Chinese cops busted the operation, which used bottles made to look like they were genuine Penfolds products, according to a Treasury Wine Estates spokeswoman.Penfolds, one of Australia’s oldest and largest wineries, has been the target of Chinese scammers in the past.Workshops were raided in Guandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, as well as Shanghai, after a long-running investigation.
Penfolds had its product counterfeited by Chinese fraudsters who sold cheap wine in fancy bottles. Picture: Des Houghton.The counterfeiting crackdown comes amid a trade dispute between Australia and China that has included the Asian superpower slapping harsh tariffs on wine from down under. Treasury Wine Estates recently said in a fact sheet submitted to the Australian Securities Exchange the Chinese market was worth $12.9 billion.Treasury Wine Estates said in late November it was diverting wine to other markets as a result of the Chinese tariffs.
Don't publish it in Australia weknow that. Publish this shit in China see if they like it.
Oh but China is innocent. Not
So can Penfolds sue the Chinese company? Awful as this thing is with China, counterfeit is illegal it must be stopped. What's happening with Aus submissions to the World Trade Authority? auspol
china caught peddling fake sh**? Surely not?.....as if they can tell the difference anyway.
Great
It’s sweetened menstrual blood...it’s for Dracula. He has been stalking china.
Can’t imagine the Chinese consumer would notice the difference
Penfolds have been doing that for years.
Made in China. What's new?
Who could ever have imagined that the Chinese would copy someone else product and sell it cheaper !?
That is not surprising.
Typical ccp cvnts
Bloody CCP again! Not the people! That PARTY are corrupt throughout!!😱😠😡
I don't believe in IP so I'm fine with it
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