Taiwanese billionaire Wood Chen, brother of Pierre Chen, is at the center of a NT$1 billion fake wine scandal that is sending shockwaves through Taiwan's wine collecting circles. Read More
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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
Jamie Ritchie, Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby’s Wine & Spirits, is leaving his longtime employer of over 30 years to join BlockBar. Read More
A Chinese company was busted by the market watchdog of Chengdu for advertising counterfeit Chateau Latour on live-streaming platforms in Chengdu, southwest China. Read More
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). Read More
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). Read More
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 Even after the wine has been rescinded, doubts still linger. Read More