Bordeaux winemakers downplay impact of rise in fakes (AFP)

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) - Winemakers in France's prime Bordeaux wine region have shrugged off warnings by experts over a rise in the faking of top Bordeaux wines potentially worth millions of euros. While most top chateaux in Bordeaux, in France's southwest, have introduced measures to protect their wines against counterfeiting, they insist the growing trend is not their problem. "Yes, there are some fakes of very old bottles from the last century," said Francis Mayeur, director of Chateau d'Yquem ...