Category: Wine Fraud In the News

Marc Lazar, owner of Domaine Wine Storage, was arrested for selling wine without a license. Lazar, who previously sold Rudy Kurniawan wines, and is a registered sex offender. The investigation is still on-going. Read more about it here.

Wine fraud stories are constantly coming across our news stories, feeds, and desks- in large part due to the fact that we post so many up to WineFraud.com each week. But is the wine industry more concentrated with fraud than other industries? A great look at many of the fraud…

In the first update of November, we are excited to share new galleries, content, and news stories. First, Siobhan Turner covers how important having authentication skills as a Master of Wine and within the program is. We have four news stories about wine fraud from around the world- including a…

Jeff Hill, former owner of Hill Winery has been arrested for allegedly selling grapes and juice with origins from outside of Napa as Napa Valley wines for a higher price. He has been suspected of diverting grapes, hiding their true origins as well as stealing grapes from other wineries. He…

Vandals deliberately drained tanks of wine from a winery in Ontario which totaled to $3.3M in lost wines. Police are still looking for suspects. Read more about it here.

Maureen Downey is interviewed about Rudy Kurniwan at the Calgary screening of Sour Grapes- a movie that she is featured in. Read more about it here.

Eight men accused of selling 1 million bottles of cheap wine as high-end Bordeaux wines will find their fates on November 3rd. The Bordeaux Court will decide the punishment of a winery owner, merchant, and six other men which could range from probation to prison time and up to $5.6M…

Hart Davis Hart is well known for it's great customer service, but also is the biggest wine auction service in the United States. Read more about it here.

A man in Sioux City working at a Wine and Spirits store stole $13,000 over the course of 18 months by doing fake returns of products. Read more here.

Members in Canada and the US- Penfolds is coming to take a look at your wines and recork them if necessary. Read more here.