Exclusive: the saga of fake Château Mouton Rothschild in China
Failures of accountability from merchants and e-commerce platform pushed one wine consumer to seek justice on his own.
Tag: fake wine
China and EU to sign ‘landmark’ Geographical Indication agreement to protect European wines
With the new EU-China Geographical Indication agreement, 100 European products, most of which are wines and spirits will be protected in Chinese market.
Hong Kong star Eric Tsang accused of selling fake wines and spirits online
Famous Hong Kong celebrity Eric Tsang debuted on China’s most popular livestreaming app with astonishing sales figures and no shortage of backlash.
Wine merchant sentenced to one year for selling fake Penfolds
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.
Weekly Digest: Hong Kong roars back and fake Bordeaux in China
For this week, here are the headlines making buzz in China’s wine market: fake Bordeaux wines in Shanghai, Beijing’s fresh outbreak and key personnel changes in China’s wine trade.
Bordeaux Wine Council wins court appeal against counterfeiter in China
The Shandong High Court upheld previous trial court decision handed down last July that found Yantai Bai Qi Wine Company infringed legal intellectual property rights of Bordeaux, and engaged in unfair competition by selling fake Bordeaux wines.
Viral video in China surfaced showing fake Bordeaux wine production
A video showing the production of fake Château La Tour Carnet, a grand cru classe estate in Bordeaux, has caused uproar in Chinese wine trade.
TWE to appeal after Chinese court ruled in favor of ‘copycat’ brand
In a blow to Penfolds’ efforts to protect its trademark in China, Beijing High Court has overturned a decision by Beijing IP court to invalidate Rush Rich’s trademark claim of Ben Fu Winery (奔富酒园).
Fraudster sentenced to three years for selling fake Penfolds in Shanghai
A fraudster has been sentenced to three years in jail and fined for RMB 150,000 (US$21,400) for selling counterfeit Australian wine Penfolds in Shanghai.
Fake Penfolds Grange uncovered in China’s Guangxi
A wine shop in Liuzhou in China’s southwestern Guangxi province is found to have sold fake Penfolds Grange and Penfolds Bin 707 that have caused health hazards to drinkers, local police has reported.