No Way Rose: 10M Bottles of Spanish Wine Passed off as French
Bottles of Spanish wine labelled as French rose to the tune of 10M in number were found to be sold by multiple producers in 2016 and 2017. Read more about it here.
Author: Chelsea Snare
Tackling Fraudulent and Counterfeit Wines
Are your wines what you believe them to be?
Have you got the wine you paid for?
Wine Fraud and Counterfeit wines As rare and icon wines have become an increasingly valuable commodity, and highly sought after by collectors and investors worldwide, so has the greed…The Australian Wine Auction Market & the Future for Combatting Fraud
By Scott Evers The Australian Wine Auction market has thrived for well over the last decade, and it continues to go from strength to strength. It provides the wine lover and collector/investor with a plethora of buying opportunities that weren’t readily available prior to the growth of the secondary market,…
NEW THIS WEEK: June 29, 2018
Our June update is full of hundreds of new Margaux images, with hundreds more still to come! We also have a news story about the capsules on French bottles, and how they will change going forward, and could continue to change. NEW THIS WEEK: So Long,…
Wine and Spirits One of Top Sectors Affected by Counterfeiting- EUIPO
Almost $3B is lost in revenue each year due to wine and spirits counterfeiting. Read more about it here.
So Long Marianne
The image of Marianne is no longer required to be placed on French wine capsules. Read more about it here.
NEW THIS WEEK: May 25, 2018
The final update of May includes three new stories from around the world about different types of wine fraud, as well as new vintages of Margaux ink and bottles. NEW THIS WEEK: China's JD.com Steps up Wine Import Business: JD.com has decided to create stronger and…
Cotes du Rhone Cooperative Hit with Price-Fixing Fine
Syndicat Général des Vignerons Réunis des Côtes du Rhône was hit with a fine for handing down minimum pricing from 2010 to 2017. Read more about it here.
Oak Beverages Will Pay $4.3M to Settle Bottle Return Scam
Manuel Busto Sr was arrested in a scam that caused $4.3M of bottle returns from Oak Beverages. Read more about it here.