Spar in Kings Norton can also keep its licence, the same sub-committee has decided – but extra conditions have been added including around CCTV, an incident book and refusals register and staff training. (Photo via LDRS)įormer licensee Gurnek Dhesi and former designated premises supervisor (DPS) Talvinder Dhesi are now barred from “playing any role in the management, control or operation of the premises”.īut the shop may continue trading under new licence holder Rajveer Khellar. Google Street View image of Tim’s Wine Cellar in Haunch Lane, King’s Heath. The meeting heard the shop has since changed hands following an advert being placed on Facebook Marketplace – and new owners said they did not know anything about the counterfeit bottles seized. This is substantially less than the 409 bottles of counterfeit wine recently found at Tim’s Wine Cellar, Kings Heath – which is also subject of a licensing review.Īfter a hearing on 7 July, the committee decided that the shop can continue selling booze – as long as former bosses play no part in its running. The bottles included Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Merlot and were being sold for £8.99 to £12.99, the meeting heard. The meeting heard the son of the licence holder and manger of the shop had bought four boxes – a total of 24 bottles – of the wine from someone purporting to be a representative of Yellow Tail. Two Birmingham shops have managed to keep their booze licence, but with stringent conditions, after a raid uncovered fake Yellow Tail wine bottles.Ĭouncillors on a Birmingham City Council licensing sub-committee heard that there is a “huge problem” of fake Australian wine being sold in shops in Birmingham, a “substantial issue” involving fake bottles of the brand Yellow Tail.Īsian Trader previously reported a former Nisa shop in Sutton Coldfield lost its licence and chain branding after being caught with 41 bottles of fake Yellow Tail.Īnd a licensing meeting in late June heard a Spar shop in Kings Norton was found with 16 bottles of counterfeit wine from the same brand – owned by Casella Family Brands – by police and Trading Standards officers.

Spar on Lindsworth Approach, Kings Norton (Photo: Google Street View via LDRS)

Counterfeit yellow tail wine