Category: Wine Fraud In the News

The final update of the year is jam packed with content! We have four news stories from around the world that are as different as can be and show the gamut wine fraud can encompass. Two of our TCM Authenticator Trainees have blogs about the program. And finally thousands of…

Most wine collectors don't know if their collection is covered in their homeowner's policy. Here's some information about wine collection insurance. Read more about it here.

Police arrested 11 people and found more than 50,000 bottles of fake Penfolds near Beijing. Read more about it here.

Two wines are no longer allowed to use Oregon AVA and misleading Oregon claims on their wine labels where the wines are actually from California. Read more about it here.

Whisky is commonly counterfeited in the marketplace, what ways to determine if they are authentic or counterfeit. Read more about it here.

The first update of November includes hundreds of new images of counterfeit and authentic DRC wines, the bottles, capsules, labels, and ink and print. PRODUCER INFORMATION DRC: New vintages and examples of authentic and counterfeit bottles and ink & print. NEW THIS WEEK: November 8, 2018…

This month's update has hundreds of new images of DRC, D'Yquem, and Dom Perignon. All authentic, and great pictures of ink, and bottles. We also have two new blogs from our TCM Authenticators, Jason Adams, and Domonal Yeung. NEW THIS WEEK: Counterfeit Wines- A Real and…

The second update in September hundreds of images of Coche Dury, both of ink and print as well as bottle images. We also have the Refutation of Stuart George- showing how we came up with our Rudy Kurniawan numbers. NEW THIS WEEK: Oregon Moves to Protect…

Oregon is seeking protections to keep wines that are not made in wine from using Oregon on their labels. Read more about it here.

New rulings in China regarding counterfeits are protecting brands, and they have found China to be a great place to sell wines. Read more about it here.