Pinot Noir: inside the criminal gangs making fake wine

(economist.com)

38 points | by axiomdata316 3 days ago ago

10 comments

  • x0 2 hours ago ago

    Firefox users who can't scroll: Inspect Element -> Style Editor tab -> turn off <inline style sheet #2>

  • realityfactchex 2 hours ago ago
  • hackingonempty 29 minutes ago ago

    I know my wine is real because I get it directly from the winery or winemaker on release.

    It's very disappointing to read in this article that counterfeiters are going downmarket from the likes of DRC and Petrus and producing fakes that regular winos might buy.

  • Catloafdev 3 hours ago ago

    walled

  • cobbzilla a minute ago ago

    Ain’t nobody fakin’ two-buck chuck, this is strictly a rich people problem. I’m looking for my tiny violin about now.

  • Hnrobert42 10 minutes ago ago

    It was interesting to hear Iugov's various excuses toward the end of the article. It was retailers' fault who knew the deal was too good to be true. People also counterfeit handbags. He never counterfeited anything over €15K. He can't be that bad because he lives in a one-bedroom apartment.

    I wonder why he bothers. He makes his living deceiving people and stealing value from vintners. He would would be more sympathetic if he was honest with himself. As it is, it just sounded like whining.

  • comrade1234 3 hours ago ago

    As long as it doesn't have ethylene glycol in it I'm good to go.

    • Waterluvian 2 hours ago ago

      Just the other day my wife and I were talking about how much we learned from The Simpsons.

      I just connected the dots because of the episode where some French thugs put antifreeze in their bootleg wine.

    • PorciiVorbesc 3 hours ago ago

      This guy drinks