Nobles Crus suspended
The Nobles Crus wine fund has been suspended due to a lack of liquidity.
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London court hears brother and sister accused of £4.5m wine fraud
A 38-year-old man, his sister and two others have been charged with two counts of conspiracy to defraud and one count of money laundering.
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Bans for ex-directors of Fine Wine Vintners
Bradleigh Anthony Caley and John George Evans have both been banned from acting as directors for 12 years for their part in the Fine Wine Vintners Ltd investment scam.
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Robinson's Wine Grapes wins Andre Simon Award
Wine Grapes, Jancis Robinson's 'illuminating' guide to 1,368 grape varieties, has won the prestigious Andre Simon Memorial Drink Book Award.
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Vinance collapsed 'owing wine worth £5m'
Collapsed wine investment company Vinance plc owed £5m-worth of wine to its 1,300 clients when it went into administration, according to administrators.
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1855.com important shareholder pulls out
Jean-Pierre Meyers, an important shareholder in internet wine company 1855.com is reported to have pulled his money out of the company.
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Albany Vintners buys Vinance client list
The client database of Vinance plc, which went into administration last month, has been bought by Albany Vintners.
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Wine investment standards body launched
The Wine Investment Association, a self-regulatory body designed to set standards for wine investment, was launched in London yesterday.
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Wine investment company goes into administration
Wine investment company Vinance plc has gone into administration, affecting thousands of investors
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Nobles Crus wine fund valuations under spotlight
Valuations of fine wines by the Nobles Crus wine fund have been questioned by the Financial Times and by French website LeVif/L’Express.
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1855.com increasingly embattled as protesters gather
The future of French internet wine company 1855.com is looking increasingly perilous as its detractors become more and more vociferous.
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Wine investment firm disappears
Another UK-based wine investment company has disappeared leaving many of its customers empty handed.
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Pancho Campo resigns from Institute of Masters of Wine
Pancho Campo, who was at the centre of last year's controversy around the organisation of wine tastings in Spain, has resigned from the Institute of Masters of Wine.
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Beaumont Vintners bankrupt, few assets
Wine investment company Beaumont Vintners went into liquidation on 5 April.
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'Scholarly' beer tome wins André Simon
The Oxford Companion to Beer has won the prestigious André Simon Memorial Award Drinks Book category.
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Pinguet leaves Domaine Huet in shock resignation
Veteran Loire winemaker Noel Pinguet's sudden resignation from Domaine Huet was over differences with the owning family, Decanter.com has learned.
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Fury and charges of 'egotism' as Loire's Baumard challenges Grand Cru
Loire producer Domaine des Baumard has provoked fury by challenging the new Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru appellation in France's Supreme Court.
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Fine wine company disappears leaving clients empty-handed
Another UK fine wine company has disappeared from the radar leaving orders unfulfilled – while its director sets up a similar company under another name.
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InterLoire 'bureaucratic' and misuses funds: Chidaine
François Chidaine, a leading figure in Loire viticulture, has resigned from InterLoire’s executive claiming the organisation is incompetent and bureaucratic.
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Fake football agent defrauds Luxembourg merchant
A Luxembourg wine merchant has been defrauded of thousands of Euros of wine by a man posing as the agent for a premier league footballer.
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Bordeaux UK goes into voluntary liquidation
Wine merchant Bordeaux UK Ltd, which sold wine investments, has gone into voluntary liquidation.
