Author: Chelsea Snare

London Presentation and Training

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On November 30th and December 2nd, Maureen Downey, Siobhan Turner, and Sheri Morano hosted our first ever Wine Authentication Presentation and Training Level I in London at 67PallMall. BB&R's Phillip Moulin, the first person trained in our extensive program, was also on hand to help with the training. With attendees…

NEW THIS WEEK: December 1, 2016

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The end of November was a very busy time for WineFraud.com! We hosted the launch of the Chai Wine Vault powered by Everledger and hosted our Presentation and Training Level I in London. The events have been huge successes and we are so happy to see the industry welcome the…

TWE Files Complaint to TMall over Fake Penfolds

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TWE, the parent of Penfolds has filed a complaint about fake wines being sold in the marketplace such as Alibaba. In an effort to keep only authentic wines able to be sold, the company is trying to reduce the fakes with companies that do not do authentications. Read more about…

NEW THIS WEEK: November 17, 2016

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For the second November update, we have hundreds of new pictures of authentic and counterfeit wines, bottles and ink for members to look at. New vintages and new wines that we haven't had before help fill in our extremely packed producer section. We also have a new blog from Siobhan…

Hunting Fraudsters in France’s Wine Heartland

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Francois-Marie-Marret was recently sentences to two years in prison for wine fraud in Bordeaux, but he isn't the only one that is creating wine fraud. Luckily, there are people that are happy to do the work to ensure that the wine that is marketed as fine wine, is exactly that.…

Rudy Associate Busted over Unlicensed Wine

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Marc Lazar, owner of Domaine Wine Storage, was arrested for selling wine without a license. Lazar, who previously sold Rudy Kurniawan wines, and is a registered sex offender. The investigation is still on-going. Read more about it here.