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Fake wines a growing concern, especially in China
Published Sun, Jan 22, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
IT'S a big time for fakes. Fake news. Fake art. Fake handbags. Fake sushi in LA.
And increasingly the focus is turning to the reality of fake wines. A few years back, a report in a French newspaper, Sud Ouest, estimated that 20 per cent of wines might be fake. That's a huge number; experts doubt it's that high, but it still indicates a growing concern.
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