I remember on one of those real crime TV shows a guy was putting fake labels on inexpensive bottles. Maybe fake bottles too, not sure.
The surprising thing is no one noticed for a long time. Finally some guy did.
I saw that....the guy was very clever.....made the labels look old. He even cheated one of the Koch brothers who collected wine.
Another wine storage story in California was equally as sad. This guy became a legend.....known as a bon vivant....ate numerous times at a high end sushi resturant with his illicit profits. He put a estaurant out of business by selling their wines.
In another case, he replaced vintage wines with bottles of two-buck Chuck.
When he was found out, he set fire to the storage facility....rivers of fine wines came pouring out.
That was in a plot of Law & Order Criminal Intent I think.
Bill Koch maybe ?
“I remember on one of those real crime TV shows a guy was putting fake labels on inexpensive bottles. Maybe fake bottles too, not sure.”
I’ve seen a local restaurant chef buying cases of Aldi’s Winking Owl wine brand to serve as house wine.