Wine Fraud in China Alarms Top Sellers

Bordeaux Index, one of the top wine merchants in Europe, has sounded alarm bells over a possible scam in China.
Wine Fraud in China Alarms Top Sellers
A model shows a bottle of a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild (about US$20-30,000) at an auction preview in Hong Kong on January 28. Alarm bells are ringing over possible fraud involving Chinese wine. Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images
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A model shows a bottle of a bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild (about US$20-30,000) at an auction preview in Hong Kong on January 28. Alarm bells are ringing over possible fraud involving Chinese wine. (Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images)
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