Fake Latour busted on live-streaming platform by Chengdu authority
A Chinese company was busted by the market watchdog of Chengdu for advertising counterfeit Chateau Latour on live-streaming platforms in Chengdu, southwest China.
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Over 8,000 fake Penfolds busted in ‘mega’ fake wine operation
China’s eastern Jiangsu province has dismantled what the policed described as a “mega cross regional” fake wine production ring, seizing over 8,000 bottles of counterfeit Penfolds worth over RMB 10 million (US$1.6 million).
Three fraudsters prosecuted over 70,000 bottles fake Bordeaux
A court in Shanghai has recently prosecuted three fraudsters who churned out and sold counterfeit Bordeaux wines worth RMB 1.4 million (US$220,174).
World record-breaking DRC sale rescinded over fake allegation
LA-based lawyer Don Cornwell has raised serious concerns over two large format DRC bottles offered by Acker in Hong Kong, including a world record-breaking methuselah. Even after the wine has been rescinded, doubts still linger.