By Bethany Wales Hallgarten and Novum Wines is gearing up for a hiring spree after the family that owned the business for more than 50 years sold up to the fine wine trader Coterie. The Luton-headquartered wine importer, which had been owned by the Pieroth family since 1972, said it would launch a recruitment drive later this year to support its new owner’s “exciting” growth plans. Hallgarten and Novum was bought by Coterie for an undisclosed sum in January 2024, joining the group’s portfolio which also includes merchants Lay & Wheeler, Coterie Vaults and fine wine valuation specialist Jera. I…