UK agency, importer and wholesaler Western Wines, owned by US-based Constellation Brands, will cease trading at the beginning of October.

Based in Telford, Shropshire, Western Wines is a subsidiary of Vincor, the Canadian wine conglomerate that was purchased by Constellation in June 2006, for a reported US$1.3b (£750m).

Constellation Europe, which has offices in Guildford and Bristol, indicated that Western Wines brands and activities would move in-house, but did not say whether any Western Wines employees would be offered employment with Constellation.

Constellation has stated that it is in the process of consolidating and streamlining its operations in Europe.

Decanter.com understands Western Wines employed about 70 people.

Neither Western Wines nor Constellation would comment further.

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Maggie Rosen
Decanter Magazine, Wine Writer & Editor

Maggie Rosen is a wine journalist, editor and author, hailing from New York but based in London. Aside from Decanter, she has contributed to the Financial Times, The Drinks Business, Harpers Wine and Spirit Weekly, The Wall Street Journal, The World of Fine Wine and Meininger's Wine Business International. She is also a member of the Circle of Wine Writers.