Chinese police seize 14,000 bottles of fake Australian wine - Sensationalist Headlines

[video=youtube;osxUyrDqNVo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxUyrDqNVo[/video] [QUOTE]SHANGHAI - Chinese police in Shanghai said they have cracked the largest-ever case involving fake Australian wine handled in the city, China Daily reported.More than 14,000 bottles of fake premium Australian Penfolds wine valued at 10 million yuan (S$2 million) were seized, Shanghai police said on Wednesday (Nov 15). The counterfeit products, sold for as little as 200 yuan, were found on Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba's online shopping website Taobao.com and at pubs and karaoke bars, reported the Sydney Morning Herald. The wines normally retail for the equivalent of 600 to 3000 yuan. According to the Herald, Australian wine giant Treasury Wine Estates, the company behind premium brands Penfolds and Grange, had filed a complaint with Alibaba, who then alerted Chinese police in August. That led to a three-month police investigation. Thirteen suspects have been detained, including a man surnamed Dai who allegedly achieved sales worth 1.2 million yuan for three months in a row through an online store on Taobao. Another man, a supplier surnamed Su, was also detained, police said.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinese-police-seize-14000-bottles-of-fake-australian-wine?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&xtor=CS1-10[/url]

Why would you pretend it to be Australian. Nobody is going to buy nasty-ass wine.

Now I'm wondering how many cases of methanol poisoning can be linked to these wines.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;52905698]Why would you pretend it to be Australian. Nobody is going to buy nasty-ass wine.[/QUOTE] Australia produces a lot of good wine.

[QUOTE=Mega1mpact;52905698]Why would you pretend it to be Australian. Nobody is going to buy nasty-ass wine.[/QUOTE] Australian wine is extremely popular.

Yea Aussie new world wines are great, like cloudy/oyster bay

[QUOTE=Ignhelper;52905939]Yea Aussie new world wines are great, like cloudy/oyster bay[/QUOTE] Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] from what now?

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] oh fuck

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] Yeah, Australia

Lindsay Collection merlot is crazy good, you guys should try it.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] Eh, what's the difference.

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52905722]Australia produces a lot of good wine.[/QUOTE] Honestly unsure what's funny about this tbh. Wine is a worldwide thing, Australia strangely enough happens to have a lot of soil that can produce excellent vines (is this how the universe makes up for the country being populated with things that want to kill you?). Particularly interesting area if you're into new world wines. [editline]19th November 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] New whereland?

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] Stop making up countries, dangit.

[QUOTE=hexpunK;52906729] New whereland?[/QUOTE] Lord of the Rings land.

[QUOTE=hexpunK;52906729]Honestly unsure what's funny about this tbh. Wine is a worldwide thing, Australia strangely enough happens to have a lot of soil that can produce excellent vines (is this how the universe makes up for the country being populated with things that want to kill you?). Particularly interesting area if you're into new world wines.[/QUOTE] Probably idiots who have never had wine outside of using it to get wasted.

Since we're on the topic of aussie wine, I've always found the Jacobs Creek wines to be pretty good

ppffft wine, nothing like a pint of warm ale :class:

[QUOTE=Chryseus;52906970]ppffft wine, nothing like a pint of warm ale :class:[/QUOTE] Absolutely disgusting

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52906335]Cloudy Bay and Oyster Bay are both from New Zealand dude...[/QUOTE] Huh?? What country? Point it out on this map: [IMG]http://78.media.tumblr.com/7be4e2510c50a26a713bc43932b7c536/tumblr_nj8oq4qrU71tv3nnno1_1280.png[/IMG]

[QUOTE=hexpunK;52906729]Honestly unsure what's funny about this tbh. Wine is a worldwide thing, Australia strangely enough happens to have a lot of soil that can produce excellent vines (is this how the universe makes up for the country being populated with things that want to kill you?). Particularly interesting area if you're into new world wines. [editline]19th November 2017[/editline] New whereland?[/QUOTE] New NotOnMyMapLand Counterfeit or not its still infinitely better than Asia's own wine, the infamous [sp]poo wine.[/sp]

[QUOTE=Headhumpy;52905722]Australia produces a lot of wine.[/QUOTE] Fixed that for you. [editline]19th November 2017[/editline] Also I've gotta say aussies, you make some pretty good shiraz, keep up the good work.

Seems like they would have gotton away with it if they would have priced a little higher and closer to retail.

[QUOTE=Qwerty Bastard;52907668]Fixed that for you. [editline]19th November 2017[/editline] Also I've gotta say aussies, you make some pretty good shiraz, keep up the good work.[/QUOTE] I've found Australian wine to be consistently good for its price. It's like getting a bottle of Mediterranean wine without the crapshoot in quality.

Think I'll just stick to my goon sack

[QUOTE=Liem;52906948]Since we're on the topic of aussie wine, I've always found the Jacobs Creek wines to be pretty good[/QUOTE] JACOBS CREEK CHARDONNAY 1991