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Premium wines are smuggled into China through several illegal channels, with an estimated 30,000 bottles of fake wines sold every hour in the country, a Forbes report has claimed. Imported wines make up 29 percent of the Chinese wine market. In 2015, China overtook France as the country with the world’s second-largest vineyard area, though it continues to trail in production. However, Forbes claims that as much as 50 percent of wine in China could be fake, with empty bottles refilled with cheaper wine or having counterfeit labels attached. The Chateau Lafite label is one of the most counterfeited wines in China, with buyers pursuing renowned old world imports. |
