Chinese Wine
From the China Rises blog
Doubts about the wine label
Wine could be the next category of consumer product to face charges of major fakery.
A little more than a year ago, I wrote an article saying that Chinese vineyards commonly fib about the vintage of their labels, and even about whether what’s in the bottles is actually wine or sugar water with some food coloring, alcohol and grape juice thrown in.
I noted that Chinese vintners commonly mix foreign bulk wine with local wine, and consumers are misled about what they drink.
Here’s an excerpt from that article:
