Chinese authorities have dismantled an elaborate fake wine operation in Beijing that involves the production and selling of made-to-order top wines including specific vintages of Bordeaux first growths. Read More
Crime
Ten individuals have been indicted in Taiwan for allegedly defrauding investors of nearly NT$2 trillion (US$67 million), partly through a scheme involving a wine-themed investment fund, according to local media reports. Read More
A wine merchant was conned out of 18 bottles of the famed Petrus and two bottles of champagne worth €95,000. Read More
Hong Kong Customs officials have seized an estimated HK$100 million (USD $12.8 million) worth of smuggled goods, including 2,000 bottles of wines, in a major crackdown. Read More
Just a year after its launch, fake One by Penfolds has emerged on China's e-commerce platform. Read More
Singapore Police Force has busted one of the country’s biggest money laundering cases involving about US$750 million worth of properties, luxury watches, bags as well as expensive wines and whiskies. Read More
Tesla China has won a high-profile trademark infringement lawsuit against the producer of “Tesla Beer” and “Tesla Soda”, underscoring the escalating battle brands wage to safeguard their identities. Read More
Over 20,000 bottles of smuggled wine have been seized as part of what Hong Kong customs has described as the city’s “largest smuggling case on record”, Read More
In a remarkable case that has stunned authorities, a clandestine network of cross-border wine smugglers has been uncovered in China. Read More
Authorities in Hong Kong has raided an unlicensed bar in Yuen Long, which led to 29 arrests and a haul of 192 cans of beer. … Read More