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This week, WineFraud.com added a great article from contributor Michael Egan about Vandermeulen Bottlings and why they are coveted, and therefore often counterfeited. We also added in galleries of authentic Italian wines that are most counterfeited, and part eleven of the Rudy Kurniawan trial with James Grathwohl and Rudy’s tax…

In the first week of March, we added news stories about Rudy Kurniawan’s stake in Burgundy returning to the family, a Wine Director taking money and never exchanging for wine, and a council seized alcohol from shops without liquor licenses. We also put up part seven of the Koch vs…

In the final week of February, we added some great new articles for our members to read. Michael Egan wrote about what makes a great vintage, and what to look for when purchasing wines. Part two with Travis Pollard about layering print technologies to ensure your label will thwart counterfeiters,…

This week brought new blogs, and lots of counterfeit images. Jim Budd wrote about how you can avoid wine investment scams, and Steve Morey talks restaurants and how they can protect themselves from buying counterfeit wines. In addition, we’ve added many new vintages to our counterfeit wines, as well as…

This week, we added many interesting articles, and have lots of great news stories to look for. Two great articles about wine companies filing for bankruptcy as a warning for consumers- Siobhan Turner covers Antique Wine Company, and Frances Dinkelspiel follows Premier Cru. Another great article from Maureen Downey is…

This month, we’ve begun with many fascinating wine fraud stories from around the world. In particular, take a look at the Donkey & Goat article which showcases a different type of fraud: internal, and how policies can dictate your employees’ behaviors. Also, see part nine of our Rudy Kurniawan trial,…

In the final update of January, we added hundreds of Champagne pictures to our Gallery of Authentics, many news stories, Maureen Downey’s response to a lawsuit dropped against her, and a How To guide for WineFraud.com.

We scoured the wine fraud community and found some interesting articles for our members…

In this week’s update, we added some really exciting new content! For the newest In The Loupe® segment, Travis Pollard of Paragon Label shows us all about labels in an incredibly interesting look at how labels can thwart counterfeiters. We also added the next installments for the Rudy Kurniwan trial…

This week we added in two new blog posts from our contributors, one highlighting the Rudy Kurniawan appeal, and the other discussing Premier Cru. Both large wine frauds, from different sides of the story. We also continued to add in more Rudy Kurniwan evidence, focusing on Le Pin, and galleries…

Happy New Year from WineFraud.com! The first week of 2016, we continued with some of our previous articles and galleries. We continue to build on the Burgundy Gallery of Authentics, added Part 7 of the Rudy Kurniawan trial, and Part 5 of the Greenberg vs Koch trial. We look forward…