Appeal court upholds Red Bicyclette sentences
The French appeal court in Montpellier has upheld the sentences handed down in the notorious Red Bicyclette fake Pinot Noir case.
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Quarts de Chaume to become Loire Valley's first Grand Cru
Quarts de Chaume in Anjou is awaiting ministerial approval to become the Loire's first Grand Cru.
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Loire producer faces jail for protest labels
A small Loire producer of natural wines faces two years in jail or a hefty fine for labelling his wines wrongly.
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Complaints mount against 1855.com
Clients of online wine merchant 1855.com are becoming increasingly concerned about delivery of their wines.
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Bordeaux Wine Trading fraudster convicted
The managing director of a company selling non-existent Bordeaux en primeur has been found guilty of fraud.
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Cars, cocaine and Cartier watches: court hears how one Bordeaux trader celebrated 2005
The head of a wine investment company has admitted going on a cocaine-fuelled spending spree with investors' money but denies fraudulent trading.
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Baile buys back Oddbins branches
Simon Baile, the former owner of Oddbins, has prompted a flurry of negative comment after buying five of his shops back from administrators Deloitte.
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White Loire Over £10 Trophy
And the winner is...
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Final Oddbins stores close
The last Oddbins shops closed last night with the loss of around 300 jobs.
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Oddbins: 37 shops sold
Thirty-seven Oddbins shops have been sold as a going concern to EFB (European Food Brokers) Ltd.
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Oddbins administrators 'close to deal'
The administrators in charge of Oddbins are confident a deal will be finalised for the chain by the end of this week.
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Oddbins: buyers’ interest grows
Interest in the Oddbins portfolio, range of shops and stock is increasing, while the winding up order from Pol Roger Ltd is withdrawn.
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Top Oddbins staff payout as 120 made redundant
A senior Oddbins employee was paid a five-figure sum early in March in redundancy compensation, three weeks before the company's 120 staff were made redundant.
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Oddbins applies for administration
Oddbins has applied to go into administration to protect it from creditors applying for winding up orders.
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Wine investment company boss jailed
Wine investment company director Benedict Moruthoane has been jailed for 7.5 years for fraud.
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1855.com says delivery failure due to economic situation, UGC investigates
Bordeaux merchant 1855.com, which is being sued for failure to deliver paid-for wines, says its problems are due to the general economic downturn.
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1855.com fails to deliver top Bordeaux
Dozens of orders, mainly from the 2003 and 2005 Bordeaux vintages, have been left unfulfilled by internet wine merchant 1855.com.
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Wine investors 'defrauded of £2.5m'
The trial of six people involved in three allegedly fraudulent wine investment companies started in St Albans Crown Court this week.
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London merchant Fine & Rare on the market
London fine wine merchant and broker Fine & Rare is for sale with an estimated price of £35 to £40 million.
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Pancho Campo taken off Interpol 'wanted' list
Pancho Campo MW is no longer listed as a ‘fugitive’ on the Interpol website.
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Wine Traders International Ltd shut down
Wine investment company Wine Traders International Ltd has been ordered to close in the public interest.
