Two men were arrested in Macau for trafficking over US$3 million worth of liquid cocaine in eight wine bottles, the first case of its kind busted in the gambling city. Read More
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An inter-provincial police operation led by Guangzhou police has seized the biggest haul of fake Penfolds in China, with wines worth over US$20 million. Read More
Auction house Bonhams has pulled out the entire A-1 Fine Wines Sale of 607 lots, which was touted as "one of Asia's most encyclopedic wine collections," from last Saturday's auction, due to overwhelming allegations of fake wines. Read More
More than 10,000 bottles of fake Château Haut-Brion have been uncovered by authorities in China’s southern city of Xiamen. Yet, the fraudster is still on the run and punishment was criticized as lenient. Read More
Hong Kong police seized a cache of premium Macallan whisky and Japanese sake, the first bust of top-shelf liquor for Hong Kong law enforcement this year. Read More
American auction house Zachys is thrust in to the center of an ongoing scandal that alleges it sold a bottle of fake jeroboam of 1999 Domaine Romanée Conti La Tâche. Read More
Authorities in Thailand have busted a smuggling ring that have illegally funneled in 980 cases of wines including top Napa reds from Opus One and Robert Mondavi, according to Thai customs. Read More
Failures of accountability from merchants and e-commerce platform pushed one wine consumer to seek justice on his own. Read More
Famous Hong Kong celebrity Eric Tsang debuted on China's most popular livestreaming app with astonishing sales figures and no shortage of backlash. Read More
A wine merchant in Central China’s Jiangxi province has been sentenced to one year in jail for selling fake Penfolds, the popular wine brand that has become a household name in China. Read More