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31 Days of German Wine winners unveiled

Le Vignoble takes top spot – The Grape Escape in Cheltenham is runner-up

Soave and Abruzzo producers snapped up by Hallgarten

Importer welcomes Inama and Terre di Civita

Alliance strengthens French portfolio

Champagne Lenoble and Maison Albert Bichot join the range

French and Spanish vignerons hit by wildfires

Provence and Sierra de Gredos are worst affected by flames and smoke

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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

Indie reaction to slimmed-down LWF

Brintex stands by decision to charge for wine fair tickets

What’s the most underrated grape?

This month’s Champagne Gosset Burning Question