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Nov 22, 2024 | 
news.wine.co.za | Suzanne Mustacich
The alleged mastermind of a multimillion dollar wine counterfeiting gang was conducting a transaction with a shady printer at Milan’s Malpensa airport when the Italian carabinieri moved in and arrested him on Sept. 26. At the exact same moment in multiple locations in France and Italy, various law enforcement officers launched raids and arrested five collaborators.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
The alleged mastermind of a multimillion dollar wine counterfeiting gang was conducting a transaction with a shady printer at Milan's Malpensa airport when the Italian carabinieri moved in and arrested him on Sept. 26. At the exact same moment in multiple locations in France and Italy, various law enforcement officers launched raids and arrested five collaborators.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
dialnet.unirioja.es | Suzanne Mustacich
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
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May 28, 2024 | 
news.wine.co.za | Suzanne Mustacich
A Paris tribunal has found Qu Naijie, the 63-year-old founder of Chinese corporation Haichang Group, guilty of money laundering, sentencing him to a three-year suspended prison sentence, a €1 million fine and the confiscation of nine of his Bordeaux châteaus, worth an estimated €35.5 million ($38.4 million). The case has stunned Bordeaux.
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May 23, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
A Paris tribunal has found Qu Naijie, the 63-year-old founder of Chinese corporation Haichang Group, guilty of money laundering, sentencing him to a three-year suspended prison sentence, a €1 million fine and the confiscation of nine of his Bordeaux châteaus, worth an estimated €35.5 million ($38.4 million). The case has stunned Bordeaux.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
Low-alcohol and no-alcohol (technically de-alcoholized) wines are surging in popularity. But French winemaker Jean-Frédéric Hugel wonders whether “no-lo” fans have thought this through, especially those who also push for a greener, cleaner planet. Hugel is the 13th generation to helm his family’s vineyards and winery in Alsace, where they've been making wine since 1639. He’s also known for enjoying a good joke.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
Fashion house Stella McCartney and Veuve Clicquot, both owned by French luxury group LVMH, have teamed up to create the first vegan leather made from Champagne grape waste. "I am so thrilled to be part of this first-of-its-kind partnership between a fashion house and a Champagne maison, connected by our shared passions for sustainability, craftsmanship and innovation," said Stella McCartney, creative director of her eponymous fashion house, which LVMH owns a stake in.
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Mar 22, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
Did the Irish invent Bordeaux grand cru clarets? That’s what history professor, author and wine cognoscente Charles Ludington posits in his latest work. While researching another book, The Politics of Wine in Britain: A New Cultural History, centering on 1649–1850, Ludington realized he had stumbled upon a wealth of information about the origin of Bordeaux’s modern vinous identity that merited its own story.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
winespectator.com | Suzanne Mustacich
Barrels of Burgundy were up for grabs. Encouraged by last year's impressive sale, Burgundy’s Domaine des Hospices de Nuits-St.-Georges hosted its 63rd barrel auction March 10 using an online, live streaming format. The charity event raised nearly $2.5 million (€2,281,500) for the medical facility. The overall auction total declined by 36 percent compared with 2023, partially due to the lower volume—there were 10 fewer barrels up for sale this year.
