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German wine harvest hits 15-year low

Rheinhessen alone is down 23% thanks partly to autumn rains

IRREGULAR THOUGHTS

Cold callers make David Perry hot under the collar

SCAMMERS TARGET WINE RETAILERS

CNP payment option leaves retailers vulnerable

PROFILE: CRUSHED & CURED, SOUTHSEA

George Bovill’s pivot from pure retail to hybrid has paid off

Cape Winemakers Guild Auction raises record £746,000

Around 18% of rare wines on offer were bought by UK bidders

English wine pioneer Peter Hall dies

Charismatic Breaky Bottom owner was a self-proclaimed hermit

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Talking points for Aussie wines

David Williams takes stock of developments Down Under

Margate indie will open in stages

Sète is the brainchild of Natalia Ribbe and Jackson Berg

Courier ‘treats all parcels as fragile’

London-based Packfleet is expanding to other cities

Chablis faces up to climate change

Chardonnay rules the roost, but for how much longer?

Recycling scheme lacks clarity

Scots indies fear that DRS scheme is widely misunderstood

Five talking points from Cape Wine

New superstars, amazing Chenin: but prices need to rise

The Reserve Wines rebrand

This month’s Bright Ideas winner is a Manchester icon

Indies gear up for Christmas

How are merchants preparing for the festive boom?

Dulwich is latest to welcome Drop

Fifth site opens for franchised wine merchant

400 years of catching up to do

Black ownership in the Cape is happening, but challenges remain

That’s not a wrap, WH Smith

Phoebe’s latest Amazing Lunch is an empty experience

Merchant Profile: Field & Fawcett

Profile of one of north’s most successful independents

Rising Stars: Agathe Lamour

A natural flair for retail is an asset for Authentique

Bolla: Amazing Amarone since 1953

How one company has set new standards for a classic wine

Q&A: Peter Hall, Breaky Bottom

Our interview with the English sparkling wine guru

Will indies thrive as economy dives?

Report from The Wine Merchant round table

Jason Yapp: in search of rarity

The pleasures and the tax breaks of collecting wine

Taittinger invests in Kent indie

Locals also buy shares in The Tudor Peacock, Chilham