Wine Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Forgery and manipulation == {{Main|Wine fraud}} {{See also|List of food contamination incidents}} Incidents of fraud, such as mislabeling the origin or quality of wines, have resulted in regulations on labeling. "Wine scandals" that have received media attention include: * The [[1985 diethylene glycol wine scandal]], in which [[diethylene glycol]] was used as a sweetener in some Austrian wines. * [[Wine fraud#Hazardous materials|In 1986]], [[methanol]] (a toxic type of alcohol) was used to alter certain wines manufactured in Italy. * In 2008, some Italian wines were found to include [[sulfuric acid]] and [[hydrochloric acid]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-04 |title=Italian wine under investigation for adulteration |url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20080404/world/italian-wine-under-investigation-for-adulteration.202817 |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Times of Malta |language=en-gb}}</ref> * In 2010, some Chinese red wines were found to be adulterated, and as a consequence China's Hebei province shut down nearly 30 wineries.<ref>{{cite web |author=Xinhua and Staff Reporter |date=24 December 2010 |title=Chinese Government Shuts Down Fake Wine Producers |url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1102&MainCatID=11&id=20101224000156 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102200621/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1102&MainCatID=11&id=20101224000156 |archive-date=2 January 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014 |publisher=Wantchinatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=27 December 2010 |title=Adulterated Chinese wine seized |url=http://drinkingny.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/%E2%80%A2-adulterated-chinese-wine-seized/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104163826/http://drinkingny.wordpress.com/2010/12/27/%e2%80%a2-adulterated-chinese-wine-seized/ |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=17 May 2014 |publisher=Drinkingny.wordpress.com}}</ref> * In 2018, million bottles of French wine was falsely sold as high quality Côtes-du-Rhône wine<ref>{{cite news |date=16 March 2018 |title=– Massive Côte du Rhône fine-wine fraud uncovered by French police |newspaper=The Local France |url=https://www.thelocal.fr/20180316/massive-cte-du-rhne-fine-wine-fraud-smashed-by-french-police |url-status=live |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426174323/https://www.thelocal.fr/20180316/massive-cte-du-rhne-fine-wine-fraud-smashed-by-french-police |archive-date=26 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Paris |first1=Charles Bremner |title=Vintage scam: 66 million bottles of French wine said to be fake |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vintage-scam-66-million-bottles-of-french-wine-said-to-be-fake-nwrswg0vp |url-status=live |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426183210/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/vintage-scam-66-million-bottles-of-french-wine-said-to-be-fake-nwrswg0vp |archive-date=26 April 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page