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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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From Cape Town back to Aberdeen

A couple have returned home from South Africa to create a wine shop and bar…

The happy return of the Dirty Dozen

David Williams toasts the return of a vital trade tasting

On the Road: Tom van der Neut

Spotlight on the Vintrigue Wines rep for southern England

Life outside wine: Duncan McLean

The Kirkness & Gorie owner talks about life as a musician, writer and publisher

Rising Stars: Nathan Taylor

Keeping the plates spinning at Hop Burns & Black in Peckham

Bright Ideas: Take part in a local festival

It’s all hands to the decks at To Be Consumed in Leytonstone

Four reasons to get fortified

The recent developments that have given a traditional category a new lease of life

Irene combines bakery and wine shop

New Camberwell independent is the creation of a couple with roots in Russia and Kazakhstan

Secret garden for Chesters

The Abergavenny indie has moved to a new location a mile away in Cross Street

Noble Rot launches shop

Shrine to the Vine opens in Lambs Conduit Street, London

Let there be light

This old-school Rotherham indie is a brighter place under new ownership, despite sceptical locals

Let’s talk about the other Cabernet

After decades in the wilderness, Cabernet Franc is showing signs of hitting the big time

On the Road: Fenella Newland

Liberty Wines’ south eastern sales rep is enjoying getting back to normal after a year…

Will Nouveau arrive on time?

Supply chain issues threaten to make the annual Beaujolais celebration a damp squib

Wine Freedom’s custard dreams

Wine Freedom in the Digbeth area of Birmingham is looking forward to a bright future

Rising Stars: Ernesto Angulo

The Bedales wine specialist understands that wine and emotion are tied closely together

Champagne’s rollercoaster year

Even Brexit doesn’t seems to have derailed the category’s bounce-back. David Williams reports

Back to the old routine

Trade tastings are back, but David Williams believes digital events are also here to stay