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Category: Wine
JD.com withdraws ‘fake’ Lafite online
China’s leading e-commerce company JD.com has quietly withdrawn the sale of counterfeit Lafite that was marketed under the first growth’s Chinese name, despite its adamant claim that the look-alike Lafite which appeared on its online auction site was a completely different wine from the Pauillac estate. JD.com has quietly taken down counterfeit Lafite after it was exposed to sell lookalike Lafite.
English sparkling wines pushing Champagne off its pedestal
English sparkling wine is now a serious industry player. In 2015, more than five million bottles of sparkling and still wines were produced in the country.
China’s leading e-retailer in ‘fake’ Lafite scam
A retailer has been caught trying to pass off a Vin de Pays wine as ChA teau Lafite Rothschild on China’s largest direct sales e-commerce site, JD.com, underlining the problem of fake and misrepresented wines in China. A screen grab of the ‘fake’ Lafite that was being sold on JD.com Auction under the first growth’s Chinese name.
Tech startups, space take off on hopeful year
New leadership for a local tech group, new space facilities and growth in virtual reality are what’s in store this year for the tech, defense and space industries in Central Florida, meaning the potential for big changes by year’s end. New leadership for a local tech group, new space facilities and growth in virtual reality are what’s in store this year for the tech, defense and space industries in Central Florida, meaning the potential for big changes by year’s end.