Writ throws spotlight on murky world of fake vintage wines
THE spotlight turned onto the vintage wine market last week after reports emerged concerning the sale of fake bottles. Media speculation has followed the launch of an FBI investigation into whether sellers knowingly sold counterfeit wines for up to $100,000 a bottle despite doubts about their authenticity.
The main attention has been on bottles of 18th century Bordeaux purportedly owned by Thomas Jefferso…