07.10.2011 - Vinexpo news selection
Chinese and French wine authorities are working together to conduct random visits to Chinese supermarkets in an effort to crack down on counterfeit wines and help maintain consumer confidence in a burgeoning industry.
In an interview with wine specialist publication Decanter magazine, Thomas Jullien of the Conseil Interprofessionel du Vin de Bordeaux (CIVB) said the move was initiated by Chinese authorities who approached the Bordeaux wine trade body looking for advice on how to curtail the growing problem.
Experts at the CIVB have begun paying visits to local wine shops and grocery stores, compiling a database of counterfeit names and investigating links between the sellers and fraudulent producers, the article says. (RelaxNews – 27 September 2011)