Author: Chelsea Snare

Three people were arrested in China for producing fake spirits such as Hennessy and Chivas. Read more about it here.

Hogmanay drinkers are warned that 14,000 litres of fake alcohol including almost 2,000 bottles of wine. These drinks are said to have dangerous amounts of alcohol in them. Read more about it here.

The second update in November includes the first tranche of Henri Jayer images- all authentic of new vintages, both of bottles and ink. PRODUCER INFORMATION Henri Jayer: Authentic images of ink in new vintages. NEW THIS WEEK: November 16, 2017 In the update for the part…

In the update for the part of November, we added new images of ink examples for Dujac and Fourrier. PRODUCER INFORMATION Dujac: Authentic vintages and examples of ink and print. Fourrier: Authentic images of ink and print from new vintages. NEW THIS…

Recently, our Info@winefraud.com email inbox received the below message. The writer wished to remain anonymous, so personal details are redacted, but please note the relevant information. "My husband has previously bought c. £500 of wine from Capital Vintners. That investment sits there and is 12 bottles of Chapelle Mission 2008.…

The second update of October includes the final batch of hundreds of DRC images (for now!) and a new story about France's wine naming rules. NEW THIS WEEK: Anson: Bordeaux Enfant Terrible: A winemaker has made his wines with a clever name, but wine officials are…

Did this winemaker go too far with the wordplay on his wines? Wine officials have launched a lawsuit against him, but he says it's all in good fun. Read more about it here.

The first update of October includes thousands of new images of DRC ink and print- including Romanee Conti, Romanee St Vivant, La Tache, Corton, and Richebourg. Vintages range from  2006-2011, and we still have many more to add! Keep checking back as we finish adding authentic bottles and ink through…

The second update of September includes hundreds of new DRC images of ink and print in our galleries, along with an update on Rudy Kurniwan. NEW THIS WEEK: 300G Wine Deal Spoils: Connoisseur International Distribution of Oyster Bay has accused of taking $300,000 but not delivering…

Rudy Kurniawan, notorious wine counterfeiter, just lost his last chance of an appeal based on his assertions that his lawyers were not acting with his best interests in mind. The judge did not support this second appeal with forty months left on Rudy's jail sentence. Read more about it