Author: Chelsea Snare

Recently, our Info@winefraud.com email inbox received the below message. The writer wished to remain anonymous, so personal details are redacted, but please note the relevant information. "My husband has previously bought c. £500 of wine from Capital Vintners. That investment sits there and is 12 bottles of Chapelle Mission 2008.…

The second update of October includes the final batch of hundreds of DRC images (for now!) and a new story about France's wine naming rules. NEW THIS WEEK: Anson: Bordeaux Enfant Terrible: A winemaker has made his wines with a clever name, but wine officials are…

Did this winemaker go too far with the wordplay on his wines? Wine officials have launched a lawsuit against him, but he says it's all in good fun. Read more about it here.

The first update of October includes thousands of new images of DRC ink and print- including Romanee Conti, Romanee St Vivant, La Tache, Corton, and Richebourg. Vintages range from  2006-2011, and we still have many more to add! Keep checking back as we finish adding authentic bottles and ink through…

The second update of September includes hundreds of new DRC images of ink and print in our galleries, along with an update on Rudy Kurniwan. NEW THIS WEEK: 300G Wine Deal Spoils: Connoisseur International Distribution of Oyster Bay has accused of taking $300,000 but not delivering…

Rudy Kurniawan, notorious wine counterfeiter, just lost his last chance of an appeal based on his assertions that his lawyers were not acting with his best interests in mind. The judge did not support this second appeal with forty months left on Rudy's jail sentence. Read more about it

A business woman sent $300,000 to Kim Komacki of Connoisseur International Distribution of Oyster Bay for prized wines which she never received, and has now filed a lawsuit. Read more about it here.

Since our last update, there have been multiple differing stories about Chinese wine fraud. Stories that include the scope and issue that is present in the wine-loving region like this article, as well as naive articles that still maintain that wine fraud…

Over 6,000 bottles of fake wine were found in China. Read more about it here.

The first update of September includes over 500 new images of DRC, Cheval Blanc, and Coche Dury in both authentic and counterfeit bottles and examples of ink and print. We also added three new stories about counterfeit wine in China. NEW THIS WEEK: 6000 Bottles of…