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UK fine wines face Brexit hangover
As things stand, the UK's status as the largest global trading hub for fine wines faces bureaucratic and financial burdens from a rollover of EU regulations for "third countries" when London ends its Brexit transition period at the end of this year. "The UK wine industry is in danger of sleepwalking into what could be a disaster if it does not come together now to shout, lobby and force the government to rip up the current trading practices," said Michael Saunders, chairman of the Wine & Spirit Trade Association (WSTA). He described the regulations as a "waste of time." "The introduction of a series of complex and ... (full story)