Hong Kong Customs seized smuggled goods valued at 140 billion Hong Kong dollars (US$18 million), including high-end Bordeaux wines, after intercepting a shipment bound for … Read More
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Chinese customs officials have seized 670 bottles of top Bordeaux, including Lafite, Latour, and Margaux, in a smuggling case valued at more than RMB 3 million (about $410,000). Read More
The wines confiscated included some of the world's most sought-after wines including Bordeaux first growth Château Latour and top Burgundy wines such as Domaine Dujac, Domaine Leflaive and Domaine Bouchard Pere & Fils. Read More
The "biggest smuggling case" involving "highest value" of fine wines including Opus One, Lafite and Mouton were seized at China borders. Read More
A total of 1,903 cases of premium wines including Bordeaux first growths, Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Haut-Brion, Chateau Mouton Rothchild, and Napa's Opus One were nabbed by customs authorities in Shanghai. Read More
Pandemic and border closure have spelled more pains for Hong Kong's wine market, as trade data shows the fine wine hub's role is quickly diminishing, a somewhat thorny and sensitive subject that will split wine crowds in Hong Kong. Read More