Counterfeit Bordeaux wines including top labels such as Petrus and Chateau Lafite Rothschild, valued at half a million yuan, have been uncovered by police in Beijing. Read More
Crime
In a win for popular Australian wine brand Penfolds, the Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in Fujian Province has ordered two trading companies to pay RMB 1 million (US$145,000) for infringing the trademark of Penfolds. Read More
In a joint operation targeting wholesale markets of food and drinks, authorities in Hainan seized over 500 bottles of fake Penfolds. Read More
How a RMB 200 1995 vintage Moutai helped customs officials crack a multi-million smuggling case in Nanjing, China. Read More
DBR Lafite Group has been awarded nearly RMB 80 million in a landmark lawsuit case against counterfeiters, a record-breaking amount granted to a foreign wine company. Read More
Leading Bordeaux négociant Joanne is allegedly invovled in a wine smuggling case that's being investigated by Chinese authorities, according to Chinese media reports, the second time the négociant has been linked to wine smuggling. Read More
In a striking indication of an emerging trend, wine has become the latest target for drug traffickers, as evidenced by two separate cases of liquid cocaine smuggling on the same day in Hong Kong. Read More
As Chinese New Year approaches, the frequency of border crossings between tax-free Hong Kong and the mainland has increased, alongside a rise in illegal wine smuggling. Read More
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
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