Domonal Yeung · May 2019
Counterfeit wines — a real and pressing issue in the Hong Kong wine market
In 2017, I attended a seminar where a Hong Kong Customs officer stated there was no evidence of counterfeit wine in the city. Shortly after, during the TCM Authentication course, I personally inspected bottles from Hong Kong collectors and importers. The result: nearly 90% were confirmed counterfeits.
The reluctance to acknowledge the problem — driven by cultural stigma and fear of reputational damage — is precisely what allows wine fraud to flourish.
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