Wine Fraud In the News – Page 24

A Defensible Trademark Isn’t Simple

04/27/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

While putting a trademark on your brand's name sounds defensible in court, in many cases it just isn't that simple. Especially if your brand name is your name. While some large companies are spending large amounts to cut out any names relatively close to their own name, many fine wine…

Action Fraud: Beware of Wine Investment Scam

04/27/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

Some helpful tips about how to avoid wine investment scams- a crime that is taking many victims, and lots of money. Read more here.

NEW THIS WEEK: April 21, 2016

04/20/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

In this week's update, we added many exciting things for our members to learn more about famous producers and the history of wine. In our newest In The Loupe Video, we visited Slow Burn Glass in Oakland, California to see how hand blown glass was made, and the evolution to…

NEW THIS WEEK: April 14, 2016

04/14/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

In this week’s update of WineFraud.com, Part Ten of the Koch vs Greenberg Trial went up, as well as more galleries of authentic and counterfeit wines. Additionally, we also updated our Print Method article in Wine Authentication 101 with the help of Travis Pollard of Paragon Label, to cover all…

Man Charged with Embezzling from Napa Winery

04/14/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

Peter Winkler was charged for embezzling almost $30,000 from Thomas Knoll Winery in 2015. Winkler will appear in court on April 28th. Read more here.

Anti-Fraud Squad Raids Bejot Vins et Terroirs

04/07/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

An Anti-Fraud squad raided Bejot Vins et Terroirs taking company files and computers to research from an anonymous tip of tax fraud and wine fraud. The company is currently still open and doing business. Read more here.

NEW THIS WEEK: April 7, 2016

04/07/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

In the first week of April, we continued to add in our producer cork and capsule galleries, and put in a new installment of the Rudy Kurniawan trial. In this part of the trial, we bring C Robert Collins to the stand to discuss wine authentication, and some of the…

Solicitor Conned Victims with Wine that Didn’t Exist

04/07/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

Michael Wilson and his investment firm, Global Wine Investments Ltd, conned £200,000 from people hoping to get wine. After Wilson would promise the victims their wine, he would become evasive, and difficult. Wilson denies any wrongdoing. Read more here.

French Winemakers Drain Spanish Tankers

04/06/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

After Spain was named the top importer of wines in France, French winemakers overtook Spanish wine tankers, and spilled the wine all over the streets of France. Many of the winemakers said this Spanish wine didn't follow European regulations for wine production. Read more here.

Millennials ‘New Hope’ for Baijiu Market

04/04/2016 By: Chelsea Snare

China is hoping that millennials will help aid their drinks business, but in more interesting counterfeiting news, at the China Food & Drinks Fair, a comically poor counterfeit was brought. Read more here.

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