…
Loire producer Bouvet Ladubay returns to family control
The Monmousseau family announced today (24 November) that it has re-acquired ‘100% of the shares’ in Bouvet Ladubay from India’s United Spirits, which is controlled by Diageo, the producer of…
Loire winemaker Claude Lafond dies
Claude Lafond died at home during the night of Saturday and Sunday from a heart attack. Reuilly is the most westerly of the Loire’s Central Vineyards. Although Reuilly became a…
Capital Bordeaux Investments director gets 11 year ban
25 year-old Andrews was the sole director of Capital Bordeaux Investments Limited that took at least £60,000 from investors but bought no wine. Andrews failed to keep proper records so…
Wine fraud: banned director jailed after million pound con
This sentence, handed out by a judge at London’s Old Bailey court this week, follows Constantinos’ conviction on 25 June on 10 counts that included running a fraudulent business, intent…
Wine fraud: Ex-director guilty of million pound con
Spyros Constantinos, 44, was this week found guilty at the Old Bailey in London of defrauding clients who he persuaded to invest in wine. Constantinos was convicted on 10 counts…
Loire wine producers barred from using Vouvray name
Leading Loire winemakers François Chidaine and Jacky Blot have been banned from vinifying their Vouvray wines in the neighbouring commune of Montlouis.
Wine investment firm APW Asset Management Ltd closed in public interest
UK firm APW Asset Management Ltd (APW), which sold Australian wines for investment and capital growth using high-pressure sales tactics, was wound up by the High Court in Manchester on…
1855.com and president fined by French financial watchdog
France's financial markets authority has fined collapsed wine investment firm Heracles, previously called 1855.com, and its president a total of 350,000 euros for misleading investors.
Critic ‘Champagne Jayne’ facing fresh court battle over name
A trademark dispute between France's Champagne trade body and the critic known as 'Champagne Jayne' is set to return to court after the two failed to agree a settlement.
Biodynamic winemaker Joly to cut ties with Loire body
Loire Valley winemaker Nicolas Joly has said he will withdraw his vineyard of the La Coulee de Serrant from the region's wine trade body after accusing the group of failing…
Fraudsters target victims of collapsed wine investment firm
Consumers owed money and wine by collapsed European Fine Wines Ltd in the UK have been targeted by fraudsters posing as both the company’s directors and its liquidator, while London's…
French court places 1855.com in liquidation
Troubled French online wine merchant Heracles, formerly 1855.com, has been forced into liquidation after a major investor withdrew support for its recovery plan.
Champagne lawyers accuse critic ‘Champagne Jayne’ of trademark infringement
The wine critic and educator known as Champagne Jayne is due in court later this month after France’s Champagne trade body accused her of misleading the public.
Vintage International Ltd director banned for wine investment scam
Ofosuhene Ofori-Duah, the sole director of wine investment firm Vintage International Ltd (Vintage), has been banned from being a UK company director for 9 years.
Encarta Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation
Wine investment company, Encarta Fine Wines Ltd, has gone into liquidation with sums due to creditors estimated at between £3.5 to £3.8 million.
Collapsed UK firm Premier Cru transfers wine customers to Cult Wines
Stricken Premier Cru Wine Investments Ltd has offered its customers transfers to rival investment firm Cult Wines, which has proposed using the Bordeaux 2013 vintage to fill any shortfalls in…
Bankrupt En Primeur Ltd owes creditors £1.8m
Debts at bankrupt UK wine merchant En Primeur Ltd are higher than originally thought and there are concerns over apparent gaps in the firm’s stocks.
Low Bordeaux en primeur sales sink UK merchant
Weaker consumer demand for Bordeaux en primeur wines from recent vintages has forced UK-based merchant En Primeur Ltd into liquidation, with an estimated deficit running into six figures.
European Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation with debts of £2m
UK wine investment firm European Fine Wines Ltd has gone into liquidation with debts totalling £2m, more than double the original estimates.
European Fine Wines Ltd headed for liquidation
European Fine Wines Ltd is the latest wine investment firm in the UK facing liquidation after ceasing trading.
En primeur wine buyers have no right of return, says EU
Consumers who buy wines en primeur do not have an automatic right to cancel their purchase and ask for a refund, say new European Union rules.