Duboeuf faces French investigation

Article Abstract:

A French prosecutor is investigating a case of improper blending at one of the Georges Duboeuf's, winemaking facilities. French officials discovered in January 2005 that wines aging in tanks, some of which were labeled with the names of various crus, are actually a blend of cru Beaujolais and lesser Beaujolais-Villages.

Investigations, Beaujolais (Wine), Duboeuf, Georges, Wine adulteration

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Two Bordeaux classifications annulled

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The St.-Emilion classification of 2006 and the cru bourgeois classification of 2003 are the two Bordeaux's top chateau classification systems that are suspended due to conflict of interest by classification jury members.

Product quality, Wines, brandy, and brandy spirits, Wine & Brandy, Wineries, Wine, Evaluation, Quality management, Rankings

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Lawsuit alleges $340,000 of rare wine is fake

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Billionaire collector William Koch has filed a lawsuit against Eric Greenberg and Zachys Wine Auctions charging that the rare Bordeaux wines worth $340,000 bought from them are fakes and not genuine vintage wines.

United States, Legal/Government Regulation, Cases, Auctions, Product counterfeiting, Billionaires, Koch, William

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