Author: Chelsea Snare

The second update in January finds us with many new stories of different types of wine fraud from around the world including counterfeit wines in Asia, wine theft, and fraudulent attempts at buying in the US. We also added in new images to our galleries of authentic Hudelot Noellot wines…

Nicolas DeMeyer, a former domestic employee of David Solomon, who received wine shipments and transferred them to Solomon's cellar, was arrested for stealing $1.2 Million in his wine including DRC. Read more about it here.

Police in Walla Walla Washington are investigating local wineries who were contacted by suspects asking to purchase large volumes of wine with fake checks. Read more about it here.

Ukraine had a batch of wines removed from sales for illegally imitating Georgian wines, and their symbols. Read more about it here.

Police in China arrested 13 people in connection with selling counterfeit bottles of Penfolds on Alibaba's Taobao. Read more about it here.

Alibaba shut down several hundred thousand shops for selling fake goods including wines. This comes after scrutiny from luxury brands that found counterfeits sold on their site. Read more about it here.

Happy New Year! As the Holidays have passed, we have some interesting wine fraud stories from late 2017, and early 2018. This year we look forward to uncovering more wine fraud, developing spirits fraud, as well as continuing to educate our members about how to determine if their wines are…

Paul Oster was sentenced for selling 20,000 euros worth of fake Petrus. Read more about it here.

French customs is warning consumers about 420,000 litres of fake Bordeaux labeled with Pomerol, Margaux, and Pauillac labels which have surfaced at distributors. Read more about it here.

After a man bought his favorite champagne at a store and found it tasted off, and after comparative testing decided it was a counterfeit, warnings for ensuring your wine purchases are authentic were made. Read more here.