Wine fraud is a multi-billion-dollar problem for the world’s wine industry. According to Maureen Downey, the leading expert on wine fraud in the United States: If we only consider the amount of wine ...
Wine fraud: Is it something new? Even Thomas Jefferson was aware of it, and checked it by being among the first to have his wine bottled on site at the winery and sealed with a wax plug to prevent ...
Wine comes in an incredible range of flavors and prices. Wine fraud, in which cheaply produced wine is passed off as the expensive stuff, is a major problem for the industry. Scientists have now ...
In the intricate world of fine wine, the prevalence of counterfeit bottles is a sobering reality. Astonishingly, it is estimated that around 30% of old vintage wines in circulation today are fake.
Six people were accused of operating a European wine fraud ring that sold fake French wine for up to $16,000 per bottle, police said. Police in Italy searched 14 properties and seized a large amount ...
There is an estimated US$64.9-billion-dollar value in the global wine counterfeiting market (2020). Genuine or authentic wines have recently become a multi-billion-dollar issue in the wine industry; ...
The 56-year-old British national James Wellesley is accused of using his business with Bordeaux Cellars to collect loan ...
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A woman is under investigation in Spain for poisoning several people during the past five years. Victims attended the same bar in Zaidín, Huesca, and were chosen at random, according to investigators.
Stephen Burton, a 58-year-old British man, pleaded not guilty in a New York courtroom to charges related to an alleged $99 million fraud case. Burton was extradited from Morocco, where he was arrested ...
Rudy Kurniawan, Hardy Rodenstock, The White Club are only some of the most famous ones. Many more names have this thing in common: They bring to mind wine fraud. Fake wine. Ridiculously expensive ...
This undated photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shows Indonesian citizen Rudy Kurniawan. Kurniawan, who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper hooch he ...