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Happy Holidays from WineFraud.com! The last week of 2015, we added many new image galleries! With a strong focus on Rudy Kurniawan-made wine, we featured Cheval Blanc and Haut Brion. Also, keep looking at our Gallery of Authentics for the addition of DRC, de Vogüé, and Dujac, as well as…

This week’s updates included adding in new producers to counterfeits, Rudy Kurniawan galleries, and the Gallery of Authentics. In addition, the sixth installment of the Rudy Kurniawan Trial and the fourth installment of the Greenberg vs Koch case were added. GALLERY OF AUTHENTICS Authentics: More Burgundy producers and their vintages…

This week we have some great new galleries, and resources for our members. On the article side of the site, Maureen Downey shares her Tools of the Trade, and gives great insight into Unicorns. We focused on two new producers- Henri Jayer and Mouton Rothschild, adding to our Rudy Kuriawan…

In the first week of December, we added new parts to both of the counterfeit wine court cases we are building, and pictures to many of our galleries. For our court cases, the third installment in Greenberg vs Koch and the fifth in Rudy Kurniawan’s Trial were added. In Gallery…

This week we are thankful for our members, contributors, and the wine industry for their support. This week we added a new article by Jim Budd about drinks investment frauds, and began our burgundy gallery of authentics section. OTHER WINE FRAUDS A Brief History of Drinks Investment Frauds: Jim…

This week was a big week for Rudy Kurniawan and counterfeit producer additions. We uploaded hundreds of pictures of examples of ink and print of Petrus, and labels, templates, and bottles of Dujac. COUNTERFEITS Petrus: Microscope Ink & Print examples of both counterfeit and different vintages and bottle sizes…

This week’s additions are focused in our counterfeit producer galleries. Hundreds of pictures were added to existing producers like Petrus and DRC, in addition to the introduction of counterfeit bottles of Cheval Blanc,  Mouton Rothschild, and more. We also added in two new parts to our continuing series on the…

The first week of November showcases our Petrus update. We have uploaded galleries highlighting counterfeit label templates and Rudy Kurniawan counterfeit bottles. Also added to the site is a new In The Loupe with Maureen Downey. IN THE LOUPE Metallic Ink: Maureen Downey examines counterfeit and authentic metallic inks…

The last week in October, we added many new articles with a focus on wine fraud trials. Part Three of the Rudy Kurniawan Trial is covered with a focus on Laura Ponsot's witness testimony, also added is Part One of the Greenberg vs Koch Trial. RUDY KURNIAWAN Trial: Part…

This week's additions are focused on added pictures of evidence from the Rudy Kurniawan trial, adding a new section about internal wine fraud, and an article from Maureen Downey about the Tools of the Trade that she uses while authenticating. RUDY KURNIAWAN Production: We published galleries from the Rudy…