Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites

In restaurant news this week: Dining out in the UK is predicted to fall by over a third in September, London wine bar Top Cuvée gets ready to open a shop, and a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist prepares to open a West African restaurant in October. 

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New scores for 2020 to be published in May

Wine storage fraudster gets 18 months in prison

Wine storage fraudster William Holder of Safe Harbour Wine Storage in Maryland has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for illegally selling on his clients’ wines.

Spanish fine wine counterfeiting network dismantled

Spanish police have taken apart a counterfeiting ring that has been making fake versions of some of Spain’s leading wines including Pingus and Vega Sicilia.