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).
Four fraudsters convicted over counterfeiting Penfolds in Guangdong
China’s regional court has convicted four men of counterfeiting Penfolds’ trademark, after uncovering more than 1,140 bottles of fake Penfolds and 500kg of unbottled bulk wines during a police operation last January.
World record-breaking DRC sale rescinded over fake allegation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 Even after the wine has been rescinded, doubts still linger.
‘Disneyland of fakes’ at China Food & Drinks Fair in Tianjin
Derided by trade professionals as “Disneyland of fakes”, the scale of knockoffs seen at this year’s Autumn edition of China Food & Drinks Fair in Tianjin is staggering. We have rounded up some of the worst offenders here from fake DRC to counterfeit Petrus.
Largest counterfeit Bordeaux wines busted in China
A wedding banquet in China’s eastern Shandong province has led police to uncover the biggest fake Bordeaux wine case in China and an elaborate web of deception that fabricated a fictional Baron and a fictitious war with Chateau Lafite Rothschild
Moët Hennessy lures out fake Dom Perignon online in China
Moet lured out an online shop selling fake Dom Perignon Luminous brut but despite court conviction, the fraudster is still very much in business on the country’s biggest e-commerce platform.
Petrus wins trademark case in China
Bordeaux’s storied winery, Petrus, has secured a victory in China against fraudsters who are churning out non-existent Petrus second wine.
Shanghai police busts fake Penfolds and Bordeaux
A raid by Shanghai Police has uncovered over 50,000 bottles of fake wines including Penfolds and Bordeaux as well as known spirits and Baijiu brands worth over US$31.1 million.