Author: Chelsea Snare

Ava Winery claims it has almost perfectly imitated a 1992 Dom Perignon that they plan to release and sell as a cheaper alternative. The difference is their wine is made in a lab. The full story is available here.

Francis Ford Coppola is suing Copa di Vino over what appears to be a similar label and design as Coppola's Diamond Collection Claret. Beside the similarities in the labels and packaging, the wine is called the "Winemaker's Cut" which Coppola says is a copy of their "Director's Cut." The full…

Embassy Wine UK Ltd. boss, Jonathan Piper, is facing jail after taking hundreds of thousands of dollars of wine investments after taking the collections and money. The full story is available here.

Premier Cru's owner, John Fox, officially gives some closure in this on-going case. Fox plead guilty today in San Francisco and will await sentencing in December. The full story is available here.

The second August update showcases hundreds of new authentic vintages' pictures added to our ever-expanding galleries. These additional vintages to producers help fill out our collections. We also feature a story about a former wine boss making investment scams. NEW THIS WEEK: Scaffolder Faces Jail Over Fine Wine Scam:…

Premier Cru's owner, John Fox, officially gives some closure in this on-going case. Fox plead guilty today in San Francisco and will await sentencing in December. The full story is available here.

While wine fraud is nothing new, many wine producers are trying new technologies and ways to protect their brands from counterfeiters. This article covers some of those technologies and Maureen Downey weighs in as well. The full story is available here.

The month of August started off with the addition of Ink in our producer galleries. Both authentic and counterfeit examples are shown for many different producers. We also did a reorganization of some of the most counterfeited producers. Now, Rudy Kurniawan-made bottles and labels that were previously sitting in the…

Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference and Trade Exhibition presented YPB Group, a company that is using invisible tracers in ink, paper, and other materials to help identify authentic wines.  The full story is available here.

Berkeley's Premier Cru folded earlier this year, which Frances Dinkelspiel covered for us here. But how did they get so much in debt? The full story is available here.