How to buy En Primeur
2009 may be a great vintage, but before handing over your money, says jim budd, ask yourself if your merchant’s offer is too good to be true
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UK gets new fraud hotline: wine included
For the first time ever the UK has a national fraud reporting and advice service.
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Australian wine fraud: further arrests made
The Metropolitan Police have arrested another two people in connection with the Nouveau World Wines fraud investigation.
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Six arrested in Australian wine fraud
Fraud squad officers have arrested six people in connection with an Australian wine investment scam.
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Tim Atkin moves to The Times
Tim Atkin MW, the award-winning wine columnist and Decanter contributor, is moving to The Times newspaper.
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Templar Vintners: two arrests made
A director and another man involved with wine merchant Templar Vintners have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud.
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Atkin's Observer column slashed
Tim Atkin MW’s weekly column in Sunday newspaper the Observer will be radically reduced from the end of this month.
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Warning issued against Templar Vintners
Financial authorities on Guernsey have issued a warning against London wine merchant Templar Vintners for running an unauthorised wine fund.
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Loire: Chaume conflict resolved
The long-running conflict between Chaume and Quarts de Chaume in the Loire’s Layon Valley has been resolved.
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Majestic Wine sued 'for £50,000'
Wine writer Martin Isark has issued a writ against Majestic Wine, claiming damages believed to be in the region of £50,000.
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Red Sancerre
By changing its dominant grape from Pinot Noir to Sauvignon Blanc the famed Loire AC made its fortune. But the future looks red again, says Jim Budd
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Majestic Wine sued by wine writer over use of tasting note
Wine writer Martin Isark is suing Majestic Wine over the alleged misuse of a tasting note.
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Conman who targeted French producers jailed for fraud
The man behind a highly lucrative wine fraud operation has been sentenced to four and half years in prison for fraud.
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Gros Plant in the Loire goes IGP
Loire region Gros Plant du Pays Nantais has opted to become an IGP (Indication Geographique Protegee) rather than trying for appellation status.
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International Wine Commodities office raided
Hertfordshire police have raided the Whetstone offices of International Wine Commodities Ltd (IWC), a company offering wine investments.
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Four wine dealers imprisoned for fraud
Four wine dealers who targeted American investors and conned them out of over £1m received sentences of up to four and a half years last week.
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Muscadet hit in Loire 08 vintage
Muscadet in the Loire has been hit even harder than expected as growers report the crop is around one third its usual size.
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The heat is on
Would you buy a £230 bottle of champagne that's been left under hot lights at 22c? Jim Budd woudln't. He finds leading retailers selling wine at well above the recommended temperatures.
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Wine company, under investigation, changes name
The Bordeaux Wine Trading Company, a wine investment company under investigation by UK police, has reappeared under a different name.
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Bordeaux Wine Trading Company future doubtful: updated
Wine merchant the Bordeaux Wine Trading Company is threatened with being struck off the companies register for failure to comply with UK company law.
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Loire Muscadet vintage halved by frost
The Muscadet vineyards at the western end of the Loire Valley have had their potential 2008 harvest reduced by half following a severe frost last week.
