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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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MERCHANT PROFILE: RIPPONDEN WINE CO

From Asda to indie, Ray Nicholls has no regrets

RISING STARS

Patrycja Raszewska, Gills & Co, Sheffield

Two new Australian agencies for Berkmann

Kooyong and Rieslingfreak join the importer’s line-up

PHILGLAS & SWIGGOT TO CLOSE

The end of an era as O’Briens fail to sell

Two new agencies for Jeroboams

Mouchão and Domaine de la Chapelle join the London merchant’s line-up

Nickolls & Perks buys Wine Collector

Stourbridge merchant will run platform for traders and investors

Three new agencies for Fells

Hambledon, Joseph Burrier and Altesino join the line-up

HANDS OFF OUR WINE

How big a problem is shoplifting? Three indies tell their stories

New name for south London merchant

Former Unwined in Tooting is now Indie Wine Club

MERCHANT PROFILE: PASSIONE VINO, LONDON

The Gentleman from Verona on a wine mission

Boutinot unveils joint venture in Uco Valley

Tie-up with Bodega Urqo will see first wines launched this spring

DRINKS UNITED LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

Resources for safeguarding guidance

All change for Vergelegen in the UK

Seckford Agencies and Ellis Wines will share distribution

Massaya joins Halo

‘Iconic’ winery had been with Thorman Hunt for many years

New MD for Buckingham Schenk

Helena Martin replaces Craig Durham as boss of agency business

AUSTRALIAN WINE EXPORTS EXCEED $2.5BN

UK exports are down but ahead of the USA

Rioja reports smallest vintage in a generation

‘Very complicated conditions’ mean volumes are 30% down on 2023

South Africa sees UK export decline

Despite setback, UK remains SA’s biggest market by far