Author: Chelsea Snare

Mendocino Wine Company filed a lawsuit February 1, 2016 against former winemaker Paul Dolan for breaching his contract. Animosity between the two dates back to 2012 when Dolan was fired from the wine company. Read more here.

Vinovalie, a wine association in France was fined $11,000 for their process in making rose wine. They were found making rose wine by blending red and wine whites and did not register the process. The association plans to appeal. Read more here.

Barry Gamble, owner of London Vines, is now deep in a wine investment sham. The company was taken from investors and given to shareholders and Gamble and his wife. The company also took wine from customers and gifted to their shareholders and their families for no known reason. Liquidators are…

Jane Anson of Decanter spends a day with Loïc Pasquet of Liber Pater to discuss the vandalism of his vines, fraud charges, and how he plans to make his wines taste like Bordeaux in 1855. Anson begs the question, how does a wine producer only beginning in 2006 have…

Three former employees fired from California winery, Donkey & Goat, will be arraigned February 11, 2016 for theft and embezzlement. In Alameda courts, Zachary Gomber, Kate Sylvan, and Morgan Hill were found to have responsibility in $70,490 worth of stolen wine from their former employer.  In 2014 the owners of…

Monvera Glass Décor now offers UV Printing for their customers in screen printing on wine bottles. This new technology will give wider color palettes, specialty inks, the ability to do photo reproduction through a new four color process, and a new eco-sensitive  production with the lowest carbon footprint possible. While…

Police in Padova discovered a bottle of champagne did not have a serial number on it while investigating a separate group in late 2015. This led the police to discover 9,000 bottles of sparkling table wine marked as Moët to be found. Police found eight people involved in the operation…

David Wainwright, an expert wine authenticator, discusses how the demand for fine and rare wines has increased, especially in Asia, which ultimately causes counterfeiters to “create” a new supply to sell. Wainwright also covers how many of these crimes do not go to court, and therefore, the chances of conviction…