Vintage International Ltd director banned for wine investment scam
Ofosuhene Ofori-Duah, the sole director of wine investment firm Vintage International Ltd (Vintage), has been banned from being a UK company director for 9 years.
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Encarta Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation
Wine investment company, Encarta Fine Wines Ltd, has gone into liquidation with sums due to creditors estimated at between £3.5 to £3.8 million.
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Collapsed UK firm Premier Cru transfers wine customers to Cult Wines
Stricken Premier Cru Wine Investments Ltd has offered its customers transfers to rival investment firm Cult Wines, which has proposed using the Bordeaux 2013 vintage to fill any shortfalls in buyers' accounts.
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Bankrupt En Primeur Ltd owes creditors £1.8m
Debts at bankrupt UK wine merchant En Primeur Ltd are higher than originally thought and there are concerns over apparent gaps in the firm’s stocks.
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Low Bordeaux en primeur sales sink UK merchant
Weaker consumer demand for Bordeaux en primeur wines from recent vintages has forced UK-based merchant En Primeur Ltd into liquidation, with an estimated deficit running into six figures.
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European Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation with debts of £2m
UK wine investment firm European Fine Wines Ltd has gone into liquidation with debts totalling £2m, more than double the original estimates.
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European Fine Wines Ltd headed for liquidation
European Fine Wines Ltd is the latest wine investment firm in the UK facing liquidation after ceasing trading.
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En primeur wine buyers have no right of return, says EU
Consumers who buy wines en primeur do not have an automatic right to cancel their purchase and ask for a refund, say new European Union rules.
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Rebel Loire Valley winemaker fined two euros
A Loire Valley winemaker who disobeyed France's appellation system has escaped with only a token fine, in what his lawyer described as a 'slap in the face' for officials.
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UK companies closed for 'ripping off' wine fraud victims
A pair of companies accused of combining to prey on defrauded wine investors and cheat them out of more money have been closed in the public interest by the UK's High Court.
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Loire winemakers win Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru battle
France's highest court has quashed opposition to the creation of a Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru in the Loire, and producers hope it could prove a blueprint for the region.
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Loire winemaker faces fine for defying appellation body
Prosecutors in France's Loire region have asked for a local winemaker to be fined for allegedly tricking consumers by wrongly linking his vin de table to the appellation controlee system.
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UK court closes wine investment firm with millions owed
A UK wine investment company that took millions of pounds of investors' money for wine it never had access to has been closed in the public interest.
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UK police probe suspected fraud at wine investment firm
UK police say that they have exposed an investment firm that took up to £1m in orders for fine wine that it never had access to.
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Fewer French winemakers switching to organic
There has been a sharp drop in the number of French winemakers converting their vines to organic, but supporters believe consumer demand will spark a fresh growth phase.
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London City Bond buys military bunker for wine storage
Wine storage firm London City Bond will expand its number of private vaults for clients after buying an old Second World War munitions bunker.
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Bordeaux Fine Wines Ltd put into provisional liquidation
UK-based wine investment company Bordeaux Fine Wines Ltd has been put into provisional liquidation in the public interest.
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Hugh Jones wins 2013 Young Wine Writer of the Year award
Hugh Jones has been named as winner of the 2013 Young Wine Writer of the Year award at a ceremony in London this week.
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Wine investment firm The London Vines collapses into liquidation
Another two companies offering wine investment options have gone into liquidation in the UK, including The London Vines Ltd with an estimated deficit of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Loire 2013 harvest 'difficult and complicated'
Many producers in the Loire will be crossing their fingers for next year after a ‘difficult and complicated’ 2013 harvest, but there could still be some attractive wines.
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Wine investment firm Boltons goes under
Boltons Investments Ltd has become the latest wine investment group to go into liquidation.
