Author: Chelsea Snare

Spain was the hardest hit country in Europe by counterfeit wine and spirits sales. This resulted in $90M in losses of wine sales. The full story is available here.

For the second half of the month, we added hundreds of examples of authentic bottles of wines for some of our biggest producers in current vintages, as well as some new producers. The news stories are very engaging as well: a wine war in Southern France, Anniversary Tour with recorkings,…

Penfolds will tour the world inviting owners of their wines to bring them in for inspection and recorking. While this practice is not very common in today's environment due to counterfeiting, Penfolds maintains that it's the easiest way to prove your wine is authentic for the future. The full story…

Australian wine producers can now get the help they need to authenticate their wines using chemical analysis. This research came on the heels of skeptical wine buyers in China wondering what wine is real or not. The full story is available here.

A French vigilante group set to protect local produce from foreigners in Southern France has caused an upheaval of emotions over recent events. The group wants their produce to be protected more heavily by the government after Spanish wine was shown and sold as French. The full story is available…

Counterfeit wines and spirits have resulting in millions of dollars of losses for both the EU and the UK. Because of these lost sales, jobs have been cut, and the small to medium sized businesses are hit the hardest. The full story is available here.

A French wine grower has been charged of selling Spanish wine as table wine of France. The grower was selling the lesser quality wine while getting higher prices from the claim of it's origin. The full story is available here.

The Chinese Government has officially recognized 45 French wines to aid French wine producers in defending their wines in court. This is a result of an acknowledgment that there are more counterfeit wines than authentic in China. The full story is available here.

Bottega and Santero will be heading to court December 19 to solve their case. In this case, Bottega is claiming that Santero created a "blatant" copy of one of their wines. The full story is available here.

In the first two weeks of July we continued adding in micro images of Ink, as well as authentic bottles of wine. There are still thousands more that will continue to come over the next few weeks. Also added, was an article about Michael Egan's key notes about wine authentication…