Category: New This Week

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.…

Maureen Downey writes for Wine-Searcher about wine investments, what to look for, and her outlook on investing. Read more about it here.

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.

Wine fraud stories are constantly coming across our news stories, feeds, and desks- in large part due to the fact that we post so many up to WineFraud.com each week. But is the wine industry more concentrated with fraud than other industries? A great look at many of the fraud…

In the first update of November, we are excited to share new galleries, content, and news stories. First, Siobhan Turner covers how important having authentication skills as a Master of Wine and within the program is. We have four news stories about wine fraud from around the world- including a…

Jeff Hill, former owner of Hill Winery has been arrested for allegedly selling grapes and juice with origins from outside of Napa as Napa Valley wines for a higher price. He has been suspected of diverting grapes, hiding their true origins as well as stealing grapes from other wineries. He…

Vandals deliberately drained tanks of wine from a winery in Ontario which totaled to $3.3M in lost wines. Police are still looking for suspects. Read more about it here.

Maureen Downey is interviewed about Rudy Kurniwan at the Calgary screening of Sour Grapes- a movie that she is featured in. Read more about it here.

Eight men accused of selling 1 million bottles of cheap wine as high-end Bordeaux wines will find their fates on November 3rd. The Bordeaux Court will decide the punishment of a winery owner, merchant, and six other men which could range from probation to prison time and up to $5.6M…

Hart Davis Hart is well known for it's great customer service, but also is the biggest wine auction service in the United States. Read more about it here.