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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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Devon indie aims for sustainability

Anne Cleminson and Simon Johnson open The Bottle Shop

Teacher’s steep learning curve

Our profile of Kat Stead’s thriving Brigitte Bordeaux indie

Analysis: Beyond Burgundy

Short harvests and rising prices tempt buyers to look elsewhere

Northabout with Duncan Mclean

Orkney’s tradition of fine wine and food has its roots in war

Sheffield rivals keep it friendly

Former StarmoreBoss duo open Tenaya wine shop

Henley’s no longer a wine desert

Town welcomes two new indies: ChinChin and Jacobini

Editorial: The coming storm

Indies can thrive in recessions. But will this one be different?

Jason Yapp on Viognier

If you love Condrieu, buy it now, because prices are rising

Q&A with Jess Hutchinson

Meet the Vindependents boss and occasionally terrified actor

Pubs back Sunak’s wine plans

The UK drinks trade is far from united on duty reform

Rock star winemakers

3,500 years of achieving the impossible on Santorini

Merchant profile: Talking Wines

Staff roles interchange at this Cotswolds business

Caught in the bottleneck

Glass is in short supply, and rising costs are taking their toll

American dream becomes a reality

Online retailer Pacific Wines opens Islington shop

We aren’t we buying Aussie wine?

Winemakers accused of focusing on critics, not consumers

Hybrids braced for consumer squeeze

The cost of living crisis is taking its toll

Connolly’s pins hopes on hybrids

Merchant’s Solihull store is sold to its manager

Hobby becomes a career in Hoxton

Kasia Smith opens Finley’s after a 15-year wait